The Kalli nature trails are about 4,1 km of walking on Kallinkangas hill next to Keminmaa town centre in Lapland. The area is a municipal nature and recreation site where an interpretive path network highlights quartzite hilltop rocks, spruce forests, rich herb-rich forest, and open mire with rare plants. For the lates...
City of Keminmaa – Luontopolut+
Description
The Kalli nature trails are about 4,1 km of walking on Kallinkangas hill next to Keminmaa town centre in Lapland. The area is a municipal nature and recreation site where an interpretive path network highlights quartzite hilltop rocks, spruce forests, rich herb-rich forest, and open mire with rare plants. For the latest Finnish guidance on two official start options, board counts along each fork, and etiquette on fragile mire vegetation, check the Luontopolut materials from Keminmaan kaupunki. Visit Kemi still summarizes the pairing many hikers know by name: the roughly 1,7 km Hiidenpolku loop for bedrock and a small kettle hole, and the longer Linnénpolku (about 3,8 km in their copy) for flora, with shared beginning and end sections.
Yle reported a 2021 renewal that added a lookout tower, renewed duckboards and stairs, and roughly thirty new interpretation boards covering geology through mire ecology; the story mentioned lady’s slipper and intermediate wintergreen among local botanical highlights and quoted a 54 000 euro project cost with roughly 5 000 euros from the municipality. Expect some walking on wide exercise tracks and service roads between narrower nature-tread sections, because Keminmaan kaupunki notes the route is not entirely primeval forest and passes forestry land and old gravel pits as well as dedicated trail tread.
Along the line on our map you soon pass everyday recreation anchors that belong to the same hill: Kallinkankaan lähiliikunta-alue, Kallin kuntoportaat ja ulkokuntosali, and Kallin agilityrata. About 1,1 km into the outing you reach Kallinkankaan näköalatorni on the ski hill top—worth climbing for wide views—and nearby on the slope side are Kallin laskettelukeskus, Peikkomaan kodat, and Kallin frisbeegolfrata. About 2,2 km along, Kallinkankaan luontopolun laavu offers a sheltered break; read more on our laavu page for firewood rules if you plan a longer stop. The hill also ties into other maintained lines that share the same trailheads: Kallinkangas luontopolku, Kallinkankaan hiihtolatu, Kallin kuntopolut, Kallinkankaan kuntorata, the nearby Kallinkankaan moottorikelkkareitti corridor in winter, and the long Kalli-Lautamaa latureitti network for ski touring beyond the immediate hill.
Retkipaikka published Luontopolkumies Mika Markkanen’s 2025 hiking report with practical texture: brown-and-white hiker symbols on posts, a moderately demanding feel with rock and roots, wet mire sections where duckboards help, about an hour and a quarter for a roughly 4 km loop including tower time, and a spacious car park by the ski centre at the upper end of Ylämajantie with a route board on site. Lapin Kansa covered 2017 volunteer maintenance by Keminmaa Lions Club—new signage density, replaced duckboards, and barrier-free wooden approaches to the kettle viewing decks that wheelchair and stroller testers helped review—context that explains why some wayfinding feels fresher than a typical backwoods trace.
Length & route
The trail is about 4,1 km on our map as one continuous hiking line. Visit Kemi still breaks the themed experience into Hiidenpolku (about 1,7 km) plus Linnénpolku (about 3,8 km) with shared connectors. Keminmaan kaupunki describes a different operational fork in Finnish: about 1,9 km ring from the west end of Kallinkangas playground along Kalliotie with thirteen boards, and about 1,5 km strip from the steep north slope foot near the ski finish area with nine boards and a sportier profile—carry the municipal page alongside Visit Kemi when you reconcile names on signs. Retkipaikka measured roughly 4 km and about fifty metres of vertical on mixed forest, rock, and mire tread.
Getting there
Keminmaan kaupunki documents two winter-dry start corners on Kallinkangas (playground west end versus north slope foot). Drivers most often follow Retkipaikka and other trail journals to the large car park at the top of Ylämajantie next to Kallin laskettelukeskus, where a trail map board stands. Retkipaikka notes a bus stop along Kallinkankaantie roughly two kilometres away for planners using public transport. Confirm the exact bay you may use before leaving valuables in the car because the trailhead sits inside a busy recreation hill with skiing, disc golf, and dog agility traffic.
Good to know
Respect protected plants such as lady’s slipper and cloudberry relatives noted in municipal and journal copy; stay on duckboards through mire. Lapin Kansa highlighted barrier-free decking to the kettle overlook, but the full loop still mixes roots, rocks, and slopes—plan mobility aids accordingly. Hiidenpolku’s side path to the kettle is easy to rush past; Retkipaikka recommends watching for the wooden turning bridge at the Linnénpolku sign.
Winter visitors share the hill with Kallinkankaan hiihtolatu and Kalli-Lautamaa latureitti grooming; check the municipality’s winter service pages for the latest ski track status before you assume summer foot lines stay packed snow.
History
Lapin Kansa described how Keminmaa Lions Club volunteers replotted and refurbished Kallinkankaan luontopolku in 2017: denser boards after visitors lost the kettle hole, new duckboards including a long mire crossing rebuilt that spring, and barrier-free ramps to hiidenkirnu viewing platforms tested by disability groups. Yle later announced a broader 2021 reopening with a new lookout tower, wholesale board renewal, and municipal forest-day festivities.
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Our data was researched from Keminmaa, 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.
