Hiking & outdoor recreationLength6.5 km
Duration(2 hours)
The Kuikka Trail takes you through the best landscapes of Petkeljärvi National Park. In addition to the magnificent ridge scenery, the attractions include a fen meadow, a now rare traditional environment. The meadow is located east of Lake Kuikkalampi between a ridge and Lake Petkeljärvi.
Circle trail
Camping not permitted
No dry toiletToilets are available at the starting point at the Outdoor center
Remember to bring a trash bag
Contact information
Hiking trail begins at Petkeljärvi Camping Ground and also ends there.
From the yard of the Oudoor centre, follow the road until a path leads into the forest at the sauna building. At first the trail goes around Kokkolahti Bay, after which visitors may walk 2 km along a narrow ridge to Korkeasärkkä and back.
Otherwise after Kokkolahti Bay the trail leads to the ridge between Lakes Savulampi and Syväjärvi and on towards the River Tuomipuro. The trail crosses paths with Taitajan taival Trail at Lake Ruunulampi. From there the nature trail continues towards Lake Pieni Joutenjärvi. Visitors walk through spruce mires along duckboards and emerge into Mustalampi mire. After crossing the road the trail leads downwards to the clear waters of Lake Kuikkalampi, where visitors can spot beavers' burrows.
From there the trail rises up onto the ridge again. On the eastside of this ridge there is a fen meadow, where local people used to harvest hay for their livestock for winter. The rest of the trail leads across spruce heath, where visitors can see signs of forest fires past on the trees.