Hiking & outdoor recreationLength3.7 km
Duration(2-3 t)
Degree of difficultyMedium
The Kasken Kierros Trail takes you through many traditional landscapes in the idyllic Koli where farmyard animals welcome you in the summer. If you’re lucky, you might see farmers at work on the slash-and-burn sites. The trail is moderately demanding due to the differences in elevation but for the most part, the paths are broad and easy to walk. The trail is suitable for prams and buggies from the Ollila parking area until Mattila and Turula.
Circle trail
Campfire site
Camping permittedCamping is permitted in Turula camping site.
Water point
Contact information
The trail is marked with green circles on signposts at trail junctions. The signposts have been numbered and the numbers correspond to the numbering of the Koli service and trail map (1:20,000). Recommended direction is clockwise.
If you start at the Ollila parking area, first take the steep uphill path past Ollila’s yard and towards the Mattila farm. From Mattila, you’ll find the junction 3 where the trail leads up into a spruce forest and towards the harbour, via junction 45.
From the harbour, ascend to the junction 44, from which turn left. From the junction 43 take a sharp right. Take a left from the junction 46 up towards Vaaralanaho. Continue straight through stunning old forest past the Vaarala yard and to the Vaaralanaho campfire site.
From the junction 6, continue straight towards Ukko-Koli and from the junction 7, right to Turula, crossing the path leading to Vaarala. In Turula, you will find a campfire site and a dry toilet. On the left, you’ll see the Turula farmhouse. After the pasture lane, you’ll arrive back in Ollila at the junction 61 and turn left, back towards the parking area.
The trail can also be done in shorter version by taking a shortcut from Mattila farm junction 4 towards Ukko-Koli, which leads straight to Vaaralanaho and to junction 6. This route avoids the steeper climbs on the section from the harbour to Vaaralanaho.