Hiking & outdoor recreationLength6.7 km
Duration(1,5-2 h)
Degree of difficultyMedium
The Solvallan kierros Trail, located in nature near Haltia, consists of jogging trails and exercise tracks in the area. There are also forested small mires along the forest trail and a particularly stunning rocky cliff. The trail features both gentle and some short, steeper hills. The accessible Finnish Nature Centre Haltia has a café-restaurant, equipment rental services and exhibitions, among other things.
Camping not permitted
No winter maintenanceIn the winter, a ski track is made on some of the trails.
Dry toiletDry toilet at the Aarnituli reservable campfire site. Remember to bring toilet paper. The nearest accessible toilet is located in Haltia.
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.
Circle trail
Water pointAt the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia
Contact information
Starting point: Haltia parking area, Nuuksiontie 84, 02820 Espoo.
The Solvallan kierros Trail begins next to the Haltia parking area. The trail can be hiked in either direction.
When travelling clockwise, you will first climb a rocky exercise track near the Solvalla ski slope, from where you can take a short detour to the top of the Solvalla ski slope. On the top, you can admire open views over the Nuuksio fault-line valley and Lake Pitkäjärvi in Nuuksio.
The trail continues past the Aarnituli reservable campfire site. At the next junction, turn left and continue all the way to the southern edge of the Punjonsuo Mire and then forwards following the trail directions. In addition to rocky pine forests and more shaded spruce forests, forested mires can be spotted in places. The special attraction of the tour are the cliffs over the Meerlampi Pond and the overhang cave in the southeast corner of the tour.
At the end of the trail, you can take a detour to admire the viewing platform by the Maahisenkierros trail, which is a little over 100 metres from the Solvallan kierros Trail. The Finnish Meteorological Institute’s measurement station is also located near the viewpoint.
The very end of the trail is the same as the beginning of the trail, but in the opposite direction.
The distance can also be halved using a shortcut at the eastern side of the Solvalla sports field.
The Solvallan kierros Trail is mainly easy to travel, although it has some steep hills. It is wide, sand-surfaced and suitable for prams.
End point: Haltia parking area, Nuuksiontie 84, 02820 Espoo.
The accessible Finnish Nature Centre Haltia has a café-restaurant, equipment rental services, exhibitions and rental facilities. Villa Solvalla also has a restaurant. There are information boards near Haltia.