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Haukijärvi parking to Haukijärvi cooking shelter

—•Hiking Trails

0.1 km

Route

P 1

Description

Luontoon.fi – Riuttaskorpi trail+

Description

Haukijärvi parking to Haukijärvi cooking shelter is a very short forest link—about 0.1 km—in Metsähallitus-managed Riuttaskorpi Recreation Forest north of Ylöjärvi, Pirkanmaa. It connects the Haukijärvi parking pockets with Riuttaskorven keittokatos Haukijärvi on the shore of Lake Haukijärvi, where you can get out of the weather to heat food. For fire rules, route choices across the wider Riuttaskorpi network, and the official outdoor snapshot, use the Riuttaskorpi trail page on Luontoon.fi. The trail starts beside Riuttaskorven pysäköintialue, Haukijärvi and Riuttaskorven parkkipaikka. A few dozen metres through spruce forest brings you to Riuttaskorven keittokatos Haukijärvi. Riuttaskorven kaivo Haukijärvi sits close by for hand-pump water when the well is in service. Dry toilets are available in the same cluster as the cooking shelter. Riuttaskorven laituri, Haukijärvi gives a simple lakeside access point, and Riuttaskorpi sauna is the rental sauna building that Visit Tampere mentions for summer bookings—check Metsähallitus rental products for current prices and keys. Treat this segment as the doorstep to longer walking: it lines up with Suutarilankosken P-alue - Haukijärven keittokatos, the 1.1 km connector that continues toward Suutarilankoski and other Riuttaskorpi loops. Visit Tampere quotes about 15 km of hiking routes and five lean-to or campfire hubs across the recreation forest, plus quieter visitor numbers than the big national parks on either side of the corridor. City of Ylöjärvi lists Riuttaskorpi Forest on its Nature pages with Torttilantie-area access notes and the Metsähallitus customer line for Western Finland. Terrain here is a narrow dirt path in shady spruce forest beside the lake. After rain, tread can be soft—match footwear to the season. Reissaustajaruokaa's Haukijärvi circuit post describes worn duckboards and signage on longer Riuttaskorpi circles and reminds readers that maintenance in remote recreation forests can lag behind city parks; the same calm, map-in-hand mindset helps on short links like this one. Pirkanmaa is a practical home base for combining Riuttaskorpi with Seitseminen or Helvetinjärvi national parks on multi-day trips. Ylöjärvi sits on Tampere's edge, so food and fuel stops are reachable before you head up Torttilantie.

Length & route

The trail is about 0.1 km as mapped. It forms a tiny loop from the lakeshore parking toward Riuttaskorven keittokatos Haukijärvi and back along the same thread, so most visitors experience it as a two-way stride rather than a standalone hike. Pair it with Suutarilankosken P-alue - Haukijärven keittokatos or wider Riuttaskorpi circuits when you want meaningful distance; Visit Tampere places the whole recreation forest route stock at roughly 15 km.

Getting there

Motor access to the Haukijärvi shore cluster follows Torttilantie north from Ylöjärvi. Visit Tampere quotes Torttilantie 517 in Ylöjärvi as the published address for Riuttaskorven virkistysmetsä and mentions four separate parking pockets across the forest. Park at Riuttaskorven pysäköintialue, Haukijärvi or Riuttaskorven parkkipaikka beside this connector; both lots sit beside the spur road that reaches the lake. City of Ylöjärvi lists a Torttilantie 452 contact point for Riuttaskorpi Forest when you need a second municipal pointer alongside Metsähallitus services. Customer service for Western Finland routes and permits is available weekdays by phone via the number City of Ylöjärvi repeats from Metsähallitus.

Good to know

Metsähallitus rents Riuttaskorpi sauna in summer; Visit Tampere highlights the option for visitors who want a wood-fired lakeside sauna session after hiking. Expect self-sufficient travel: carry drinking water backups even when Riuttaskorven kaivo Haukijärvi looks tempting, respect wildfire and litter rules from the official Riuttaskorpi pages, and refresh fees or closures on Luontoon.fi. When you continue toward Suutarilankoski, watch for junction signs so you do not confuse parallel exits around the Haukijärvi shore.

History

Visit Tampere notes that literary stories tied to Riuttaskorpi include a traveller's vision tale in Johan Ludvig Runeberg's Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat.

Managed by

Ylöjärvi

Official Maintenance

GPX data from: © Metsähallitus, 2024

Trail info

Recreation Area

Lake

Open / Good Condition

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

0.1 km

Distance

About 5–10 minutes on foot for the full micro-loop with a pause at the cooking shelter.

Est. Time

Dirt

Surface

Loop, Single Track

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

Partial Shade

Shade

Location

61.97790°N, 23.58455°E

Parking coordinates

FinlandCountry

PirkanmaaRegion

YlöjärviCity

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Ylöjärvi, 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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