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Laajavuori Nature Trail

—•Hiking Trails

3.5 km

Route

P 1

Description

City of Jyväskylä – Laajavuoren luontopolku+

Description

The trail sits in the Laajavuori outdoor recreation area in Jyväskylä, in Central Finland, below the ski slopes and activity yards around Laajis. For closures, routing changes near Vuorilampi, and winter rules where the nature trail overlaps ski tracks, the City of Jyväskylä is the place to check. Visit Jyväskylä Region lists the same circuit with address, timing, and surface notes on its Lipas-style listing. The trail is about 3.5 km as one continuous line; municipal descriptions usually describe the same counter-clockwise circuit as roughly four kilometres. The route is meant to be walked counter-clockwise along the lower and middle slopes, mostly in spruce forest with rock outcrops and small bogs, and it was renovated in 2016 so it runs west of the downhill runs for a calmer line. Along the way there are seventeen interpretation posts about forest types, forestry, plants, birds, and fungi. The path is marked with yellow paint marks on border stones and rock. Terrain is hilly and the tread is rocky in places, so the full circuit is considered too demanding for the youngest children and some older walkers; a shorter, easier approach to the lean-to follows Hyppyritie from the ski-centre parking as a mapped recreation connection. From the trail you pass the Vuorilammen uimaranta swimming beach on Vuorilampi and cut through the ski-jump and freestyle features on the hillside—Laajavuoren freestyle-vesihyppyri, Matti Pullin mäki K64, Laajavuoren hyppyrimäet K50/K30/K20/K9, and Matti Nykäsen mäki K100—before reaching Laajavuoren Niemelän laavu and Laajavuoren aurinkolaavu, both with places to pause and a fire ring where you bring your own firewood and respect forest-fire bans. The line then drops toward Hiihtokeskus Laajis and Laajis frisbeegolf, with resort services nearby. In winter the marked nature-trail section is not maintained for walking; on the last segment between the final post and the ski centre the corridor becomes a ski track where walking is not allowed. Retkipaikka describes how the forest feels inside the ski-centre landscape, notes on the boardwalks over the mire, and wildlife such as flying squirrel and woodpeckers in the old spruce stands. The same recreation area links to long ski trails and to the Legendojen lenkki biking route near the ski centre; see those route pages for winter skiing and summer cycling.

Length & route

The trail is about 3.5 km as one continuous line; municipal descriptions often round the same counter-clockwise circuit to about four kilometres. Allow roughly one and a half to two hours if you read the seventeen posts. The Visit Jyväskylä Region listing records about four kilometres and one to two hours at a brisk pace while visiting the boards.

Getting there

The signed trailhead is north of the ski centre on the road toward Vuorilammen sauna, about one hundred metres from Vuorilampi pond, with signage from the north edge of the ski-centre parking area. The Visit Jyväskylä Region listing gives Laajavuorentie 15 as the address for the area. Parking is available at Laajavuoren parkkipaikka; the marked nature-trail section ends on Killerin raiti south of the ski centre, where you turn left to return to the parking.

Good to know

Campfires are prohibited during forest fire warnings; bring your own firewood when fires are allowed. Jyväskylä asks visitors to follow leave-no-trace habits on the city’s nature trails. The municipal trail page notes that construction work may temporarily reroute approaches near Vuorilampi and Hikipolku as a year-round ski route project advances; check it before you go. No trail fee is stated.

Managed by

Jyväskylä

Official Maintenance

+358 14 569 0113

Trail info

Counter-clockwise along the marked circuit.

Route direction

Recreation Area

Lake

Yellow paint marks on trees and rocks along the route.

Route Signs

Open / Good Condition

City of Jyväskylä – Laajavuoren luontopolku+

Activities allowed

Run

Activity

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

3.5 km

Distance

About 1.5–2 hours including reading the interpretation posts.

Est. Time

Duckboards / Dirt

Surface

Loop, Single Track

Route Type

Moderate Traffic

Traffic

Partial Shade

Shade

2016

Renovation years

City of Jyväskylä – Laajavuoren luontopolku

Location

62.26118°N, 25.69196°E

Parking coordinates

FinlandCountry

Central FinlandRegion

JyväskyläCity

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Jyväskylä, 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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