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Härmälä Nature Trail

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1.5 km

Route

Description

City of Tampere – Rantaperkiön luontopolku+

Description

The trail is about 1.5 km and follows the shore of Lake Pyhäjärvi in Tampere through Härmälä Rantapuisto. After a major renewal in summer 2025 the route is promoted as Rantaperkiön luontopolku—the former Härmälän luontopolku—while national listings and maps may still use the older name. For current access, markings, and the Oskari map layer, the City of Tampere’s Rantaperkiön luontopolku page is the best official starting point. Metsähallitus also lists the trail on Luontoon.fi under the name Härmälän luontopolku for discovery alongside other urban outdoor routes. From the water’s edge you move mainly through shore forest between the Rantaperkiö boat harbour area and the pedestrian bridge zone at the mouth of Vihioja. Thirteen information boards introduce Rantaperkiö’s habitats, species, and how the area changed from early-1900s villa coast to today, and invite you to notice ongoing change. The path is marked with yellow paint marks and arrow signs on the ground; mulch, duckboards, and short stair flights reduce erosion on steep or rooty spots. The ground can be hilly and muddy in places but is usually dry enough for normal walking shoes. Along the route you pass Rantaperkiön uimapaikka and Härmälän rantapuisto at the western end—easy to combine with a swim or a pause in the beach park. A little farther east, Perkiönpuiston kuntoilupaikka sits just off the corridor for body-weight exercise if you want to extend an easy outing. Toward the Hatanpää side, Rantaperkiön kenttä and Rantaperkiön luistelukenttä border the shore route, and Hatanpään koulun liikuntasali and Rautaharkonpuiston kuntoilupaikka lie near the eastern end—handy context if you arrive by foot from the city-side sports blocks. The route lies on Pirkanmaa’s urban lakeshore; where the trail meets the big lake, longer water-based lines such as Pyhäjärven melontareitti and the extensive Pyhäjärven maisemareitti ja Pyhäjärven kierros cycling network run parallel to the same shore—worth combining if you use separate craft or bikes.

Length & route

The trail is about 1.5 km in public route data. After the 2025 rebuild the City of Tampere describes the walking line as roughly 1.3 km between Rantaperkiö boat harbour (Talvitie 2) and the Hatanpää pedestrian bridge at the mouth of Vihioja. English-language visitor copy for the city sometimes still describes about two kilometres from the Härmälä beach approach for the same shore walk.

Getting there

Main start: Rantaperkiö boat harbour, Talvitie 2 (a few parking spaces). Alternative start near the Hatanpää pedestrian bridge at the mouth of Vihioja; approach from Rantaraitti 16. The city quotes about 3.8 km from Tampere railway station to the harbour start and about 2.9 km to the Hatanpää end. From the west, regional visitor material describes reaching the shore via Nuolialantie and Talvitie toward Härmälä beach parking.

Good to know

An August 2025 news story on the municipal site described the guided opening walk led by environmental biologist Tuomas Lilleberg, highlighted mulch, duckboards, and stairs from the renewal, and noted the route is hilly in places and not fully barrier-free. The same announcement mentioned optional use of the iNaturalist species app on similar city walks—bring it if you like recording observations. Check the City of Tampere page for any temporary shore works or events.

History

Rantaperkiö was part of Härmälä’s villa coast along Lake Pyhäjärvi in the early 1900s; the trail boards interpret that cultural shoreline and ecological change.

Managed by

Tampere

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Walkable in either direction between the boat harbour and the Hatanpää bridge; the city describes both ends as alternative starts.

Route direction

Lake

Yellow paint marks and arrow signs on the ground.

Route Signs

Open / Good Condition

City of Tampere – Rantaperkiön luontopolku

Activities allowed

Run

Activity

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

1.5 km

Distance

About 30–45 minutes at an easy pace without long stops; allow more time to read all boards or pause by the beach.

Est. Time

Duckboards / Dirt

Surface

Point-to-Point, Single Track

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

Partial Shade

Shade

2025

Renovation years

Location

61.47336°N, 23.74605°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

PirkanmaaRegion

TampereCity

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Rantaperkiön luistelukenttä

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Rantaperkiön kenttä

200 m

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Tampere, 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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Description

City of Tampere – Rantaperkiön luontopolku+

Description

Length & route

Getting there

Good to know

History

Rantaperkiö was part of Härmälä’s villa coast along Lake Pyhäjärvi in the early 1900s; the trail boards interpret that cultural shoreline and ecological change.