Padasjoki Map

A smoke sauna on Lake Vähä-Kelkute. It can be rented. It is near a rental cabin.

This sauna can only be used when you rent Kelkutte's savottakämpa

The Lehtinen islands in Padasjoki has a sauna that can used by anyone during the boating season. <a href="https://paijanteenvirkistysalueyhdistys.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/08-LehtistenSaaret-lahestymiskartta.pdf">official .PDF of Lehtisten Saaret</a>

A cabin for 12 people located in Evo's camping area. Beach sauna, barbecue shed and boat in the area. The room has oven heating and gas lighting. Based on the water samples taken in July 2020, the water in the well located in Kelkutte's Savottakämpa is suitable for household water, i.e. suitable for drinking.Alueella on erikseen varattavissa savusauna Luppo.

Lammassaari laavu

Kalainsaaren keittokatos

Lava for 12 people in the Evo hiking area. The rental price includes firewood

The hermitage on the Lake Kovero Lake is available throughout the year. The beach plane can accommodate 12 people.

For up-to-date contact and route notes, use the City of Padasjoki’s Päijänne–Ilves trail page(1). Metsähallitus publishes the same trail on Luontoon.fi(2). Kohokohdat.fi’s Padasjoki outdoor article adds field tips on markings, footwear and season(3). The Päijät-Häme Regional Council’s Padasjoki page describes blue walking and mountain-bike symbols with blue–yellow arrows on posts, in addition to yellow paint marks along the forest line(4). The trail is about 12.9 km and connects Padasjoki with the Tarus area and the wider Evo hiking region. It is usually described from Laivaranta harbour on Lake Päijänne toward Tarus, but you can walk it either way(1). Near the Padasjoki end, the Kullasvuori outdoor hill clusters Tuomastornit twin lookout towers, Kullasvuoren laavu, and Kullasvuoren Fitness-park within the first kilometre—easy to combine with the short Kullasvuoren luontopolku loop before the path dives into village and forest. About halfway, Nyystölä village holds the Nuijasota memorial; a short side trip reaches Nyystölä bird tower(1)(3). The only lean-to along the main description, Nuijamiehen kolo, sits near streamside forest roughly 10 km from the Laivaranta start(1). After that, the terrain turns rockier toward Frans Joosefin lampi nature reserve and the Tarus shore, where Tarusmäen uimapaikka and Taruskenmäen tulipaikka offer swimming and a campfire stop before you connect toward Hämeen ilvesreitti, yhdysreitti Iso-Tarus - Evo and other Evo-area trails(1). In winter, local descriptions mention snowshoeing as an option where conditions allow(3). Padasjoki lies in Päijät-Häme. From Laivaranta you can continue by boat toward Päijänne National Park islands in season(1).

Kullasvuori Nature Trail is about 1 km of walking on rocky ridge and pine-dominated forest beside Laivaranta in Padasjoki, Päijät-Häme. The route is built around ridge woodland themes and local history, with boards along the way and the Tuomastornit lookout towers as the main payoff above Lake Päijänne. For current trail notes and on-site services, start with the City of Padasjoki’s Luontokohteet ja kylien luontopolut overview(1). Retkipaikka’s Luontopolkumies walk-through adds practical detail on parking, how well the paint shows in the forest, and how the short circular middle section joins the towers(2). Ajatusmatkalla describes the 2013 twin timber towers—Iso-Tuomas and Pikku-Tuomas linked by a bridge—and how the red-green colouring sits in the pine backdrop(3). From the Kullasvuorenkuja access, the wider Kullasvuori recreation strip packs everyday sports facilities next to the nature trail: Kullasvuoren Fitness-park, Padasjoki DiscGolfPark, Kullasvuoren lähiliikuntapaikka, Kullasvuoren tekonurmikenttä, Padasjoen urheilukenttä, and Kullasvuoren koulun liikuntasali cluster within a few hundred metres of the signed start, and Kullasvuoren laavu offers a lean-to style stop slightly aside from the main school-and-fields corner. About mid-route, Kullasvuoren kuntoportaat climbs the shoulder of the hill beside the path before the track reaches Tuomastornit with wide views toward Päijänne National Park and the lake’s island maze. The harbour is the natural launch pad for longer outings as well. Päijänne-Ilves-reitti is an about 13 km hiking link toward Taru–Evo trail network from Laivaranta, sharing the same fringe of Kullasvuori where the lean-to and towers sit; the municipality also lists it as a solid fat-bike option and gives a contact for sports-area maintenance(4). Marked winter skiing follows Kullasvuoren latu in the same outdoor block, and summer running uses the overlapping Kullasvuoren kuntorata loop if you want more kilometres after the short nature walk.

