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Pikku-Samo Trail

—•Hiking Trails

3.4 km

Route

P 1

Description

Luontoon.fi – Pikku-Samo (Loppi)+

Description

Pikku-Samo is about 3.4 km of marked hiking on the Komio nature reserve eskers around Lake Luutalammi in Loppi, Kanta-Häme. Metsähallitus publishes this exact trail on Luontoon.fi, including length and access reminders worth reading before you head out. The City of Loppi manages the detailed clockwise route narrative, parking gates during winter and thaw, and the Luutalammi nesting quiet period that restricts movement beside the water in late spring and summer. Visit Häme Region presents the same outing as a gentle family circuit on Hämeen Ilvesreitti with rest benches and Finnish-language boards on ridge ecology and nature management. You will likely start from the Luutasuontie parking cluster near the trailhead at Luutasuo 243: Luutalammi pysäköintialue, Luutalammi uusi pysäköintialue, and Luutalammi invapysäköintialue sit together with Luutalammi esteetön käymälä and Luutalammin käymälä-varasto, so dry toilets are close before you drop onto the lakeshore path. The narrow segment along Luutalammi feels remote even though you are still in the reserve; boards on the ridge sections pick up the story of prescribed burns and restoration. Luontopolkumies walked the same shoreline after Luutasuot restoration raised the water level and left striking drowned trunks along the beach—worth knowing if you wonder why the timber line looks unusual. About halfway around, Luutasuontie pysäköintialue offers another access if you are linking from the forestry road side rather than the main lot. For breaks and cooking, Luutasuo tulentekopaikka and Luutalammin tulentekopaikka sit near the Luutalammi end of the system; combine them with the benches Visit Häme mentions for a relaxed meal stop. If you still have energy, the same trailhead connects onward to Luutaharjun Samo, the short Esteetön Samo loop, and the wider north–south line of Hämeen Ilvesreitti.

Length & route

The trail is about 3.4 km as one walking circuit through Luutalammi’s fringes and adjoining esker forest. Visitor materials usually round the circuit to about 3.5 km because the published walking loop includes the same shoreline and ridge connectors described on municipal pages. Expect short, steep pulls on the wider exercise-trail sections and narrower forest footpaths between the benches.

Getting there

Drive to Luutasuo 243, Loppi, and use the signed Luutalammi parking fields beside the forest road; accessible stalls pair with Luutalammi esteetön käymälä at the end of the main lot. Follow the City of Loppi’s note to reverse a few dozen metres along the forest road so the footpath can drop left toward Luutalammi’s shore rather than staying on the carriage surface. Luutasuontie pysäköintialue marks an alternate roadside option farther east for drivers who approach along Luutasuontie. During winter the municipality closes the Luutasuo 243 lot and the approach forest road to cars while ski tracks take over the area—plan a ski outing instead or choose another access if gates are locked.

Good to know

Between 15 April and 31 July the City of Loppi prohibits travel beyond signed closures around Luutalammi to protect nesting great crested grebes (kaakkuri); respect the seasonal quiet and any posted detours that differ from the usual walking circuit. Poronpolku walking events use overlapping signage each September—watch for extra markers if you hike that weekend. No YouTube clip cleared the 95 percent bar for a trail-overview video that names Pikku-Samo itself; area compilations focus on the wider Komio reserve instead.

Managed by

Loppi

Official Maintenance

GPX data from: © Metsähallitus, 2024

Trail info

Official marking targets clockwise travel; follow the yellow circular blazes in the direction the boards describe.

Route direction

Recreation Area

Lake

Yellow plastic circle markers with brown-and-white posts and Finnish Pikku-Samo signage along key turns.

Route Signs

Open / Good Condition

City of Loppi – Luutaharjun reitit / Komio+

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

3.4 km

Distance

Most walkers finish in about 1–2 hours, while Visit Häme suggests budgeting roughly 1.5–3 hours if you linger on benches and study each board.

Est. Time

Mixed forest footpath, duckboard and small-bridge crossings, and short stretches on wider exercise trails and the forest road return.

Surface

Loop, Single Track, Wide Track

Route Type

Partial Shade

Shade

Light Traffic

Traffic

City of Loppi – Luutaharjun reitit / Komio+

Location

60.67708°N, 24.30392°E

Parking coordinates

FinlandCountry

Kanta-HämeRegion

LoppiCity

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Loppi, 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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