Kadrina: Trails, Sports and Culture

In Kadrina, trails, sports facilities and historic buildings offer different points of interest to consider when planning your trip. Kadrina terviserada offers several route lengths and additional facilities; Katariina kirik brings together architectural history, art and organ music, which can be heard by prior arrangement. Kadrina is also a stop on the Tallinn–Narva railway line.

Trails and sports facilities

Kadrina terviserada includes artificial-snow trails of 2.4 kilometres, 1.7 kilometres and 1 kilometre. They are used year-round for exercise and for skiing in winter. The three lengths give you a practical way to compare options when planning an activity around a preferred distance. Kadrina terviserada also includes a low ropes course and a bike park with jumps and a pump track. A lit sledding hill and an ice rink add further sporting options.

The other sports facilities also vary in how they are used: Kadrina Paisjärve kergliiklustee is intended for Nordic walking, fitness running and walking, while Kadrina Paisjärve rannavõrkpalliplats is for beach volleyball. Kadrina Spordikeskus has a sports hall, an indoor swimming pool, a gym, a wrestling room, a shooting range and a table tennis hall. This lets you choose between walking and running activities, beach volleyball, and several different sports areas at Spordikeskus.

Church and architectural history

Kadrina Katariina kirik is a church dating from the 15th century. Its thick walls and vaulted rooms suggest that it may also have served a defensive purpose. The church houses an almost life-size ashwood crucifix with a figure of Christ, brought from Germany in 1490. The present organ was bought in Saint Petersburg in 1895. The building’s history and furnishings thus offer several points of historical interest. You can hear organ music by prior arrangement; confirm the date before your trip.

Railway, travel and local history

The railway station is also of architectural interest: Kadrina’s second station building was constructed in 1898 to the same standard design as the buildings in Auvere, Kehra, Kohtla and Lehtse. Unlike those buildings, it was made of wood and decorated with elaborate wood carvings. The shared design and different construction make for an interesting comparison: Kadrina’s building shared a design with the stations mentioned, but stood apart through its material and decoration.

Kadrina is a stop on the Tallinn–Narva railway line. If you plan to travel by train, check the timetable in advance. The access point to the Penijõe-Aegviidu-Kauksi hiking trail is 0.5 kilometres from Kadrina station.

In the wider destination of Kadrina, Kadrina alevik developed between Kadrina station and Kadrina church in the late 19th century. According to local accounts, the settlement grew particularly after the railway was built. Emakeeleausammas is located in the wider destination of Kadrina, next to Kadrina School. For orientation, the station has two distinct roles: it is a stop on the Tallinn–Narva line and part of the documented history of Kadrina alevik’s development.

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