Savottapolku is about 4.5 km of forest walking on Tarus recreation land in the Padasjoki area, within the wider Evo–Tarus outdoor zone where the City of Hämeenlinna manages municipal forests next to Metsähallitus-managed Evo(1). The City of Hämeenlinna pairs this route with Karhunlenkki as one of two themed trails on Tarus and explains how Savottapolku introduces 1800- and 1900-century logging life, linking the savotta yard at Kelkute to Kristianin torppa, the charcoal-burner’s rental cottage(1). Visit Häme’s outdoor listing adds that boards along the path cover backwoods settlers and savotta history between roughly 1850 and 1950, and that the footpath follows the Ilves trail lynx-paw markers used across the regional hiking network(4). When you plan onward legs into state land, Luontoon.fi is the right place to confirm access and services for Evo itself(2). Hämeen virkistysalueyhdistys rounds out practical Kelkute details: parking coordinates for Tarus, rental contacts for Kelkutteen Savottakämppä and Kristianin torppa, and the service desk number for booking questions(3). Padasjoki lies in Päijät-Häme. Along the route, Kristianin torppa (Kaskenpolttajan torppa), vuokrakämppä comes up a little over one kilometre from the logical start—read firewood and rental rules on our Kristianin torppa page before an overnight. The Kelkute shore cluster around three kilometres in gathers Kelkutteen Savottakämppä, Kelkutteen Savottakämpän Sauna and the free-use Kelkutteen tulipaikka on Kelkutteentie; Savusauna Luppo sits in the same yard near the trail’s northern end. Those buildings tie into the logging-camp story the City of Hämeenlinna describes at Vähä-Kelkute(1). The same junctions connect naturally to Karhunlenkki hiking trail (Tarus) for proverb-themed boards, to Hämeen ilvesreitti, yhdysreitti Iso-Tarus - Evo for the green-marked link toward Evo, and to Häme Lynx Trail (Hämeen Ilvesreitti) – Asikkala section for a shorter Ilves segment—useful if you want to sample multiple Tarus loops in one visit.

Padasjoen kaupunki groups Auttoisten Jallinharju with its other village nature walks on the Luontokohteet ja kylien luontopolut pages(1). The Auttoinen nature trail is a compact hiking loop of about 4.2 km on our map across the esker ridge country of Auttoinen in Päijät-Häme. Padasjoki is one of six municipalities in the Salpausselkä UNESCO Global Geopark territory presented on Visit Lahti(3), so ridge-and-lake scenery here sits in the same ice-age landscape story as better-known Salpausselkä destinations nearby. On the ground the outing follows the spine of Jallinharju: Padasjoen kaupunki describes a marked path along the ridge crest with views over Päijät-Häme’s cultural landscapes, a bench at the turn-around end of the classic out-and-back, and signing from the Auttoisten Maatalo parking on Rouvilantie(1). Early in the route, sensitive herb-rich forest harbours the eastern agrimony—Agrimonia pilosa—described in the Auttoinen Natura factsheet on Ymparisto.fi(2). The best-known single tree along the way is Jallinharjun Mänty, a pine protected as a natural monument(1). Flying squirrels, tawny owls, and badgers have been recorded on the ridge mosaic(1). The walk passes Auttoisten pallokenttä near the mapped start—a ball-field area on Aarnontie that helps orient you if you are connecting from the village sports site rather than the Maatalo car park. Auttoinen is a nationally listed built cultural landscape on the shores of several lakes; treat understory and small habitat patches carefully and favour marked travel so rare plant microsites stay intact(2).

Linnamäki Trail is about 1.8 km of marked walking in the Maakeski village outdoor network in Padasjoki, Päijät-Häme. For closures and route notes, start with the City of Padasjoki hiking and outdoor routes hub(1). Maakeski lists the liaison contact for the nature and fitness trails, a downloadable map PDF, and reminders that both Maakeski loops are marked(2). The municipality highlights a steep opening climb toward the take-off of a former ski jump—expect a punchy first section before the path eases along the forested hill(1)(3). Early on you pass the Maakesken pallokenttä ball field area, a useful landmark in the open part of the village. On our map the nearby Korkiaismäen polku trail begins a few hundred metres away; walkers often pair the two loops in one outing from the same trailhead zone. Retkipaikka published Luontopolkumies’ walk-through of Korkiaismäen polku from Rientola: it describes the short Mukulintie connector, wooden “polku” signposts at junctions, and how quiet the lanes stayed on a summer weekday—useful background for how Maakeski feels underfoot even though that article follows the sister route(4). The City of Padasjoki nature destinations page packages downloadable PDF maps for the Maakeski pair; keep a copy on your phone if you like paper-style navigation(3).

