Odalätsi Traditional Cache
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Kihelkonna - Pidula maantee 9. kilomeetril jäävad teest vasakule Odalätsi allikad.
Allikate vesi, mis tuleb ümbruskonna soodest ja tõenäoliselt ka Karujärvest, jookseb mööda maa - aluseid karstipragusid mere suunas. Odalätsi küla juures pääseb vesi paljude avade kaudu maapinnale, moodustades veidi kaugemal nn. Pidula veskioja.
Rahvajutt räägib, et kord olevat Vanasarvik põõsa vilus tukkunud, erilise võlujõuga surmaoda pea all, kui Suur Tõll teda möödaminnes märganud. Lõiganud siis Tõll põõsast paar pihlakakeppi ja äianud nendega Vanakurjale. Vanasarvik karanud suurest valust ja ehmatusest püsti, astunud aga suure ähmiga oma oda peale, nii et see pooleks läks. Visanud siis õnnetu Vanapagan seepeale oma oda metsa ja hüüdnud kurvalt: "Oda läts, oda läts!", ning pistnud ise tulise kiiruga minema, nii, et igast kabjajäljest allikas välja purskas. Katkiläinud odast saidki nii allikad kui ka küla enda nime.
Tee ääres on parkimisplats ja metsa viivad laudteed. Tee läbi kauni männimetsa allikateni pole sugugi pikk. Odalätsi allikaveega on hea silmi pesta, kuna sel on raviv toime ning noorendav mõju.
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Odalätsi springs
Ancient Saaremaa legend says that once upon a time there was a Old Devil sleeping in the bushes with magic deathpike under his head when Suur Tõll (Saaremaa great ancient hero) noticed him. Suur Tõll cut a few rowan sticks and hit the Old Devil. Old Devil felt the pain and jumped up but he stepped on his deathpike and broke it. Sad Old Devil threw the pike pieces to the forest and shouted sadly: "Oda läts! oda läts!" ("Pike is gone! Pike is gone!"), quickly ran away and springwater was spouted out from every hoofstep he made. Odalätsi village and the springs got its name from the broken deathpike. :)
The springs are located at the nine kilometer mark on the Kihelkonna-Pidula road. The springs collect their water from the surrounding bogs and from Karujärv. The water runs along clefts in the underground karstfield on its way to the sea. Close to Odalätsi village the water "springs" to the surface in tens of bubbly springs, that form pools, streams and ultimately the Pidula stream.
There is a parking place beside the main road.
Wooden track from parking place to the springs through the beautiful pine forest isn't long. Odalätsi spring water is good to your health and makes you a lot younger :)
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