Hiking & outdoor recreationLength1.1 km
Duration(1 t)
Degree of difficultyEasy
Kariholma’s demanding accessible trail passes through a typical Southwest Finland forest landscape to the shores of Lake Matildanjärvi. There are a few benches along the trail where you can sit and enjoy the scents and silence of the surrounding forest. Kariholma has an accessible cooking shelter and picnic tables, where you can enjoy a bite to eat. The spacious cooking shelter can accommodate even several different groups fpr grilling. Kariholma has an accessible cooking shelter and an accessible dry toilet in its immediate vicinity. The cooking shelter has a firewood shed with unobstructed access.
Campfire siteAlways check for any wildfire warnings in effect before making a fire.
Accessible trail
Camping permittedCamping is only permitted in the immediate vicinity of marked rest areas and campfire sites and huts.
Dry toiletRemember to bring toilet paper.
Remember to bring a trash bagThere are no waste bins on the trail. Bring along your own trash bag and take your waste out with you when leaving.
No water point
No winter maintenance
Contact information
Starting point is Kariholma parking area, Matildanjärventie 20, Salo. There is no marked disability parking in the parking area. The parking area is flat and the area surface is gravel. The section leading to Kariholma starts at the Kariholma parking area.
The width of the route is mostly 2.5 metres. The surface material of the trail is coarse gravel. There is no excessive lateral slope on the trail that would impede the movement of people with mobility aids. Slight unevenness is possible.
The grade of the route exceeds 8 % in three sections. When leaving the parking area, the first descent is 17 m long with a 12 % grade. The longest, albeit slight, descent is in the middle of the trail: 68 m and 9 %.
Kariholma has an accessible cooking shelter and an accessible toilet.
The steepest descent is near the shore: 54 m and 16 %.
The descent to the dock is 25 m long with 14 % grade. An accessible dock is suitable for fishing.