Rautalampi sits in North Savo, and this segment of the Sisä-Savon retkeilyreitti is a long-distance hiking line through Inner Savonia (Sisä-Savo): on our map it runs about 86.7 km as one continuous path, point-to-point rather than a loop. For what Visit Rautalampi highlights locally—national-park trails, lean-tos, bird...
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Description
Rautalampi sits in North Savo, and this segment of the Sisä-Savon retkeilyreitti is a long-distance hiking line through Inner Savonia (Sisä-Savo): on our map it runs about 86.7 km as one continuous path, point-to-point rather than a loop. For what Visit Rautalampi highlights locally—national-park trails, lean-tos, birding spots, and routes under improvement—start with VisitRautalampi.fi. Yle has reported the wider five-municipality cooperation—Suonenjoki, Rautalampi, Hankasalmi, Konnevesi, and Pieksämäki—as marketing together more than 500 km of varied routes for hiking, cycling, paddling, and other outdoor use, reusing older regional ring-route corridors in places.
From the northern part of this line, the route passes the Tervaharjun ampumarata belt and then threads through Kerkonkoski village, where Kerkonkosken uimapaikka, Kerkonkosken pallokenttä, Kerkonkosken kaukalo, and Kerkonjoen koulun pallokenttä sit close to the shore and sports areas—useful mental waypoints for water and services. The densest outdoor cluster on this segment is around Vuori-Kalaja and Lake Konnevesi inside Etelä-Konneveden kansallispuisto: VisitRautalampi.fi points visitors to three marked hiking levels in the national park and names Vuori-Kalaja, Kalajan kierros, and shorter options toward lean-tos. Luontoon.fi lists Kalajan kierros as a national-park trail in Rautalampi. Retkipaikka’s walk-through of Kalajankierros describes the loop from Kalaja parking around Vuori-Kalaja, the climb toward Kalajanvuori, and the lean-to stop—worth reading for terrain and pacing if you plan to branch onto Kalajan kierros or Kolmen vuoren vaellus from this long route.
Along the same lakeshore band you can branch to Kalajan kierros, Vuori-Kalaja esteetön reitti, Kalaja yhdysreitti 1, Kolmen vuoren vaellus, Vuori-Kalaja esteetön polku, and Kiertolahden pisto; our map places Vuori-Kalaja nuotiopaikka, Vuori-Kalaja puolikota, Vuori-Kalaja laituri, and Kiertolahti kanoottilaituri within a few kilometres of each other, with Vuori-Kalaja inva-pysäköintialue and Kalaja P-alue as practical parking. Farther south, Törmälä bussi P-alue sits near the shore thread that meets Rajasaaren kierros for paddlers; Kierinniemen satama marks another harbour waypoint. Around Konnekoski, Konnekoski nuotiokatos, Konnekoski pysäköintialue, and Kellarilahti laituri pair with the short Kellarilahti polku connection. Toward the eastern end the line passes Wanhan Ratsastuskeskuksen maneesi and Wanhan Ratsastuskeskuksen kenttä off Palolahdentie. VisitRautalampi.fi also mentions Rastunsuon lintujärvi and Tyyrinvuoren luonto -ja ympäristöpolku as separate local targets where the wider network touches them.
This segment links to other Sisä-Savon long legs—Sisä-Savon retkeilyreitti - Suonenjoki and Sisä-Savon retkeilyreitti - Vesanto—and shares junctions with local ski tracks such as Rautalammin kirkonkylän ladut, kayaking lines such as Kartanokierros and Rajasaaren kierros, and the short Tyyrinvuoren luonto -ja ympäristöpolku where the geometry meets it. North Savo is lake country; Kuopio is the main regional centre for services if you combine this hike with a wider trip.
Length & route
The trail is about 86.7 km as one continuous hiking route, not a loop. It is a regional connector: surface and maintenance shift between village roads, forest tracks, and national-park spurs. Yle describes the wider Sisä-Savon cooperation as more than 500 km of linked outdoor routes across five municipalities, with plans to join hiking and cycling corridors over time. Named sub-trails have their own published lengths—for example Kalajan kierros is a separate ring in the national park (Luontoon.fi and Visit Rautalampi treat it as its own day walk), and Kolmen vuoren vaellus is a longer challenge that shares the Vuori-Kalaja area with this line. Treat this entry as one long leg of the network rather than a single uniform footpath.
Getting there
National-park access for Kalajan kierros and Vuori-Kalaja is commonly staged from Kalaja P-alue and Vuori-Kalaja inva-pysäköintialue on our map; Retkipaikka describes starting from Kalaja parking for the ring walk. Konnekoski pysäköintialue supports Konnekoski nuotiokatos and Kellarilahti laituri via Kellarilahti polku. Törmälä bussi P-alue sits beside the shore corridor that meets Rajasaaren kierros for canoeists. VisitRautalampi.fi is the best hub for printable context and local trail names before you choose a start point along this long leg.
