Hiking & outdoor recreationLength7.2 km
Explore the unique natural forest, where old-growth pines stretch up into the sky. The trail runs through Salamanperä Strict Nature Reserve all the way to the Salamajärvi National Park. This is a point-to-point trail, which means that the total length of the trail is approximately 15 kilometres out and back. Please keep in mind that you may not stray from the trail, camp, make open fires or collect berries or mushrooms in the Salamanperä Strict Nature Reserve. There are campfire sites and areas for camping in the Salamajärvi National Park, which is at the other end of the point-to-point trail .
Campfire siteAlways check for any wildfire warnings in effect before making a fire.
Dry toiletRemember to bring toilet paper.
Water point
Camping permittedChargeable camping area in Koirasalmi.
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 winter maintenance
Contact information
Starting pointRisuperä parking area
The trail from the Risuperä parking area first comes to a mire, from which you can enter the Strict Nature Reserve.
Soon after this, you will arrive at Penkkilammi pond, where the trail continues along a beautiful narrow ridge with ponds on both sides.
The terrain along trail alternates between light pine heaths, mixed forests and wild backcountry covered in a thick carpet of moss. Small wetland areas and babbling brooks are crossed on duckboards.
The terrain becomes rockier at Lake Kangasjärvi. Large, old pine trees and grey deadwood stems adorn the trail as it winds through the hilly terrain.
At the north end of Lake Kangasjärvi, the trail connects to the Pahapuronlenkki trail and soon reaches the Salamajärvi National Park.
The trail continues through coniferous forest until you arrive at Pieni Koirajärvi lake, which is surrounded by mires. The trail continues as a duckboard section and then for the rest of the way as an accessible trail to the Koirasalmi Nature Information Hut. At Koirasalmi, there is a dry toilet, water supply point and campfire site as well as the Koirasalmi Nature Information Hut services.
The trail returns to the starting point along the same route.
End pointRisuperä parking area