Pirttipolku is a point-to-point leg of the Salpausselkä Trails network in Lahti. The trail is about 4.4 km and is marked in both directions with blue arrows and multi-use symbols. For parking, street crossings, shared-use etiquette with cyclists and dog walkers, and links into the wider ridge trail system, start with t...
City of Lahti – Pirttipolku (Salpausselkä Trails)+
Description
Pirttipolku is a point-to-point leg of the Salpausselkä Trails network in Lahti. The trail is about 4.4 km and is marked in both directions with blue arrows and multi-use symbols. For parking, street crossings, shared-use etiquette with cyclists and dog walkers, and links into the wider ridge trail system, start with the City of Lahti Pirttipolku page. The route lies on the Salpausselkä ice-marginal ridge; Visit Lahti Salpausselkä Geopark pages place the UNESCO Global Geopark landscape in context for visitors. Tiirismaan Latu ry works with the city on the marked Salpausselkä Trails system and publishes overview material for the network.
Pirttipolku connects Kärpäsenmäki, Petsamo, Männistönrinne, and Pirttiharju with nearby forest and creates a marked connection from neighbourhoods south of Hämeenlinnantie (old Highway 12) into the Salpausselkä outdoor trails via Kankaankatu and, to the west, the marked Riihelä routes. The tread stays close to housing, so you can join or leave the marked route at many points. Stretches of pine forest are bright and open, with thinned spruce in places; short slopes keep the profile mostly easy, while roots and stones add bite in a few spots. Where the forest corridor is narrow, the city asks everyone to share the path: cyclists keep speeds moderate, and dogs stay on a short leash when you meet others.
A few short on-street links join separate forest patches; follow traffic rules there and read the map carefully. The Kasakkamäki–Männistönrinne area holds protected archaeological sites; the marked path is routed to pass beside them. From Pirttipolku you can connect toward Riihelän rinki - Salpausselkä Trails and Koneharjun yhdysreitti - Salpausselkä Trails near Likolammen ulkokuntolaitteet and Erviänpuiston ulkokuntolaitteet, and toward Tähtipolku - Salpausselkä Trails, Tapanilan taival - Salpausselkä Trails, Raviksen rento - Salpausselkä trails, and Kintterön kymppi - Salpausselkä Trails deeper on the ridge. Kasakkamäen kuntorata and Urheilukeskuksen ja Messilän kuntoradat lie nearby for longer running circuits. Lahti lies in Päijät-Häme on the Salpausselkä UNESCO Global Geopark; the ridge edge is easy to see along the walk.
Length & route
About 4.4 km as a point-to-point line, marked in both directions with blue arrows and multi-use symbols. Printable PDF map and GPX are linked from the trail page.
Getting there
The only general parking the city lists for Pirttipolku is on the east side of the Kärpäsen school field at Kasakkamäentie 1, Lahti. You can also walk or cycle onto the route from Kasakkamäki, Männistönrinne, and Pirttiharju; bus services reach Kärpäsenmäki well. Use the Lahti map service outdoor layer or carry a printout—markers are occasionally vandalised.
Good to know
Natural forest tread, not an engineered outdoor corridor: no lighting, no winter ploughing or grooming—dress for the season and expect ice or deep snow when relevant. Reflective markers help in the dark if you carry a lamp. Dogs must stay leashed on municipal forest trails.
History
A municipal news item describes Pirttipolku as a roughly four-kilometre forest trail that knitted Pirttiharju, Männistönrinne, and Kärpäsenmäki into one continuous marked route where green connections were sometimes narrow or broken, with short on-street links filling the gaps. The same announcement notes new access from Riihelän rinki, Tähtipolku, and Raviksen Rento onto Pirttipolku, plus a connector from Tähtipolku and Raviksen Rento toward Salpausselkä Park at Hämeenlinnantie 59.
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Pirttipolku is a point-to-point leg of the Salpausselkä Trails network in Lahti. The trail is about 4.4 km and is marked in both directions with blue arrows and multi-use symbols. For parking, street crossings, shared-use etiquette with cyclists and dog walkers, and links into the wider ridge trail system, start with t...
City of Lahti – Pirttipolku (Salpausselkä Trails)+
Description
Pirttipolku is a point-to-point leg of the Salpausselkä Trails network in Lahti. The trail is about 4.4 km and is marked in both directions with blue arrows and multi-use symbols. For parking, street crossings, shared-use etiquette with cyclists and dog walkers, and links into the wider ridge trail system, start with the City of Lahti Pirttipolku page. The route lies on the Salpausselkä ice-marginal ridge; Visit Lahti Salpausselkä Geopark pages place the UNESCO Global Geopark landscape in context for visitors. Tiirismaan Latu ry works with the city on the marked Salpausselkä Trails system and publishes overview material for the network.
Pirttipolku connects Kärpäsenmäki, Petsamo, Männistönrinne, and Pirttiharju with nearby forest and creates a marked connection from neighbourhoods south of Hämeenlinnantie (old Highway 12) into the Salpausselkä outdoor trails via Kankaankatu and, to the west, the marked Riihelä routes. The tread stays close to housing, so you can join or leave the marked route at many points. Stretches of pine forest are bright and open, with thinned spruce in places; short slopes keep the profile mostly easy, while roots and stones add bite in a few spots. Where the forest corridor is narrow, the city asks everyone to share the path: cyclists keep speeds moderate, and dogs stay on a short leash when you meet others.
A few short on-street links join separate forest patches; follow traffic rules there and read the map carefully. The Kasakkamäki–Männistönrinne area holds protected archaeological sites; the marked path is routed to pass beside them. From Pirttipolku you can connect toward Riihelän rinki - Salpausselkä Trails and Koneharjun yhdysreitti - Salpausselkä Trails near Likolammen ulkokuntolaitteet and Erviänpuiston ulkokuntolaitteet, and toward Tähtipolku - Salpausselkä Trails, Tapanilan taival - Salpausselkä Trails, Raviksen rento - Salpausselkä trails, and Kintterön kymppi - Salpausselkä Trails deeper on the ridge. Kasakkamäen kuntorata and Urheilukeskuksen ja Messilän kuntoradat lie nearby for longer running circuits. Lahti lies in Päijät-Häme on the Salpausselkä UNESCO Global Geopark; the ridge edge is easy to see along the walk.
Length & route
About 4.4 km as a point-to-point line, marked in both directions with blue arrows and multi-use symbols. Printable PDF map and GPX are linked from the trail page.
Getting there
The only general parking the city lists for Pirttipolku is on the east side of the Kärpäsen school field at Kasakkamäentie 1, Lahti. You can also walk or cycle onto the route from Kasakkamäki, Männistönrinne, and Pirttiharju; bus services reach Kärpäsenmäki well. Use the Lahti map service outdoor layer or carry a printout—markers are occasionally vandalised.
Good to know
Natural forest tread, not an engineered outdoor corridor: no lighting, no winter ploughing or grooming—dress for the season and expect ice or deep snow when relevant. Reflective markers help in the dark if you carry a lamp. Dogs must stay leashed on municipal forest trails.
History
A municipal news item describes Pirttipolku as a roughly four-kilometre forest trail that knitted Pirttiharju, Männistönrinne, and Kärpäsenmäki into one continuous marked route where green connections were sometimes narrow or broken, with short on-street links filling the gaps. The same announcement notes new access from Riihelän rinki, Tähtipolku, and Raviksen Rento onto Pirttipolku, plus a connector from Tähtipolku and Raviksen Rento toward Salpausselkä Park at Hämeenlinnantie 59.
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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.