Maahisenpolku Trail
Nature trails, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Accessible toilet, Parking lot for handicaps, Partly accessible
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Description:
Maahisenkierros (Gnome’s Trail) trail (2 km) is beside the accessible Finnish Nature Centre Haltia in Nuuksio, near Nuuksio National Park. The trail offers a great nature experience for persons in wheelchairs or with children’s pushchairs or prams – and for everyone else as well. Due to the inclines of the terrain, persons in wheelchairs need to be accompanied by an assistant; the trail is a demanding one. Some of the stretches have support railings. The width of the trail varies between 1 and 2 m. There are picnic tables for taking a break along the trail. The highlight is a lookout point with a viewing platform (4 x 9 m) at the halfway point of the trail. There you can enjoy the picturesque scenery of Nuuksio’s Lake Pitkäjärvi.
Accessibility
How to get there with a car: Going to Haukkalampi parking lot, take Nupurintie Road (Route 110), and then turn onto Brobackantie Road heading north through Nupuri. Brobackantie later becomes Nuuksiontie Road. Drive on Nuuksiontie until the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia, turn right and drive uphill for 200 metres. The trail starts at the upper courtyard of the sports hall Solvalla Arena, on the left side of the parking lot.
How to get there with public transportation: You can reach Haltia by first taking the train U, E or X to Espoo Centre and continue with bus 245/245A/245K to Nuuksionpää/Kattila, which departs from Espoo Centre/Espoo Train Station (plattform nr 32). Get off the bus at the Haltia stop. From the bus stop, it is only a 250-metre walk to Solvalla’s upper parking lot.
The closest accessible flush toilet is in the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia, 200 metres from the parking lot.
Facilities
No trash bins
Rules to follow
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Location:
Espoo
Suggested starting point:
Solvalla’s upper parking lot, Nuuksiontie 82
GPS coordinates:
Lat:60.29550, Lon:24.55869
Hiking time:
1 h
Distance:
2 km
Marking:
Wooden poles with white tops on top of a brown and white symbol for accessibility
Trail surface:
Gravel
Type:
Loop
Getting there:
With a car, with public transport
Trail administrator:
Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland, Coastal and Metropolitan Area, nationalparks.fi/contactus
Info:
Finnish Nature Centre Haltia, T: +358 40 163 6200, E: info@haltia.com, www.haltia.com; E: rannikko@metsa.fi, www.nationalparks.fi/nuuksio
Closest shops, gas stations:
Espoo
Slope:
There are several slopes with inclines of more than 8%. The gradient varies between 9 and 15%. The length of the slopes varies between 10 and 26 m. At the beginning of the trail, there are two descents: 9% (10 m) and 15% (17 m). After the sport pitch and before the Y-crossing, there are three inclines of more than 8%: 9% (10 m), 8.5% (15 m) and 10% (15 m). At the crossing, you can choose between right (western) and left (eastern) sides of the loop. By taking the right side of the fork, you end up encountering more inclines: 11% (26 m), 10% (20 m), 15% (17 m) and 11% (30 m). After hiking to the top of them, you reach the viewing platform. By choosing the left side of the fork, you encounter only two inclines of more than 8%: one that is 10% (20 m) and another that is 11% (25 m) just before the viewing platform.
Watch the trail video:
Description:
Maahisenkierros (Gnome’s Trail) trail (2 km) is beside the accessible Finnish Nature Centre Haltia in Nuuksio, near Nuuksio National Park. The trail offers a great nature experience for persons in wheelchairs or with children’s pushchairs or prams – and for everyone else as well. Due to the inclines of the terrain, persons in wheelchairs need to be accompanied by an assistant; the trail is a demanding one. Some of the stretches have support railings. The width of the trail varies between 1 and 2 m. There are picnic tables for taking a break along the trail. The highlight is a lookout point with a viewing platform (4 x 9 m) at the halfway point of the trail. There you can enjoy the picturesque scenery of Nuuksio’s Lake Pitkäjärvi.
Accessibility
How to get there with a car: Going to Haukkalampi parking lot, take Nupurintie Road (Route 110), and then turn onto Brobackantie Road heading north through Nupuri. Brobackantie later becomes Nuuksiontie Road. Drive on Nuuksiontie until the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia, turn right and drive uphill for 200 metres. The trail starts at the upper courtyard of the sports hall Solvalla Arena, on the left side of the parking lot.
How to get there with public transportation: You can reach Haltia by first taking the train U, E or X to Espoo Centre and continue with bus 245/245A/245K to Nuuksionpää/Kattila, which departs from Espoo Centre/Espoo Train Station (plattform nr 32). Get off the bus at the Haltia stop. From the bus stop, it is only a 250-metre walk to Solvalla’s upper parking lot.
The closest accessible flush toilet is in the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia, 200 metres from the parking lot.
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.
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