Hiking & outdoor recreationLength17 km
Duration(6-8 h)
Along the Uittajanpolku trail, you’ll see the best sights of the southern part of Seitseminen National Park: Kovero heritage farm, the old-growth forest of Multiharju, and the Soljanen bog area. The trail features several charming ponds and rivers that were once used for timber floating. The trail is long and requires sufficient time. It can be hiked as a long day hike or an overnight trip. There are some elevation changes, roots, and rocky sections along the trail. The bog sections are equipped with duckboards, but especially in spring and fall, there may be wet spots. There are several campfire sites and camping areas along the trail. The trail is not maintained during winter. Some sections of the trail are shared with cyclists and horse riders.
Circle trail
Campfire site
Camping permitted
Dry toilet
Remember to bring a trash bag
Water point
No winter maintenance
Contact information
Starting pointKovero parking area, Seitsemisentie 948, 39450 Sisättö (Ikaalinen)
The trail begins from the forest edge at the end of the cart track running through the Kovero heritage farm. At Kovero parking area, there is a dry toilet and a well. To access Uittajanpolku, first cross Seitseminentie and walk through the Kovero farmyard along the cart track to the forest edge, where the trail begins as a relatively wide forest path towards Multiharju’s old-growth forest, the most valuable and oldest forest area in Seitseminen.
In Multiharju, the trail continues as a gravel path that is easy to walk before narrowing into a forest path. The trail winds through the shaded riverbank forests of Seitsemisjoki towards the campfire site and camping area at Jokiristi.
From there, the trail continues south along a forest road and then a gravel road, before transitioning back onto a forest path. Soon, you cross the rushing Liesijoki river via a bridge and walk towards the Soljanen bog.
At Saari-Soljanen, there is a cooking shelter and campfire site.
Uittajanpolku follows about 500 meters of accessible trail over the bog before turning onto a narrow duckboard and emerging at the road by the Kirkas-Soljanen parking area. At this point, you can make a detour to the Kirkas-Soljanen rest area. Kirkas-Soljanen has a cooking shelter, campfire site, well, and camping area.
Uittajanpolku continues north from Kirkas-Soljanen along an old forest road. Along the way, you will pass restored former commercial forests that have been burned as part of restoration efforts.
Soon, you reach Liesilammit and Kettulammit, and cross a bridge over the canal built between them for timber floating.
The trail continues along the forest road towards Tasainenkangas, before turning onto a narrow forest path.
The trail continues through small bogs and forests, crosses the Seitsemisjoki river, and reaches the campfire site and camping area at Haukilampi. From there, the trail follows the bog’s edge back to Kovero heritage farm.
It’s worth visiting the surroundings and buildings of Kovero heritage farm if it is open. The farm is a nationally valuable cultural site, and you can also pet the sheep grazing in the pasture through the fence.
End pointKovero parking area, Seitsemisentie 948, 39450 Sisättö (Ikaalinen)