Karhunlenkki is about 6.3 km of forest hiking on the Tarus recreation area in Padasjoki, part of a large mosaic of lakes and ridges between Hämeenlinna’s municipal forests and the state-owned Evo recreation area. The City of Hämeenlinna describes Karhunlenkki as a themed trail with information boards built around Finnish proverbs and situates it beside Savottapolku, a shorter historical logging-life loop, inside the wider Tarus–Evo outdoor network(1). Luontoon.fi is the place to double-check access and background for Evo itself when you plan longer links out of Tarus(2). Hämeen virkistysalueyhdistys pulls together parking, rental building contacts, and service phone numbers for everyone heading to Kelkute(3). Visit Häme’s outdoor catalogue entry repeats the length, notes natural surfaces with duckboards in wet spots, and names Kelkutteenharju and Karhumäki as parts of the hike(4). Padasjoki sits in Päijät-Häme; the trail character is typical southern boreal forest with small lakes and gentle relief, while the broader Evo–Tarus zone offers tens of kilometres of green paw-marked Ilves hiking links for anyone extending a day trip(1). Along this route you soon reach the Kelkute shore cluster: Kelkutteen tulipaikka, Kelkutteen Savottakämppä and Kelkutteen Savottakämpän Sauna sit within a few hundred metres of each other, and Savusauna Luppo is tucked right beside the same yard. Kristianin torppa (Kaskenpolttajan torppa), vuokrakämppä lies close to where the City of Hämeenlinna sends walkers coming along Savottapolku from the savotta yard toward the old charcoal-burner’s cottage(1). If you follow the line past wooded bays, Ruplahden tulipaikka marks a late-stage rest spot nearer Ilolantie before you swing back toward the Kelkute shore. Those buildings are bookable through the municipality’s cottage pages—read fees and sauna rules there before you commit. From Kelkute it is natural to combine Karhunlenkki with Hämeen ilvesreitti, yhdysreitti Iso-Tarus - Evo or the shorter Savottapolku 4,2 km, both of which share the same yard infrastructure on our map. Hämeen ilvesreitti, Ilvesvaellus runs nearby toward Asikkala if you want the parallel Ilves network in the opposite direction. Those connectors make Karhunlenkki a strong half-day anchor for sampling Tarus before committing to a multi-day Ilves tour.

Metsähallitus lists Kelvenne as part of Päijänne National Park; the Kelvenne Trail page on Luontoon.fi is the clearest official reference for this exact route before you commit to a boat crossing(1). Visit Lahti describes the same island crossing as a classic Päijänne walk between sandy beaches, quiet forest, and open esker crests, with endpoints at Kirkkosalmi in the south and Likolahti in the north so you can walk it either way(2). Padasjoki is the lakeside municipality most visitors associate with harbour departures, and the City of Padasjoki highlights Kelvenne in its Salpausselkä Geopark storytelling as one of Finland’s largest intact esker islands(5). On the ground, Marko Hämäläinen’s Retkipaikka report from Kelvenne captures how day hikers experience the firewood sheds, blue-painted trail marks, and bird-protection closures that are easy to overlook if you only read a distance figure(3). Luontopolkumies adds practical pacing notes—roughly ten kilometres end to end, a few sharp esker descents, and plenty of reasons to lounge on Isohieta’s sand before the last climb toward Likolahti(4). The trail is about 10.3 km as one continuous hike across Kelvenne island. It is not a loop: you thread the island from one landing beach to the other, alternating lakeshore fringes with higher esker ribbons where the view opens over Päijänne. Within the first kilometres from the Likolahti end you already pass Likolahti nuotiopaikka and Likolahti puucee, then reach the Isohieta cluster—Isohieta nuotiopaikka, Isohieta telttailualue for tent campers, and Isohieta puucee—on one of the island’s longest swimming beaches. Karhunkämmen nuotiopaikka and Karhunkämmen puucee sit a little farther along the west shore and work well as a shorter coffee stop if you are logging distance quickly. Around four kilometres into the route the Hinttolanhiekka services fan out along the east shore: Hinttolanhiekka telttailualue, Hinttolanhiekka nuotiopaikka, Hinttolanhiekka puucee, and Hinttolanhiekka kiinnitystolpat (9kpl) for small boats that want a shore tie while hikers stretch their legs. Dry toilets sit near each fireplace pair, so you can plan breaks without hunting for facilities. Nearing the southern strait, Kirkkosalmi keittokatos is the only covered cooking shelter along the route, complemented by Kirkkosalmi nuotiopaikka, Kirkkosalmi liiteri-käymälä, and the legacy Kirkkosalmi vanha liiteri-käymälä tucked beside the same maintenance cluster. Kyyränlahti nuotiopaikka and Kyyränlahti puucee give mid-island boat passengers a logical hop-off if scheduled craft call there. Farther along, Koukunlahti nuotiopaikka and Koukunlahti puucee mark another pretty bay, while Nimetön nuotiopaikka and Nimetön puucee finish the swing through the north shore woods before you close in on Likolahti again on the opposite bearing. In winter the overlapping Laivaranta - Kelvenne ladut ski track shares some clearings with this summer foot line—especially around Isohieta—and passes lookout infrastructure such as Tuomastornit on its own map, useful context if you return when the hiking trail is snowbound.

