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Harjunlahti Trail

—•Hiking Trails

3.2 km

Route

P 1

Description

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Description

Harjunlahti Trail is about 3.2 km of marked hiking path in Joutsa, Central Finland, linking the Harjunlahti swimming shore area with the Kirveslampi–Harjujärvi service cluster inside the Leivonmäki National Park network. Metsähallitus documents trailheads, connecting loops, and service points for the park on the Leivonmäki trails hub on Luontoon.fi. Visit Joutsa introduces Leivonmäki as a year-round outdoor destination and links the same trail materials for planning. You can start from Harjunlahden uimapaikka on Harjunlahdentie: the beach has gentle water for a swim after hiking, and CAMICUVA notes a short drive from Kirveslampi pysäköintialue when combining trails with a lakeside break. The foot route continues toward the forest lakeshore where Harjujärven puolikota, Harjujärvi keittokatos and Harjujärvi, tulipaikka sit together with Harjujärvi telttailualue; read more on our pages for each stop. Kirveslampi pysäköintialue is the natural car access if you prefer to join the same facilities from the south. Dry toilets sit with the Harjujärvi buildings; Jorma Ursin’s walk-through describes the raised fireplace and compacted yard surface planned with accessibility in mind around the kota and cooking shelter. From this junction you can extend onto Kirveslammen kierros, Luupään lenkki geologinen luontopolku, Kirveslammen pitkospolku or Harjujärvi esteetönreitti without returning to the beach first. Retkipaikka’s Kirveslammen kierros article underlines how clearly the southern park trails are marked and how the Kirveslampi lot also serves Luupään lenkki. Tervasreitti (läntinen osa) passes Harjunlahden uimapaikka further along if you want to combine cycling with a swim. Allow roughly an hour one way at an easy pace, quicker if you only connect parking to Harjujärvi. Before lighting fires, check Leivonmäki’s current instructions: Jorma Ursin summarises park notices that tightened open-fire rules during high-risk periods and points to the cooking shelter as the managed place for cautious use.

Length & route

The trail is about 3.2 km point-to-point rather than a loop. It stitches the Harjunlahti shore approach into the same trail junction used by Kirveslammen kierros, Luupään lenkki and the Harjujärvi service shelters. Official park literature often describes Harjunlahti links of roughly three kilometres one way into the core trail network; the figure here follows the geometry for this route. Retkipaikka notes the Kirveslampi parking-field maps also cover the wider park and that Luupään lenkki departs the same lot with blue paint marks on neighbouring segments.

Getting there

Most visitors drive. Harjunlahden uimapaikka sits at Harjunlahdentie 571 in the Leivonmäki part of Joutsa; CAMICUVA used the beach car park as the access for swimming after hiking Kirveslampi trails. Kirveslampi pysäköintialue on Vartiamäentie 1073 is the usual national-park car park for southern loops per Retkipaikka. Compare arrival notes on the Leivonmäki trails hub before you go.

Good to know

Leivonmäki National Park fees are not charged for day hiking; follow Metsähallitus leave-no-trace guidance and any fire bans. The accessible spur at Harjujärvi uses a locked barrier on Vartiamäentie in some cases; Luontoon.fi and Jorma Ursin explain contacting customer services on weekdays for barrier codes when that applies.

Managed by

Joutsa

Official Maintenance

040 740 3354

GPX data from: © Metsähallitus, 2024

Trail info

National Park

Area

Lake

Marked Route

Route Signs

Open / Good Condition

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

3.2 km

Distance

About 50–70 minutes one way at an easy walking pace; add time for breaks at Harjujärvi or Kirveslampi.

Est. Time

Dirt

Surface

Point-to-Point, Single Track

Route Type

Partial Shade

Shade

Light Traffic

Traffic

Location

61.88933°N, 26.01703°E

Parking coordinates

FinlandCountry

Central FinlandRegion

JoutsaCity

LeivonmäkiVillage

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Joutsa, and other trusted sources, in March 2026. Our route / place GPX data comes from Metsähallitus / Lipas, last updated March 2026. Always check their official website for safety-critical updates.

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