Hiking & outdoor recreationLength1.6 km
Duration(1 hour)
Degree of difficultyEasy
Follow the duckboards in the diverse Isosuo Mire, which is the home of many bird species. Admire the amazing view from the observation tower halfway through the trail. There are nature trail boards along the trail about the secret life in the mire. The trail is suitable for the whole family. There are no height differences on the trail, and it is completely covered by duckboards. There is a table and benches for eating by the observation tower. The trail is not maintained in the winter. There is a dry toilet in the parking area at the starting point of the trail. Connecting trails to the Mutilahti observation tower, a turf shelter and to the Ala-Kauvatsanjoki campfire site with a dry toilet, a lean-to shelter, a campfire site and a pier branch off from the Isosuo Thematic Trail. You can extend your journey by using the connecting trails. The detour to Mutilahti extends the distance by a total of 400 metres. Visiting the turf shelter extends the journey by a total of 200 metres, and the duckboard section to the Ala-Kauvansanjoki River is 4 kilometres in both ways, combined.
Circle trail
The trail can only be used during the snow-free season
Camping not permitted
Dry toilet
Remember to bring a trash bag
No water point
No winter maintenance
Contact information
Starting pointMutilahti pysäköintialue
From the parking area, start by walking 50 metres forward along the gravel road until the duckboard trail starts at the edge of the road and takes you to the mire.
The trail runs along duckboards all the way. First, you will reach the junction to the Mutilahti observation tower. The trail leading there is 400 metres in length back and forth.
The trail continues among pine trees until you reach the next junction, from where you can visit a turf shelter and the Ala-Kauvatsanjoki campsite. Turf shelters were used to drain peat in the past. There are information boards on the topic at the shelter as well as tables and benches for taking a break. If you wish, you can continue past the shelter all the way to the Ala-Kauvatsanjoki campsite. A duckboard section leads to the Ala-Kauvatsanjoki River along the edges of the Isosuo Mire.
The next sight along the Isosuo Nature Trail is an observation tower where you can see and hear many birds. You can admire an open landscape over the vast mire from the tower.
The Nature Trail continues in a more open mire landscape among small pines.
The final section of the trail follows the edge of the mire towards the gravelled road. Finally, walk back to the parking area along the road.
End pointMutilahti pysäköintialue