Valaste Waterfall
Valaste juga
The highest waterfall in Estonia, where about 30 metres of water falls from a Baltic cliff. The viewing platform overlooks rust-red rock layers.
Valaste Waterfall is on the northern Estonian coastal cliffs (Baltic glacial till cliffs) near Ontika, with a drop of about 30 metres, making it the highest waterfall in Estonia. Its water volume varies with the seasons. It is most spectacular during spring snowmelt, sometimes only a trickle in summer, and freezes into an ice waterfall in winter. Viewing platforms and stairs overlook the waterfall and the reddish-brown limestone and shale layers, and there is a footpath along the cliff. Entry is free. It is about 55 km from Narva and requires a car. It can be combined in a single day trip with Toila and the Kohtla mining park.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Kohtla Mining Park (Estonian Mining Museum)
- Toila-Oru Park
- Pühtitsa Convent
- Kiviõli Adventure Centre
- Sillamäe
- Sinimäed Hills
- Narva-Jõesuu Beach
- Kreenholm Manufacture