This is the shortest of three year-round, colour-marked winter multipurpose loops on Kalevankangas in Mikkeli—published as Nallepolku alongside longer Otson oikaisu and Karhun kiertämä on City of Mikkeli’s Kalevankangas outdoor pages and on Visit Mikkeli’s trail overview. The trail is about 2.1 km for the line us...
City of Mikkeli – Kalevankangas outdoor trails+
Description
This is the shortest of three year-round, colour-marked winter multipurpose loops on Kalevankangas in Mikkeli—published as Nallepolku alongside longer Otson oikaisu and Karhun kiertämä on City of Mikkeli’s Kalevankangas outdoor pages and on Visit Mikkeli’s trail overview. The trail is about 2.1 km for the line used here. On easy pine-forest terrain it is intended for mountain biking, walking, running, and snowshoeing when conditions allow; in winter the city clears snow from these corridors with a snowmobile pulling a small drag, while keeping skiers on the wider ski-track network separate. The routes are not lit. Dogs may accompany you.
Velo Saimaa cycling club and Mikkeli Sport Services planned the 2019 naming and marking project: trail names were chosen by club vote on a “bear cub” theme, the city marked the trails and built three new wooden bridges. For day-to-day questions the city lists the sports-facilities supervisor at Raviradantie 2; Visit Mikkeli also lists tourism contact details for the same area. Velo Saimaa’s mountain-biking pages describe an active local scene with regular group rides—Tuesday departures from Polkupyörä Etappi and Thursday meetups near Raviradantie—useful if you want company on nearby forest routes. Luontopolkumies’ Retkipaikka walk-through of Kalevankankaan luontopolku captures how busy and well-linked the harju outdoor hub feels, with wide winter ski corridors, foot bridges toward Hanhilampi, and clear signing where several route types meet.
Along the route you pass practical fitness stops in the Kalevankangas sports campus: early on you are near Kalevankankaan kuntoportaat, then the corridor runs toward Rouhialan koulun pallokenttä and Tuulikin hiekkakenttä before curling past Raviradantie’s Sport Forum cluster—kuntokeskus, hall courts, and Padel X—and finishing near Kalevankankaan koulun liikuntasali, lähiliikuntapaikka, ulkokuntoilupuisto, and tekonurmi. For a longer ride the same hub offers Monikäyttöreitti Otson oikaisu and Kalevankankaan monikäyttöreitti 6,2 km, and for a separate marked nature loop on foot you can add Kalevankankaan luontopolku around Hanhilampi. Kalevankankaan laavu on connecting routes sits a bit deeper in the forest network for a fire-pit stop when you combine trails.
Length & route
The ride is about 2.1 km as one continuous multipurpose segment through the Kalevankangas sports and forest edge. Official hub pages describe the published Nallepolku option at 2.8 km within the same three-trail family measured from their winter network layout; treat the figure here as the trail length for this page’s geometry. Terrain is mostly gentle in pine forest with short slopes; Yle notes small wooden bridges as part of the 2019 works.
Getting there
Kalevankangas is served from Raviradantie in Mikkeli—City of Mikkeli gives the sports-facilities address at Raviradantie 2, 50100 Mikkeli for supervisor contact. Visit Mikkeli lists Raviradantie, 50100 Mikkeli as the trail head area for the three multipurpose routes. Car parking is available along the road verges near trail and stadium facilities; Retkipaikka’s luontopolku report notes large roadside parking spots before the signed nature-trail start. Respect winter grooming: on multipurpose corridors stay off classic ski lanes elsewhere on the hill.
Good to know
About 36 km of ski trails with connectors radiate from Kalevankangas in winter, including a link toward Latupirtti—check current grooming on city materials before you mix skiing and biking. Shared-trail etiquette: yield to slower users and avoid damaging classic ski tracks when snow biking near latu corridors.
History
In November 2019 Yle reported that Mikkeli and Velo Saimaa had finished naming and marking three multipurpose trails on Kalevankangas—Karhun kiertämä 6.2 km, Otson oikaisu 4.2 km, and the older 2.8 km route officially named Nallepolku—with colour coding in the field, new trailhead boards planned near the ice hall and outdoor gym, three new wooden bridges by the city, and Trail names chosen through a Velo Saimaa club vote on a cub-themed naming competition.
Where to rent bikes
Polkupyörä Etappi (Poppelitie 26) rents hardtail and full-suspension mountain bikes and several e-MTB tiers from about €39–€69 per day with online, phone, or email booking; the shop is also Velo Saimaa’s Tuesday group-ride meeting point for local forest loops.
Point-to-point multipurpose segment through Kalevankangas; combine with colour-marked siblings or Kalevankankaan luontopolku for a longer outing.
Route direction
Recreation Area
Recreation Area
Winter Maintenance
Winter Maintenance
Field marking uses distinct colours for each multipurpose loop; new signage was rolled out from 2019 with boards planned at the main sports-area trailhead.
Route Signs
Open / Good Condition
Open / Good Condition
City of Mikkeli – Kalevankangas outdoor trails+
Activities allowed
Run
Activity
Hike / Walk
Activity
Bike
Activity
Terrain & conditions
2.1 km
Distance
Roughly 15–25 minutes at an easy bike pace on flat-to-rolling terrain, excluding photo or training stops at fitness stairs or outdoor gyms.
Est. Time
Packed grit and fine gravel on maintained multipurpose corridors through pine forest at Kalevankangas; short wooden bridge crossings and gentle grades.