Good to know
Seasonal overlap with Rautalammin kirkonkylän ladut, Savo Gravel style gravel-bike corridors elsewhere in the municipalities, and winter networks is possible at junctions—check the latest rules for each activity. No dedicated YouTube trail overview met the specificity and quality bar for this exact 86 km leg; use VisitRautalampi.fi and Luontoon.fi for updates.
History
Yle reports that about twenty years ago large regional hiking networks were built across Inner Savo and elsewhere in North Savo, and that today’s cooperation between Suonenjoki and Rautalampi can reuse older Sisä-Savon ring-route paths as part of renewed marketing and route linking; the article also notes ambitions to connect routes for hiking and cycling, including links toward Etelä-Konneveden kansallispuisto.
Itinerary
Suggested staging using kilometre hints from our sequence (adjust to pace):
Day 1: Northern approach through Tervaharjun ampumarata and into Kerkonkoski—use Kerkonkosken uimapaikka and the Kerkonkoski sports fields as shore and village waypoints.
Day 2–3: Vuori-Kalaja national-park cluster (roughly 31–33 km from the start): branch to Kalajan kierros, Kolmen vuoren vaellus, or the short accessible spurs; use Vuori-Kalaja nuotiopaikka, Vuori-Kalaja puolikota, Kalaja P-alue, and related launches for breaks and swimming.
Day 4: Lake shore thread toward Törmälä bussi P-alue and Kierinniemen satama; optional paddle link via Rajasaaren kierros from the Törmälä shore band.
Day 5: Konnekoski nuotiokatos, Konnekoski pysäköintialue, and Kellarilahti laituri with Kellarilahti polku; continue east toward Palolahdentie and Wanhan Ratsastuskeskuksen maneesi.
Day 6 (optional buffer): Shorten or exit via connections toward Sisä-Savon retkeilyreitti - Suonenjoki or Sisä-Savon retkeilyreitti - Vesanto where the network meets.
either direction along the through-route; short national-park loops such as Kalajan kierros are often walked clockwise in trip write-ups
Route direction
National Park
Area
Recreation Area
Recreation Area
Lake
Lake
River
River
National-park spurs such as Kalajan kierros use Metsähallitus-style markings on trail posts and paint; the long-distance connector relies on regional Sisä-Savon signing between villages, with denser paint and posts on marked nature loops.
Route Signs
Open / Good Condition
Open / Good Condition
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Activities allowed
Hike / Walk
Activity
Terrain & conditions
86.7 km
Distance
about 4–6 days for most hikers at this distance; strong groups may compress to 3 long days
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Our data was researched from Rautalampi, 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.
Rautalampi sits in North Savo, and this segment of the Sisä-Savon retkeilyreitti is a long-distance hiking line through Inner Savonia (Sisä-Savo): on our map it runs about 86.7 km as one continuous path, point-to-point rather than a loop. For what Visit Rautalampi highlights locally—national-park trails, lean-tos, bird...
VisitRautalampi.fi – Retkeily ja ulkoilu+
Description
Rautalampi sits in North Savo, and this segment of the Sisä-Savon retkeilyreitti is a long-distance hiking line through Inner Savonia (Sisä-Savo): on our map it runs about 86.7 km as one continuous path, point-to-point rather than a loop. For what Visit Rautalampi highlights locally—national-park trails, lean-tos, birding spots, and routes under improvement—start with VisitRautalampi.fi. Yle has reported the wider five-municipality cooperation—Suonenjoki, Rautalampi, Hankasalmi, Konnevesi, and Pieksämäki—as marketing together more than 500 km of varied routes for hiking, cycling, paddling, and other outdoor use, reusing older regional ring-route corridors in places.
From the northern part of this line, the route passes the Tervaharjun ampumarata belt and then threads through Kerkonkoski village, where Kerkonkosken uimapaikka, Kerkonkosken pallokenttä, Kerkonkosken kaukalo, and Kerkonjoen koulun pallokenttä sit close to the shore and sports areas—useful mental waypoints for water and services. The densest outdoor cluster on this segment is around Vuori-Kalaja and Lake Konnevesi inside Etelä-Konneveden kansallispuisto: VisitRautalampi.fi points visitors to three marked hiking levels in the national park and names Vuori-Kalaja, Kalajan kierros, and shorter options toward lean-tos. Luontoon.fi lists Kalajan kierros as a national-park trail in Rautalampi. Retkipaikka’s walk-through of Kalajankierros describes the loop from Kalaja parking around Vuori-Kalaja, the climb toward Kalajanvuori, and the lean-to stop—worth reading for terrain and pacing if you plan to branch onto Kalajan kierros or Kolmen vuoren vaellus from this long route.
