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Riihelä Ring - Salpausselkä trails MTB

—•Biking Trails

2.1 km

Route

Likolammen ulkokuntolaitteet

0.7 km|Free

Outdoor Gyms

Erviänpuiston ulkokuntolaitteet

1.5 km|Free

Outdoor Gyms

Description

City of Lahti – Riihelän Rinki (Salpausselkä Trails)+

Description

Riihelän Rinki – Salpausselkä trails MTB is the mountain-bike line for an easy, narrow loop on Salpausselkä Trails in Lahti, within the Salpausselkä UNESCO Global Geopark. For closures, grooming context on the wider network, and printable maps, start with the City of Lahti Riihelän Rinki page. Visit Lahti rounds up Lahti–Hollola MTB options on the same ridge and describes how the marked forest network rides day to day, which helps if you plan a longer session after this lap. Karoliina Kaski’s Retkipaikka piece on Kintterön kymppi and Salpausselkä Trails adds a walker’s eye view of Likolampi, Koneharju, and the same pine-and-spruce tread you meet here. Tiirismaan Latu ry works with the city on trail marking and background material for Salpausselkä Trails. On the bicycle map the line is about 2.1 km as one clockwise loop through Riihelä forest, marked with blue-background yellow arrow blazes. The loop is multi-use: the City of Lahti intends it for foot, running, and mountain bike in the seasons when the path is open, and asks for moderate speed because the tread is narrow. Terrain is mostly easy pine heath; spruce patches hold roots that get slippery when wet, and the steepest climb sits on the Junkkarinpolku outdoor-route section rather than on long downhill pitches. Along the ring you pass near Likolammen ulkokuntolaitteet at the lake side of the circuit, then loop the Riihelä sports cluster where Riihelän luistelukenttä, Riihelän pieni pallokenttä, Riihelän iso pallokenttä, and Erviänpuiston ulkokuntolaitteet sit close together—handy for a strength break or a short detour if you are stacking laps. From this loop you can link via Koneharjun yhdysreitti - Salpausselkä trails MTB toward Kintterön kymppi - Salpausselkä Trails MTB and Pirttipolku - Salpausselkä trails, pick up Siltapolku - Salpausselkä Trails MTB toward Hollola, or cross to Kasakkamäen kuntorata where it touches the same woods. Urheilukeskuksen ja Messilän kuntoradat and other fitness loops sit a little farther north-east when you want a different surface after the forest ring.

Length & route

About 2.1 km as one mapped clockwise loop on the mountain-bike line through Riihelä. Many outings add the roughly 0.6 km marked connector from Koneharjunkatu 10 (Koneharjun yhdysreitti - Salpausselkä trails MTB) before joining the ring. Blue-background yellow arrow markers; rotation is clockwise on the loop itself.

Getting there

Main parking for the connector is Koneharjunkatu 10, Lahti—the City of Lahti lists the same lot for Riihelän rinki and the 0.6 km transfer to the ring. From Riihelä you can climb Junkkarinpolku or branch from Törmäpolku’s outdoor spur; from Pirttiharju/Petsamo use the outdoor route under Jankkarinkatu. Lahti and Hollola sides also meet the Hämeenlinnantie light-traffic corridor via underpasses. Cross-check the pin with kartta.lahti.fi outdoor-trail layers.

Good to know

No trail lighting; markers are reflective, so carry a headlamp or proper bike lights after dark. Dogs stay leashed on all municipal forest trails. The route is laid out for year-round exercise without winter machine maintenance—expect ice; studded footwear or tires help. The loop crosses ski tracks several times and runs beside an outdoor route in places; use marked crossings and give skiers space. Light snow packs the path for walking, running, or fat biking; deep snow suits snowshoeing.

Managed by

Lahti

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Clockwise on Riihelän Rinki; trail posts use blue-background yellow arrows. When you merge from Koneharjun yhdysreitti - Salpausselkä trails MTB, follow those rotation notes onto the ring. Kintterön kymppi - Salpausselkä Trails MTB nearby is marked clockwise on its own longer circuit—do not mix the two systems.

Route direction

Blue-background yellow arrow blazes; reflective.

Route Signs

Dogs (On Leash)

Dogs

Open / Good Condition

City of Lahti – Riihelän Rinki (Salpausselkä Trails)

Activities allowed

Run

Activity

Hike / Walk

Activity

Bike

Activity

Terrain & conditions

2.1 km

Distance

Often about 15–25 minutes by mountain bike on the 2.1 km loop at an easy pace, or somewhat longer if you session roots or repeat laps; add roughly 5–10 minutes if you ride the 0.6 km connector each way from Koneharjunkatu parking.

Est. Time

Mostly rolling pine-forest tread with short rooty spruce sections; narrow single-track character, occasional outdoor-route ties near Riihelä.

Surface

Loop, Single Track

Route Type

City of Lahti – Riihelän Rinki (Salpausselkä Trails)

Location

60.98763°N, 25.55191°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

Päijät-HämeRegion

LahtiCity

RiiheläVillage

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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