Pyylin path

About 4 km long path starts from the parking area on Huutoniementie and proceeds the first few hundred meters along a gravel road. Moving clockwise, the signposts soon turn left onto a spruce forest path.

On the shore of Iso-Pyylin there is a hiker’s oasis: a wilderness hut, wood shed, campfire site, outhouse, sauna, and pier. While sitting at the campfire site, you can admire the rocky slope of Karkumäki rising on the opposite side of the water.

The rockiest sections of the route begin immediately after the wilderness hut. While the surface of Iso-Pyylin still glistens on the hiker’s left, the steep Pyylivuori rises on the right. Half a kilometre from the wilderness hut, you reach the border of Kolovesi National Park. The varied, rocky troll forest continues also within the national park. The route descends to the shore of Pieni Kolovesi, where the Pyylinoja camping area with campfire sites is located.

Hikers are further pampered by a beautiful wetland spot and a dim spruce forest before leaving the national park. After a short brushy section, you arrive at the shore of Ruokovirta.

The last kilometre is a relaxed walk along a quiet gravel road back to the starting point.

The route can also be accessed by water, in which case the most natural starting point is Pyylinoja located on the Kolovesi National Park side.