Along the same lakeshore band you can branch to Kalajan kierros, Vuori-Kalaja esteetön reitti, Kalaja yhdysreitti 1, Kolmen vuoren vaellus, Vuori-Kalaja esteetön polku, and Kiertolahden pisto; our map places Vuori-Kalaja nuotiopaikka, Vuori-Kalaja puolikota, Vuori-Kalaja laituri, and Kiertolahti kanoottilaituri within a few kilometres of each other, with Vuori-Kalaja inva-pysäköintialue and Kalaja P-alue as practical parking. Farther south, Törmälä bussi P-alue sits near the shore thread that meets Rajasaaren kierros for paddlers; Kierinniemen satama marks another harbour waypoint. Around Konnekoski, Konnekoski nuotiokatos, Konnekoski pysäköintialue, and Kellarilahti laituri pair with the short Kellarilahti polku connection. Toward the eastern end the line passes Wanhan Ratsastuskeskuksen maneesi and Wanhan Ratsastuskeskuksen kenttä off Palolahdentie. VisitRautalampi.fi also mentions Rastunsuon lintujärvi and Tyyrinvuoren luonto -ja ympäristöpolku as separate local targets where the wider network touches them.
This segment links to other Sisä-Savon long legs—Sisä-Savon retkeilyreitti - Suonenjoki and Sisä-Savon retkeilyreitti - Vesanto—and shares junctions with local ski tracks such as Rautalammin kirkonkylän ladut, kayaking lines such as Kartanokierros and Rajasaaren kierros, and the short Tyyrinvuoren luonto -ja ympäristöpolku where the geometry meets it. North Savo is lake country; Kuopio is the main regional centre for services if you combine this hike with a wider trip.
Length & route
The trail is about 86.7 km as one continuous hiking route, not a loop. It is a regional connector: surface and maintenance shift between village roads, forest tracks, and national-park spurs. Yle describes the wider Sisä-Savon cooperation as more than 500 km of linked outdoor routes across five municipalities, with plans to join hiking and cycling corridors over time. Named sub-trails have their own published lengths—for example Kalajan kierros is a separate ring in the national park (Luontoon.fi and Visit Rautalampi treat it as its own day walk), and Kolmen vuoren vaellus is a longer challenge that shares the Vuori-Kalaja area with this line. Treat this entry as one long leg of the network rather than a single uniform footpath.
Getting there
National-park access for Kalajan kierros and Vuori-Kalaja is commonly staged from Kalaja P-alue and Vuori-Kalaja inva-pysäköintialue on our map; Retkipaikka describes starting from Kalaja parking for the ring walk. Konnekoski pysäköintialue supports Konnekoski nuotiokatos and Kellarilahti laituri via Kellarilahti polku. Törmälä bussi P-alue sits beside the shore corridor that meets Rajasaaren kierros for canoeists. VisitRautalampi.fi is the best hub for printable context and local trail names before you choose a start point along this long leg.
Good to know
Seasonal overlap with Rautalammin kirkonkylän ladut, Savo Gravel style gravel-bike corridors elsewhere in the municipalities, and winter networks is possible at junctions—check the latest rules for each activity. No dedicated YouTube trail overview met the specificity and quality bar for this exact 86 km leg; use VisitRautalampi.fi and Luontoon.fi for updates.
History
Yle reports that about twenty years ago large regional hiking networks were built across Inner Savo and elsewhere in North Savo, and that today’s cooperation between Suonenjoki and Rautalampi can reuse older Sisä-Savon ring-route paths as part of renewed marketing and route linking; the article also notes ambitions to connect routes for hiking and cycling, including links toward Etelä-Konneveden kansallispuisto.
Itinerary
Suggested staging using kilometre hints from our sequence (adjust to pace):
Day 1: Northern approach through Tervaharjun ampumarata and into Kerkonkoski—use Kerkonkosken uimapaikka and the Kerkonkoski sports fields as shore and village waypoints.
Day 2–3: Vuori-Kalaja national-park cluster (roughly 31–33 km from the start): branch to Kalajan kierros, Kolmen vuoren vaellus, or the short accessible spurs; use Vuori-Kalaja nuotiopaikka, Vuori-Kalaja puolikota, Kalaja P-alue, and related launches for breaks and swimming.
Day 4: Lake shore thread toward Törmälä bussi P-alue and Kierinniemen satama; optional paddle link via Rajasaaren kierros from the Törmälä shore band.
Day 5: Konnekoski nuotiokatos, Konnekoski pysäköintialue, and Kellarilahti laituri with Kellarilahti polku; continue east toward Palolahdentie and Wanhan Ratsastuskeskuksen maneesi.
Day 6 (optional buffer): Shorten or exit via connections toward Sisä-Savon retkeilyreitti - Suonenjoki or Sisä-Savon retkeilyreitti - Vesanto where the network meets.
either direction along the through-route; short national-park loops such as Kalajan kierros are often walked clockwise in trip write-ups
Route direction
National Park
Area
Recreation Area
Recreation Area
Lake
Lake
River
River
National-park spurs such as Kalajan kierros use Metsähallitus-style markings on trail posts and paint; the long-distance connector relies on regional Sisä-Savon signing between villages, with denser paint and posts on marked nature loops.
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Answers to your questions
Our data was researched from Rautalampi, 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.