Laajalahti Nature Trail
Nature trails, Accessible, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Accessible toilet, Parking lot for handicaps
Object list
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Description:
Laajalahti is one of the best bird wetlands within the Helsinki-Espoo-Vantaa metropolis. It is a fantastic place to observe birds both during migration and at other times. The nature reserve’s trail and birdwatching tower offer the perfect services for a day trip. You may also want to see Espoo’s Nature House Villa Elfvik. The accessible trail is about 1 km long and at least 1,2 m wide. It is possible to do an extra loop (230 m) through the bed of fascinating reeds. The strech of the reed is covered with a 1,05 m wide wooden boardwalk with a few resting places where you may pass by other visitors. On this strech, visitors in wheelchairs need an assistant due to a slope at the other end of the wooden boardwalk. Elsewhere, an assistant is not needed. There are information boards along the trail. The first floor of the birdwatching tower is accessible, as is the Nature House itself.
Accessibility
How to get there: From the center of Helsinki, it is no more than about 12 km to Laajalahti Nature Reserve. Drive west along Route 81 until you reach Ring Road 1 (Route 101) – about 7 km from the center. Turn right onto Ring Road 1 (Route 101). Drive this way for about 4 km and start following the signs to Villa Elfvik.
Facilities
No trash bins. Toilet accessible during opening hours of Villa Elfvik birdwatching tower, first floor handicap-accessible.
Behind the official parking lot, closer to the nature centre Villa Elfvik, there are labelled handicap-accessible parking spaces for two cars
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.
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Watch the trail video:
Description:
Laajalahti is one of the best bird wetlands within the Helsinki-Espoo-Vantaa metropolis. It is a fantastic place to observe birds both during migration and at other times. The nature reserve’s trail and birdwatching tower offer the perfect services for a day trip. You may also want to see Espoo’s Nature House Villa Elfvik. The accessible trail is about 1 km long and at least 1,2 m wide. It is possible to do an extra loop (230 m) through the bed of fascinating reeds. The strech of the reed is covered with a 1,05 m wide wooden boardwalk with a few resting places where you may pass by other visitors. On this strech, visitors in wheelchairs need an assistant due to a slope at the other end of the wooden boardwalk. Elsewhere, an assistant is not needed. There are information boards along the trail. The first floor of the birdwatching tower is accessible, as is the Nature House itself.
Accessibility
How to get there: From the center of Helsinki, it is no more than about 12 km to Laajalahti Nature Reserve. Drive west along Route 81 until you reach Ring Road 1 (Route 101) – about 7 km from the center. Turn right onto Ring Road 1 (Route 101). Drive this way for about 4 km and start following the signs to Villa Elfvik.
Facilities
No trash bins. Toilet accessible during opening hours of Villa Elfvik birdwatching tower, first floor handicap-accessible.
Behind the official parking lot, closer to the nature centre Villa Elfvik, there are labelled handicap-accessible parking spaces for two cars
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.
11 Photos