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Kivelä outdoor area / Mahlakorpi trail

—•Hiking Trails

7 km

Route

Häntämäen tulipaikka

0.3 km|Free

Campfire SpotsTulipaikka hyvillä maisemilla. Puut on.

Mahlakorven kota

3.7 km|Free

Wilderness HutsThe trees are, halon felling

Description

City of Keuruu – Kivelän ulkoilualue+

Description

The Kivelä outdoor area Mahlakorpi trail is about 7 km as a forest loop on the edge of Keuruu in Central Finland, beside Lake Keurusselkä. It is an easy, path-style summer hiking circuit with a halfway rest at Mahlakorven kota and firewood-supplied fireplaces. For route descriptions, PDF map booklet links, GPX for the lit fitness loop, grooming status via the winter map, and connections to other ski circuits, rely on the City of Keuruu’s Kivelä outdoor area page. Visit Jyväskylä Region’s Lipas sheet lists width, natural surface notes, and the same Mahlakota midpoint. From the Kelloniementie area you join a counter-clockwise circuit that threads mixed pine and birch forest. Within the first few hundred metres you pass Häntämäen tulipaikka, a fireplace reachable from the parking side toward the lit track mast line described on the city page. About 3.7 km along, Mahlakorven kota offers a Lappish-style hut, a shared fireplace with supplied firewood, and an outdoor dry toilet—practical lunch or wind shelter on a half-day walk. The loop returns toward Kivelän lähiliikuntapaikka and open ground near Kaskitien pallokenttä, so you move between denser woodland and more open recreation edges in one lap. The same footprint doubles as the summer hiking line and the winter Mahlakorvenlenkki ski loop, and it overlaps the mountain bike Mahlakorvenlenkki and the lit Kivelän valaistu kuntorata and Kivelän valaistu latu corridors where those routes share the Kivelä trailhead—handy if you want to switch between walking, skiing, or easy riding without driving elsewhere. Keuruun keskustan melontareitti passes close to the western shore network if you combine paddling on Keurusselkä with a walk the same day. Near the area, Murron kivi is signposted as Keuruu’s largest glacial erratic for a short side interest. Winter maintenance and lighting for the parallel 4.6 km lit fitness track follow the general city rules for Keuruu’s kuntoradat—lights off at 21:00—and the winter route map shows how this loop links toward the centre across the ice in season.

Length & route

The trail is about 7 km as one loop. Municipal listings sometimes describe the Mahlakorpi circuit as roughly 8 km. The route is rated easy, with path-like natural surface and a steeper descent from the kota toward the road crossing described on the city page. Visit Jyväskylä Region gives about 8 km total length, about 3 km of lit overlap with the fitness track corridor, width about 6 m, and a single named rest with cooking place.

Getting there

The published trailhead address is Kelloniementie 17, Keuruu, with counter-clockwise travel recommended. The City of Keuruu links a Google Maps pin and downloadable PDF booklet “Kivelä Mahlakota” for field orientation. Broader PDF route lists for mountain biking and the lit track sit on the city’s outdoor routes page.

Good to know

Ski grooming and floodlit fitness-track hours for the wider Kivelä trailhead area follow Keuruu’s general kuntorata notices—lights typically go out at 21:00. In ski season weeks 6–9 the city page notes extra connections toward Jukojärvi, Harmaakorpi, and Keuruu–Multia tracks.

Managed by

Keuruu

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Counter-clockwise

Route direction

Recreation Area

Lake

https://keuruu.maps.zoneatlas.net/talvi

Winter Maintenance

Marked Route

Route Signs

Open / Good Condition

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Bike

Activity

Terrain & conditions

7 km

Distance

About 1.5–2.5 hours walking at an easy pace.

Est. Time

Natural path and forest soil; Lipas describes a slightly modified nature trail with earth surface.

Surface

Loop, Single Track

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

Partial Shade

Shade

Visit Jyväskylä Region – Kivelän ulkoilualue/Mahlakorvenreitti (Lipas)

Location

62.26095°N, 24.72741°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

Central FinlandRegion

KeuruuCity

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Keuruu, 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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