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Kintterön kymppi - Salpausselkä Trails MTB

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10 km

Route

Description

City of Lahti – Kintterön Kymppi (Salpausselkä Trails)+

Description

The trail runs in Lahti on the Salpausselkä ridge, part of the Salpausselkä UNESCO Global Geopark. Kintterön kymppi - Salpausselkä Trails MTB follows the same signed line as the walking and running version Kintterön kymppi - Salpausselkä Trails: a roughly 10 km forest circuit marked with red arrows for clockwise travel, with about 190 m of climbing and a character built around narrow singletrack, rooty climbs, and short technical descents. For one-way rules, detours around damaged signs, mountain-bike skill expectations, and etiquette on a busy multi-use network, start with the City of Lahti Kintterön kymppi page. Visit Lahti publishes a mountain-bike-oriented description that matches the same layout and difficulty level. Karoliina Kaski’s Retkipaikka piece on walking Kintterön kymppi is a rich on-the-ground read on forest types, boardwalk sections, and how the red-arrow line feels when you are not in the saddle. Tiirismaan Latu ry partners with the city on Salpausselkä Trails and shares network background material. As described by the City of Lahti, the line threads Tapanila backwoods, winds past Likolammi and Koneharju, skirts an old-growth spruce stand, loops around the Kintterönsuo nature reserve with a mire crossing on duckboards, then climbs into rooty spruce around Hakalaukku, threads a few kettle depressions, and finishes with serpentine climbs and descents before rolling pine-forest riding back toward Tapanila. The route is marked one-way for safety, with clockwise (myötäpäivään) as the recommended bike direction; riding against the marking means extra care and solid GPS or map skills. Wet roots and stones raise the difficulty quickly—something the city calls out plainly for route choice after rain. Walkers and runners share the same corridor; the city asks people to skip headphones where sight lines are short, to expect fast riders from behind, and to keep dogs leashed. Along the roughly 10 km, our stop list clusters into two main service bands. Near the north-east side of the loop, within about the first kilometre from the Syke–Koneharju parking band, you pass Tapanilan hiihtomaja and Tapanilan ulkokuntolaitteet, with Jalkarannan koulun pallokenttä and Kankolanpuiston ulkokuntolaitteet close to the trail geometry as you work through the Tapanila side. Toward the south-west, around eight to nine kilometres into the circuit, Likolammen uimaranta Lahti and Likolammen ulkokuntolaitteet sit beside Likolammi—handy if you want a swim break or an outdoor-gym stop before closing the loop. Read more on our pages for each place when you want photos, maps, and amenities in one place. You can lengthen or vary a day from Urheilukeskuksen ja Messilän kuntoradat or Vanha Ravirata by tying in Tapanilan taival - Salpausselkä trails MTB, then branch into Kintterön kymppi; the City of Lahti also suggests adding Hakalaukunlenkki ja Hakalaukunpolku - Salpausselkä Trails MTB for distance, or using Siltapolku - Salpausselkä Trails MTB and Mörripolku toward Hollola’s marked bike trails. Koneharjun yhdysreitti - Salpausselkä trails MTB and Riihelän Rinki - Salpausselkä trails MTB connect near Likolammi if you want shorter link options. Päijät-Häme is known for ridge and lake scenery; Lahti is the regional hub, and this loop is the longest and most demanding of the city’s marked Salpausselkä Trails for riders. A separate Hollola “Suoreitti” network with wooden posts and yellow paint blazes is mentioned as an extension idea in the same area but is not the red-arrow Salpausselkä line.

Length & route

About 10 km as a signed circuit on Salpausselkä Trails. Total ascent is roughly 190 m. Marking is one-way clockwise for bikes; expect narrower forest singletrack with short wider crossings and optional grooming-track shortcuts in summer when you want an easier line.

Getting there

Main parking is at Sykekadun P-paikka, Sykekatu 11, and Koneharjunkadun P-paikka, Koneharjunkatu 10, each with a map pin on kartta.lahti.fi. Buses toward Päijät-Häme keskussairaala stop within walking distance of both access points. From Tapanilan hiihtomaja you can reach the network on a Black-and-white-arrow transfer link to Sykekatu, as described on the City of Lahti page.

Good to know

The city notes occasional vandalism of arrow posts and asks riders to follow red paint on trees and rocks if arrows are missing. Use a bell or voice when overtaking, keep speeds moderate in poor visibility, avoid cutting new braids, and do not create Strava segments on these shared paths. Events need a separate permit from the route maintainer.

Managed by

Lahti

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Clockwise (myötäpäivään) is the official recommended bike direction; arrows are placed for one-way travel. If you move against the marking, use a mobile map or GPX and expect conflicts at blind corners.

Route direction

Red arrow markers (punaiset nuolimerkit), with red paint blazes on rocks and trees as backup when posts are damaged.

Route Signs

Dogs (On Leash)

Dogs

Open / Good Condition

City of Lahti – Kintterön Kymppi (Salpausselkä Trails)

Activities allowed

Run

Activity

Hike / Walk

Activity

Bike

Activity

Terrain & conditions

10 km

Distance

About 1.5–2.5 hours by mountain bike and roughly 2–4 hours on foot at a steady pace, per the City of Lahti.

Est. Time

Narrow forest singletrack with roots, rocks, and short technical descents; duckboard sections on the mire; occasional wider crossings and optional ski-track bases for summer shortcuts—see the City of Lahti page for seasonal behaviour beside groomed lanes.

Surface

Loop, Single Track

Route Type

City of Lahti – Kintterön Kymppi (Salpausselkä Trails)

Location

60.99399°N, 25.54358°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

Päijät-HämeRegion

LahtiCity

TapanilaVillage

Biking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Lahti, 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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