The Kalli nature trails are about 4,1 km of walking on Kallinkangas hill next to Keminmaa town centre in Lapland. The area is a municipal nature and recreation site where an interpretive path network highlights quartzite hilltop rocks, spruce forests, rich herb-rich forest, and open mire with rare plants. For the lates...
City of Keminmaa – Luontopolut+
Description
The Kalli nature trails are about 4,1 km of walking on Kallinkangas hill next to Keminmaa town centre in Lapland. The area is a municipal nature and recreation site where an interpretive path network highlights quartzite hilltop rocks, spruce forests, rich herb-rich forest, and open mire with rare plants. For the latest Finnish guidance on two official start options, board counts along each fork, and etiquette on fragile mire vegetation, check the Luontopolut materials from Keminmaan kaupunki. Visit Kemi still summarizes the pairing many hikers know by name: the roughly 1,7 km Hiidenpolku loop for bedrock and a small kettle hole, and the longer Linnénpolku (about 3,8 km in their copy) for flora, with shared beginning and end sections.
Yle reported a 2021 renewal that added a lookout tower, renewed duckboards and stairs, and roughly thirty new interpretation boards covering geology through mire ecology; the story mentioned lady’s slipper and intermediate wintergreen among local botanical highlights and quoted a 54 000 euro project cost with roughly 5 000 euros from the municipality. Expect some walking on wide exercise tracks and service roads between narrower nature-tread sections, because Keminmaan kaupunki notes the route is not entirely primeval forest and passes forestry land and old gravel pits as well as dedicated trail tread.
Along the line on our map you soon pass everyday recreation anchors that belong to the same hill: Kallinkankaan lähiliikunta-alue, Kallin kuntoportaat ja ulkokuntosali, and Kallin agilityrata. About 1,1 km into the outing you reach Kallinkankaan näköalatorni on the ski hill top—worth climbing for wide views—and nearby on the slope side are Kallin laskettelukeskus, Peikkomaan kodat, and Kallin frisbeegolfrata. About 2,2 km along, Kallinkankaan luontopolun laavu offers a sheltered break; read more on our laavu page for firewood rules if you plan a longer stop. The hill also ties into other maintained lines that share the same trailheads: Kallinkangas luontopolku, Kallinkankaan hiihtolatu, Kallin kuntopolut, Kallinkankaan kuntorata, the nearby Kallinkankaan moottorikelkkareitti corridor in winter, and the long Kalli-Lautamaa latureitti network for ski touring beyond the immediate hill.
Retkipaikka published Luontopolkumies Mika Markkanen’s 2025 hiking report with practical texture: brown-and-white hiker symbols on posts, a moderately demanding feel with rock and roots, wet mire sections where duckboards help, about an hour and a quarter for a roughly 4 km loop including tower time, and a spacious car park by the ski centre at the upper end of Ylämajantie with a route board on site. Lapin Kansa covered 2017 volunteer maintenance by Keminmaa Lions Club—new signage density, replaced duckboards, and barrier-free wooden approaches to the kettle viewing decks that wheelchair and stroller testers helped review—context that explains why some wayfinding feels fresher than a typical backwoods trace.
Length & route
The trail is about 4,1 km on our map as one continuous hiking line. Visit Kemi still breaks the themed experience into Hiidenpolku (about 1,7 km) plus Linnénpolku (about 3,8 km) with shared connectors. Keminmaan kaupunki describes a different operational fork in Finnish: about 1,9 km ring from the west end of Kallinkangas playground along Kalliotie with thirteen boards, and about 1,5 km strip from the steep north slope foot near the ski finish area with nine boards and a sportier profile—carry the municipal page alongside Visit Kemi when you reconcile names on signs. Retkipaikka measured roughly 4 km and about fifty metres of vertical on mixed forest, rock, and mire tread.
Getting there
Keminmaan kaupunki documents two winter-dry start corners on Kallinkangas (playground west end versus north slope foot). Drivers most often follow Retkipaikka and other trail journals to the large car park at the top of Ylämajantie next to Kallin laskettelukeskus, where a trail map board stands. Retkipaikka notes a bus stop along Kallinkankaantie roughly two kilometres away for planners using public transport. Confirm the exact bay you may use before leaving valuables in the car because the trailhead sits inside a busy recreation hill with skiing, disc golf, and dog agility traffic.
Good to know
Respect protected plants such as lady’s slipper and cloudberry relatives noted in municipal and journal copy; stay on duckboards through mire. Lapin Kansa highlighted barrier-free decking to the kettle overlook, but the full loop still mixes roots, rocks, and slopes—plan mobility aids accordingly. Hiidenpolku’s side path to the kettle is easy to rush past; Retkipaikka recommends watching for the wooden turning bridge at the Linnénpolku sign.
Winter visitors share the hill with Kallinkankaan hiihtolatu and Kalli-Lautamaa latureitti grooming; check the municipality’s winter service pages for the latest ski track status before you assume summer foot lines stay packed snow.
History
Lapin Kansa described how Keminmaa Lions Club volunteers replotted and refurbished Kallinkankaan luontopolku in 2017: denser boards after visitors lost the kettle hole, new duckboards including a long mire crossing rebuilt that spring, and barrier-free ramps to hiidenkirnu viewing platforms tested by disability groups. Yle later announced a broader 2021 reopening with a new lookout tower, wholesale board renewal, and municipal forest-day festivities.
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Answers to your questions
Our data was researched from Keminmaa, 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.