Silakkari Viewing Platform
Nature trails, Accessible, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Parking lot for handicaps
Object list
Description:
Mietoistenlahti is one of the best bird wetlands in Finland. The Silakkari viewing platform just off of Saarenrannantie Road is next to the Silakkakari parking lot and is accessible. The ramp is 23 m long, in two sections. The width is 1,2 m. The size of the platform is 3 x 8 m. The platform provides a view over a grazed field near Mynälahti Bay.
Accessibility
How to get there: From Turku, the drive is about half an hour to the Mietoistenlahti Nature Reserve. Route 192 to Kustavi separates from Highway 2 from Turku to Pori. After driving about 20 km along Route 192, you will first see signs telling you to turn left, to Saarentie Road. Drive for 2 km and turn left onto Saarenrannantie. Drive 500 m and the Silakkari parking lot will be on your right side.
Facilities
Closest handicap-accessible dry toilet: beside the parking lot along Saarentie Road, distance: 0,8 km
Rules to follow
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Location:
Mietoistenlahti Nature Reserve
Suggested starting point:
Silakkari parking lot, Saarenrannantie
GPS coordinates:
Lat:60.62678, Lon:21.84951
Visiting time:
0,5 h
Distance:
0,35 km (one direction)
Marking:
Not marked, but can easily follow the trail
Trail surface:
Gravel, wooden platform
Type:
Out-and-back
Getting there:
With a car
Trail administrator:
Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland, Coastal and Metropolitan Area, nationalparks.fi/contactus
Info:
E: rannikko@metsa.fi, www.nationalparks.fi
Closest shops, gas stations:
Turku
Slope:
On the ramp to the viewing platform, the incline is 8%. The ramp is 23 m long, in two sections.
Description:
Mietoistenlahti is one of the best bird wetlands in Finland. The Silakkari viewing platform just off of Saarenrannantie Road is next to the Silakkakari parking lot and is accessible. The ramp is 23 m long, in two sections. The width is 1,2 m. The size of the platform is 3 x 8 m. The platform provides a view over a grazed field near Mynälahti Bay.
Accessibility
How to get there: From Turku, the drive is about half an hour to the Mietoistenlahti Nature Reserve. Route 192 to Kustavi separates from Highway 2 from Turku to Pori. After driving about 20 km along Route 192, you will first see signs telling you to turn left, to Saarentie Road. Drive for 2 km and turn left onto Saarenrannantie. Drive 500 m and the Silakkari parking lot will be on your right side.
Facilities
Closest handicap-accessible dry toilet: beside the parking lot along Saarentie Road, distance: 0,8 km
Rules to follow
3 Photos
Close