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Our data was researched from Mikkeli, 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.
This is the shortest of three year-round, colour-marked winter multipurpose loops on Kalevankangas in Mikkeli—published as Nallepolku alongside longer Otson oikaisu and Karhun kiertämä on City of Mikkeli’s Kalevankangas outdoor pages and on Visit Mikkeli’s trail overview. The trail is about 2.1 km for the line us...
City of Mikkeli – Kalevankangas outdoor trails+
Description
This is the shortest of three year-round, colour-marked winter multipurpose loops on Kalevankangas in Mikkeli—published as Nallepolku alongside longer Otson oikaisu and Karhun kiertämä on City of Mikkeli’s Kalevankangas outdoor pages and on Visit Mikkeli’s trail overview. The trail is about 2.1 km for the line used here. On easy pine-forest terrain it is intended for mountain biking, walking, running, and snowshoeing when conditions allow; in winter the city clears snow from these corridors with a snowmobile pulling a small drag, while keeping skiers on the wider ski-track network separate. The routes are not lit. Dogs may accompany you.
Velo Saimaa cycling club and Mikkeli Sport Services planned the 2019 naming and marking project: trail names were chosen by club vote on a “bear cub” theme, the city marked the trails and built three new wooden bridges. For day-to-day questions the city lists the sports-facilities supervisor at Raviradantie 2; Visit Mikkeli also lists tourism contact details for the same area. Velo Saimaa’s mountain-biking pages describe an active local scene with regular group rides—Tuesday departures from Polkupyörä Etappi and Thursday meetups near Raviradantie—useful if you want company on nearby forest routes. Luontopolkumies’ Retkipaikka walk-through of Kalevankankaan luontopolku captures how busy and well-linked the harju outdoor hub feels, with wide winter ski corridors, foot bridges toward Hanhilampi, and clear signing where several route types meet.
Along the route you pass practical fitness stops in the Kalevankangas sports campus: early on you are near Kalevankankaan kuntoportaat, then the corridor runs toward Rouhialan koulun pallokenttä and Tuulikin hiekkakenttä before curling past Raviradantie’s Sport Forum cluster—kuntokeskus, hall courts, and Padel X—and finishing near Kalevankankaan koulun liikuntasali, lähiliikuntapaikka, ulkokuntoilupuisto, and tekonurmi. For a longer ride the same hub offers Monikäyttöreitti Otson oikaisu and Kalevankankaan monikäyttöreitti 6,2 km, and for a separate marked nature loop on foot you can add Kalevankankaan luontopolku around Hanhilampi. Kalevankankaan laavu on connecting routes sits a bit deeper in the forest network for a fire-pit stop when you combine trails.
Length & route
The ride is about 2.1 km as one continuous multipurpose segment through the Kalevankangas sports and forest edge. Official hub pages describe the published Nallepolku option at 2.8 km within the same three-trail family measured from their winter network layout; treat the figure here as the trail length for this page’s geometry. Terrain is mostly gentle in pine forest with short slopes; Yle notes small wooden bridges as part of the 2019 works.
Getting there
Kalevankangas is served from Raviradantie in Mikkeli—City of Mikkeli gives the sports-facilities address at Raviradantie 2, 50100 Mikkeli for supervisor contact. Visit Mikkeli lists Raviradantie, 50100 Mikkeli as the trail head area for the three multipurpose routes. Car parking is available along the road verges near trail and stadium facilities; Retkipaikka’s luontopolku report notes large roadside parking spots before the signed nature-trail start. Respect winter grooming: on multipurpose corridors stay off classic ski lanes elsewhere on the hill.
Good to know
About 36 km of ski trails with connectors radiate from Kalevankangas in winter, including a link toward Latupirtti—check current grooming on city materials before you mix skiing and biking. Shared-trail etiquette: yield to slower users and avoid damaging classic ski tracks when snow biking near latu corridors.
History
In November 2019 Yle reported that Mikkeli and Velo Saimaa had finished naming and marking three multipurpose trails on Kalevankangas—Karhun kiertämä 6.2 km, Otson oikaisu 4.2 km, and the older 2.8 km route officially named Nallepolku—with colour coding in the field, new trailhead boards planned near the ice hall and outdoor gym, three new wooden bridges by the city, and Trail names chosen through a Velo Saimaa club vote on a cub-themed naming competition.
Where to rent bikes
Polkupyörä Etappi (Poppelitie 26) rents hardtail and full-suspension mountain bikes and several e-MTB tiers from about €39–€69 per day with online, phone, or email booking; the shop is also Velo Saimaa’s Tuesday group-ride meeting point for local forest loops.
Point-to-point multipurpose segment through Kalevankangas; combine with colour-marked siblings or Kalevankankaan luontopolku for a longer outing.
Route direction
Recreation Area
Recreation Area
Winter Maintenance
Winter Maintenance
Field marking uses distinct colours for each multipurpose loop; new signage was rolled out from 2019 with boards planned at the main sports-area trailhead.
Roughly 15–25 minutes at an easy bike pace on flat-to-rolling terrain, excluding photo or training stops at fitness stairs or outdoor gyms.
Est. Time
Packed grit and fine gravel on maintained multipurpose corridors through pine forest at Kalevankangas; short wooden bridge crossings and gentle grades.
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Answers to your questions
Our data was researched from Mikkeli, 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.