Keuruu Biking Trails

Kivelä outdoor area – Mahlakorven loop is about a 7 km forest loop for cycling in Keuruu, Central Finland, around the same Kivelä trail hub that the City of Keuruu maintains near Lake Keurusselkä. The City of Keuruu describes Mahlakorvenlenkki as an easy, trail-like summer route with natural tread, a shelter and fireplace with firewood, a dry toilet along the loop, and an additional fireplace at Häntämäki reached from the parking area uphill toward the mast—while warning that the descent from the kota is fast and straight before it bends toward the road and crosses it, so riders should brake early and watch for traffic(1). Luontoon.fi lists the same loop under outdoor cycling destinations and pairs it with the wider Kivelä recreation trail set(2). Visit Jyväskylä Region’s Lipas-style listing notes a six-metre corridor and slightly modified natural surface typical of municipal nature trails in the network(3). Following the loop from near Kaskitien pallokenttä, you soon pass Häntämäen tulipaikka—handy for a short fire break—then climb through forest to Mahlakorven kota roughly mid-loop, where you can also arrive by car from Mahlakorventie 317 via about 500 m of forest road(4). From there the route drops toward roads as described by the city, then swings back to Kivelän lähiliikuntapaikka on Kiveläntie. The parallel Kivelän valaistu kuntorata offers a 4.6 km stone-dust fitness loop with lighting if you want an easier warm-up or night lap beside the forest circuit(1)(3). Pedestrians use the same paths in summer, so pass with care on the narrow sections. Winter visitors should follow the City of Keuruu’s trail-maintenance map for ski routes crossing toward downtown and avoid riding on groomed ski tracks(1). Nearby, Murron kivi is called out as Keuruu’s largest glacial erratic for a short side trip by foot(1).