Korkiaismäki Trail is about 2.1 km of walking in Maakeski village, Padasjoki, in the Päijät-Häme countryside north of Lake Päijänne. The Municipality of Padasjoki groups it with Linnamäen polku in the Maakeski nature-and-fitness trail pair, publishes downloadable maps, and points walkers to the Rientola trailhead parking on Mukulintie(1). The same authority’s nature destinations page links the Maakeski network to a printable route PDF for planning before you leave home(2). Maakeski lists a contact for trail questions and hosts an online map you can save to your phone(4). You start practical access from Maakesken monitoimikenttä beside village hall parking at Mukulintie 30 — the same yard the municipality uses as the main trailhead for both Maakeski loops. From there you follow Mukulintie on foot roughly three hundred metres to where the marked hill route branches toward Korkiaismäki; the sister Linnamäen polku continues farther along the road before climbing toward the old ski-jump take-off(1). Along Korkiaismäki the path rolls through fields into spruce forest and up the hill crest, where managers advertise open views over Päijänne even though trees now partly screen the lake(1). Retkipaikka’s walk-through by Luontopolkumies adds ground-travel detail: junctions at the hill use wooden markers lettered “polku” rather than paint bands, a signed loop section begins after roughly seven hundred metres on foot from Rientola, and the viewpoint carries a bench plus a guestbook tucked in a roadside mailbox frame — useful orientation if you are unsure you are at the right spur(3). That report also notes stretches where turf and undergrowth swallow the tread because so few people walk here, so sturdy footwear and long trousers stay sensible even on warm days(3). There is no maintained campfire point on this trail(3). For hut bookings, opening-hour quirks, or storm damage, treat the Municipality of Padasjoki and Maakeski as the channels that receive field reports first(1)(4).

The Päijänne–Ilves Trail is about 12.9 km on our map as a point-to-point connector from Padasjoki Laivaranta toward the Tarus recreation area and onward links to Evo. The Municipality of Padasjoki describes it as a roughly 13 km hiking and mountain-biking link where the landscape shifts from easy, open countryside near the lake to rockier, hillier forest closer to Tarus, with about three to five hours typical for the full traverse(1). Metsähallitus summarises the same corridor on Luontoon.fi for visitors comparing it with other outdoor offers in the area(2). Visit Päijänne notes yellow paint marks and tape for wayfinding, moderate overall demand, and ends at Iso-Tarusjärvi with a swimming beach, campfire spot, and camping(3). Bikeland adds practical riding context—much of the distance is unpaved, forest path dominates after the village sections, elevation gain around a couple of hundred metres, and a short technical rocky push near Tarus that heavier bikes or full camping loads may want to bypass along forest road(4). Padasjoki sits in Päijät-Häme on Lake Päijänne. At the Laivaranta end you are beside Kullasvuori: Tuomastornit overlooks the lake and pairs naturally with Kullasvuoren Fitness-park, Kullasvuoren laavu, and the short Kullasvuoren luontopolku loop before you dive into the longer link. Along the ride, Tarusmäen uimapaikka and Taruksenmäen tulipaikka sit in the Tarus countryside cluster. Nuijamiehen kolo is the only shelter directly on the marked line—about 10 km from Laivaranta per official copy—with a fireplace and a dry toilet in the woods before Frans Joosef Lake nature reserve and the final pull to Tarus. From Tarus you can join Hämeen ilvesreitti, yhdysreitti Iso-Tarus - Evo into Evo’s wider trail network, pick up winter ski corridors such as Laivaranta - Kelvenne ladut near the shore, or spin the small Kullasvuoren latu and Kullasvuoren kuntorata circuits around Kullasvuori. The hiking line Päijänne–Ilves Trail shares much of the same corridor if someone in your group prefers to walk. For mountain bike rental and local guided rides, Padasjoen Latu maintains fat-bikes and hardtails—see their hire page for models and prices(5).

Nuotiokehä. Savottapolku kulkee tämän kautta. Tien toisella puolella löytyy kaivo.

<a href="https://paijanteenvirkistysalueyhdistys.fi/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/09-LinnasaarenSelkasaaret-lahestymiskartta.pdf">official .PDF of Linnasaaren Selkäsaaret</a>

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