Storträsk Trail
Nature trails, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Accessible toilet, Parking lot for handicaps, Partly accessible
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Description:
The Storträsk trail lies within easy reach of the Finnish capital and belongs to the Sipoonkorpi National Park. The forests of Sipoonkorpi are surrounded by rolling fields and picturesque villages. The handicap-accessible trail to Lake Storträsk is 1 km, one way. In the parking lot you find labelled sites for handicap-accessible parking. The width of the trail is at least 1,2 m. Due to some inclines and descents, the trail is demanding and an assistant is needed for visitors in wheelchairs. There are several resting places along the trail. Beside the lake, you will find handicap-accessbile amenities: a toilet, cooking shelter and picnic tables.
Accessibility
Along the 90 m hill, there is a dangerous curve with a gradient of 24% sideways. Also, due to the topography, rainwater may sometimes create small ditches along the trail.
How to get there: Coming from Helsinki, take the highway E18 towards Porvoo. In the crossing between E18 and Highway 7, continue forward but immediately turn left, towards Länsisalmentie Road. After 1 km, turn left onto Sotungintie Road. After 2 km, turn right onto Nybygyggetintie Road. There you will find the first signs. Follow the signs (2 km) to the parking lot along Tasakalliontie Road.
Facilities
No trash bins.
Fishing permits at Lake Storträsk: Café Kuusijärvi, T: +358 10 322 7090, E: info@cafekuusijarvi.fi, www.cafekuusijarvi.fi/english
Rules to follow
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Location:
Sipoonkorpi National Park, Vantaa
Suggested starting point:
Tasakallio parking lot, Tasakalliontie 1
GPS coordinates:
Lat:60.28067, Lon:25.15638
Hiking time:
1 h (one direction)
Distance:
1 km (one direction)
Marking:
Yellow wooden squares
Trail surface:
Gravel
Type:
Out-and-back
Getting there:
With a car
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, FB: Sipoonkorven kansallispuisto; Instagram: @finnishparks
Closest shops, gas stations:
Vantaa
Slope:
Coming from the parking lot, about halfway up the trail, there is a 90 m long downhill where the steepness varies between 11 and 14%. Extra caution is needed here because along one curve, there is a sideways gradient of 24%. Before reaching the lake, there is a slack; a descent of 10% (15 m) and an incline of 13% (43 m), with a railing. The last downhill to the shore is at most 16% (21 m). There you will find a handicap-accessible toilet and the wood storage above the hill and cooking shelter and tables under the hill. There are ramps to a handicap-accessible toilet and to wood storage. The width is typical; 1 m. The steepness is also typical; an incline of 14%. The length of the ramp to the toilet is 4 m and the one to the wood storage is 7 m.
Watch the trail video:
Description:
The Storträsk trail lies within easy reach of the Finnish capital and belongs to the Sipoonkorpi National Park. The forests of Sipoonkorpi are surrounded by rolling fields and picturesque villages. The handicap-accessible trail to Lake Storträsk is 1 km, one way. In the parking lot you find labelled sites for handicap-accessible parking. The width of the trail is at least 1,2 m. Due to some inclines and descents, the trail is demanding and an assistant is needed for visitors in wheelchairs. There are several resting places along the trail. Beside the lake, you will find handicap-accessbile amenities: a toilet, cooking shelter and picnic tables.
Accessibility
Along the 90 m hill, there is a dangerous curve with a gradient of 24% sideways. Also, due to the topography, rainwater may sometimes create small ditches along the trail.
How to get there: Coming from Helsinki, take the highway E18 towards Porvoo. In the crossing between E18 and Highway 7, continue forward but immediately turn left, towards Länsisalmentie Road. After 1 km, turn left onto Sotungintie Road. After 2 km, turn right onto Nybygyggetintie Road. There you will find the first signs. Follow the signs (2 km) to the parking lot along Tasakalliontie Road.
Facilities
No trash bins.
Fishing permits at Lake Storträsk: Café Kuusijärvi, T: +358 10 322 7090, E: info@cafekuusijarvi.fi, www.cafekuusijarvi.fi/english
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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