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Turrin Trail

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0.2 km

Description

Municipality of Pirkkala – Turrin metsäraitti+

Description

For lighting, winter upkeep, flying-squirrel-conscious alignment, and how Turrin metsäraitti fits the Pyhäjärvi shore network, start with the Municipality of Pirkkala’s Turrin metsäraitti information. Luontoon.fi lists the same shore area for national browsing under Turrin luontopolku. Reissuesan matkablogi’s 2023 survey of Pirkkala’s public beaches describes Turrin uimaranta—piers, a floating diving tower, steep drop-off and modest lawn—with big-lake boat traffic visible toward Rajasalmi bridge. The trail is about 0.2 km as a short, easy hiking segment in Pirkkala on the Pirkanmaa shore of Lake Pyhäjärvi, southeast of Tampere. The Turri recreation strip bundles the path with Turrin uimaranta, Turrin kenttä, and Martanpihan leikkialue within a few hundred metres, while Turrin ulkoilureitti and Turrin leikkipuisto add a stroller-friendly walking loop beside the same neighbourhood. Nearby hiking option Soljan polku starts a few minutes away for a slightly longer marked nature strip. The long Pyhäjärven maisemareitti ja Pyhäjärven kierros cycling route eventually passes through Turri again much farther along its lakeside loop, linking the same ball field and playground by bike on a very different scale. Expect a brief shore-woods connector rather than a backcountry outing—ideal after a swim, between playgrounds, or as a warm-up before Soljan polku. The municipal corridor it joins is a three-metre-wide crushed-surface park path, lit and winter maintained, routed to stay clear of flying squirrel core habitat while still tying lake services to Soukontie; the project replaced an older natural rowing beach with a new ten-berth rowing dock beside the swimming beach. Further raitit on the wider Pyhäjärvi shore plan are itemised separately.

Length & route

The trail is about 0.2 km on our map. Municipality of Pirkkala describes the adjoining Turrin metsäraitti as part of the Pyhäjärvi shore route, running between Turrin uimaranta and Soukontie as a three-metre-wide crushed-surface, lit, winter-maintained park path aligned away from flying squirrel core habitat. The municipal master list of Pyhäjärvi shore raitit shows Turrin metsäraitti completed in 2022 among other sections.

Getting there

Turrin uimaranta is at Turrintie 15–17 roughly two kilometres from central Pirkkala; a small upper parking area sits beside the beach, while larger beach and parking improvements remain a separate planning step. The municipal corridor’s inland end is described toward Soukontie.

Good to know

Dedicated YouTube searches for this exact trail name did not surface a concise on-trail overview clip worth embedding; Reissuesan matkablogi’s beach article adds photos and practical shore context. Dogs are not discussed on the pages reviewed; exercise usual care near shoreline nature and protected mammal habitat.

Managed by

Pirkkala

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Walk either direction along the short connector; the adjoining municipal forest path is described point-to-point between Turrin uimaranta and Soukontie.

Route direction

Recreation Area

Lake

Winter Maintenance

Stroller Friendly

Accessibility

Open / Good Condition

Municipality of Pirkkala – Turrin metsäraitti

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

0.2 km

Distance

About 5 minutes one way at an easy pace for roughly 0.2 km.

Est. Time

The municipality’s parallel shore corridor uses a three-metre-wide crushed-surface park path.

Surface

Point-to-Point

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

2022

Construction year

Municipality of Pirkkala – Turrin metsäraitti

Location

61.46885°N, 23.61166°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

PirkanmaaRegion

PirkkalaCity

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Pirkkala, 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.

Finland Pirkanmaa Pirkkala Hiking TrailsTurrin Trail

Turrin Trail0.2 km

Description

Municipality of Pirkkala – Turrin metsäraitti+

Description

Length & route

Getting there

Good to know

Managed by

Pirkkala

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Location

Walk either direction along the short connector; the adjoining municipal forest path is described point-to-point between Turrin uimaranta and Soukontie.

Route direction

Recreation Area

Lake

Winter Maintenance

Stroller Friendly

Accessibility

Open / Good Condition

Municipality of Pirkkala – Turrin metsäraitti