The beautiful Jagala Waterfall is the widest natural waterfall in the lower course of the Jagala River Estonia, approximately 4 km before the river flows into the Gulf of Finland. The waterfall is approx. 8 meters in height and more than 50 meters in width. Jägala Falls is located near a small village Jägala Joa, 30 kilometers east of Tallinn, the Estonian capital city.
There is a car park just next to the waterfall, so access is extremely simple. Visiting the remarkable Jägala Waterfall in winter is a truly amazing nature experience. Frozen from January to March, it is definitely a peculiar sight to be seen. You can walk under the waterfall, in an ice palace. When the mass water is frozen in cold weather becomes a glistening ice wall with large icicles.
A tunnel surrounded on both sides by ice may be formed in between the ice hanging down from the edge of the waterfall and the wall of the waterfall. It’d be interesting to know that in terms of the fishery the lower course of the Jägala River from the waterfall to the river mouth is one of the most valuable ones in Estonia and large trout and salmon resources can be found here.
In spring and summer (if it is not too dry in summer) people go canoeing there. With a low water level, you can walk on the top of the waterfall. And due to smaller waters, there is no opportunity to swim in the river, stand under the waterfall and let the water massage your shoulders. The best time for a visit could be spring when the river is full of water. But in the dry season, it does not look impressive.
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