Kiljamon Reitti Trail
Nature trails, Accessible, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Accessible toilet, Partly accessible
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Short trail
Description:
Torronsuo National Park consists mostly of mire. There are many small pine forest islands in the middle of the mire. Torronsuo mire is surrounded by forests, eskers, rocks and cliffs that provide a great view over the different parts of the mire. Torronsuo is famous for having the deepest bogs in Finland. The thickest peat layers are more than 12 m.
There are two accessible trails starting from the Kiljamo parking lot; a shorter one (0,1 km) and a longer one (0,7 km). On the shorter one, there is a 1,2 m wide wooden boardwalk all the way to a viewing platform. At three points (each 3 x 3 m), you may rest or pass by others. Along the longer trail, the first stretch leading to the resting place is at least 2,5 m wide and 330 m long. There you will find an accessible cooking shelter, a campfire pit and campfire site. The wood storage is not accessible. After the resting place, the trail slowly descends for about 230 m towards the mire; the width of the trail is at least 2 m. The last section (100 m) with a wooden boardwalk is 1,2 m wide, ending at the viewing platform (4 x 3 m).
Accessibility
Short trail is accessible to wheelchair users. Assistant is suggested at the longer trail, as incline just before the wooden boardwalk is 10%.
How to get there: On the Route 2 (Helsinki – Pori), there are signs for Torronsuo National Park. From Route 2, turn west towards Somero (Route 282). The fork in the road is about 112 km from Helsinki and about 3 km from Forssa. On Route 282, drive for about 7 kilometres. You will find the parking lot area on the left side of the road, at Somerontie 732.
Facilities
No trash bins
Rules to follow
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Photos: Maarit Vaahteranoksa, Laura Lehtonen
Location:
Torronsuo National Park, Tammela
Suggested starting point:
Kiljamo parking lot, Somerontie 732
GPS coordinates:
Lat:60.73702, Lon:23.57723
Hiking time:
1 h (one direction)
Distance:
0,1 km + 0,7 km (one direction)
Marking:
Not marked, but can easily follow the trail
Trail surface:
Gravel, wooden boardwalk
Type:
Out-and-back (both paths)
Getting there:
With a car
Trail administrator:
Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland, Coastal and Metropolitan Area, nationalparks.fi/contactus
Info:
T: +358 (0)0206 39 5270, E: sisasuomi@metsa.fi, www.nationalparks.fi
Closest shops, gas stations:
Tammela
Slope:
Along the longer trail, there is only one strech with an incline above 8%, just before the wooden boardwalk; 10% (26 m). The length of the inclines may prove challenging. The trail from the parking lot to the resting area with facilities rises steadily for 330 m. In turn, from the stretch from the rest area to the wooden boardwalk trail is a constant descent of 230 m. The gradient of both streches is 8% or less.
Watch the trail videos:
Longer trail
Short trail
Description:
Torronsuo National Park consists mostly of mire. There are many small pine forest islands in the middle of the mire. Torronsuo mire is surrounded by forests, eskers, rocks and cliffs that provide a great view over the different parts of the mire. Torronsuo is famous for having the deepest bogs in Finland. The thickest peat layers are more than 12 m.
There are two accessible trails starting from the Kiljamo parking lot; a shorter one (0,1 km) and a longer one (0,7 km). On the shorter one, there is a 1,2 m wide wooden boardwalk all the way to a viewing platform. At three points (each 3 x 3 m), you may rest or pass by others. Along the longer trail, the first stretch leading to the resting place is at least 2,5 m wide and 330 m long. There you will find an accessible cooking shelter, a campfire pit and campfire site. The wood storage is not accessible. After the resting place, the trail slowly descends for about 230 m towards the mire; the width of the trail is at least 2 m. The last section (100 m) with a wooden boardwalk is 1,2 m wide, ending at the viewing platform (4 x 3 m).
Accessibility
Short trail is accessible to wheelchair users. Assistant is suggested at the longer trail, as incline just before the wooden boardwalk is 10%.
How to get there: On the Route 2 (Helsinki – Pori), there are signs for Torronsuo National Park. From Route 2, turn west towards Somero (Route 282). The fork in the road is about 112 km from Helsinki and about 3 km from Forssa. On Route 282, drive for about 7 kilometres. You will find the parking lot area on the left side of the road, at Somerontie 732.
Facilities
No trash bins
Rules to follow
Download the GPX of the trail
In order to open the GPX file with the trail route on a mobile phone or computer, please install one of the hiking apps or maps, e.g., Wikiloc, Outdooractive, ViewRanger, OS Maps or any other GPX file reading programme or application.
16 Photos
Close
Photos: Maarit Vaahteranoksa, Laura Lehtonen