Savonlinna Map

The hut / cooking shelter / beach can be used by anyone. But the sauna is reserved only for Savonlinna associations.

If you want to book a 1 hour private sauna here it is 60€ / h: https://rentle.store/harjunportti/shop?category=uG7hCapxmguJu3FPk0uy

Tervetuloa nauttimaan savusaunan rauhoittavista löylyistä Vilpunrannan saunalle. Miesten saunavuorot ovat seuraavat: Hintaan sisältyy myös avannon, sähkösaunan ja paljun käyttö. Lisäksi Vilpunrannan pukuhuone ja pesutilat ovat käytettävissä. Avantoon menemistä varten on suositeltavaa varata jalkineet, ja muista ottaa mukaan oma pyyhe. Palvelu on saatavilla hiihtolomaviikkojen aikana (viikot 8-10) tiistaisin ja torstaisin.

Juppitupa is an enclosed campfire hut on the Kievarinkierros hiking trail & Varpalan ski trail.

Rapakon laavu

There is a hut you can rent between the ice walking route from Oravi and Linnansaari.

Tuohisaari GeoTour is about 8.4 km of easy hiking on Tuohisaari island in Lake Pihlajavesi, in the Savonlinna area. Visit Savonlinna publishes the route as a geological themed walk around Aluslammi, with display boards and numbered stop ideas tied to Finnish bedrock stories(1). The same guide explains how the island pairs some of Europe’s oldest crystalline rocks with younger formations, and how today’s low Saimaa shorelines are fragments of ancient mountain belts raised by Palaeoproterozoic collisions(1). For ferry times and winter ice-road notes for reaching the island, check Tuohisaaren lautta’s schedule pages(2). Wider accommodation and event ideas for the Savonlinna lakeland appear on the regional tourism homepage in English(3). The trail is a loop on our map. The published itinerary starts at the information board near the Rapakiventie–Tuohisaarentie junction, follows local roads and forest tracks past a long sequence of named rock and landscape stops, and uses Karhupolku as a link toward add-on segments beside Valkiajärvi and the Kaakkolampi circuit(1). Treat the GeoTour text as a self-guided geology walk: the route description encourages clicking each photo’s info icon for stop-by-stop geology(1). Terrain is mostly forest roads and woodland floor with modest height change; the published profile lists only a few tens of metres of ascent for the full loop(1). Wildlife is part of the island’s character. Visit Savonlinna notes that moose occur occasionally and bears are seen regularly, especially in the wilder northern ground near Kaakkolampi(1). Give large mammals space, keep food stored cleanly, and favour calm behaviour in forest(1). Savonlinna is a lakeside city with a long sailing and island culture; South Savo is the surrounding region of forests and Saimaa arms.

Timon's Trail is about 2.8 km point-to-point through forest in Savonranta, part of the City of Savonlinna in South Savo, on the shores of Lake Saimaa. Savonlinna sits in eastern Lakeland and is known for Saimaa’s winding shoreline. Metsähallitus lists route facts and updates for hikers on the Timon taival page on Luontoon.fi(1). The line is an easy way to connect the Timon Taival parkkipaikka trailhead with the mill end at Säimenen myllymuseo parkkipaikka while passing Eräkämmen laavu roughly midway. From Timon Taival parkkipaikka the path rolls through mixed woodland toward Eräkämmen laavu, a lean-to that works well for a fire or a longer picnic stop. Dry toilets sit with the shelter area, so you can plan a relaxed break without packing everything back to the car. Continuing toward the Säimenen end, you reach Säimenen myllymuseo parkkipaikka beside the Säimenen Mill Museum grounds. South Savo Museums describes a nature trail with a lean-to near the museum campus; summer visitors can tour the mill buildings and open-air exhibits on scheduled July opening days with free admission(2). Visit Savonlinna presents the mill’s Savonranta story, the 1937 mill house and older milling history on the site, and practical coordinates for finding the destination(3). The same trail network ties into longer hikes for anyone wanting more kilometres. Haapavuoren voipolku shares parking and the Eräkämmen laavu waypoint, Kangasjärven metsätien polku crosses the northern sector, and Niemen kierto finishes near the mill parking—handy if you want to stitch loops for a half-day outing. For wider trail ideas and seasonal tips around Lake Saimaa, the regional tourism pages(3) complement the national portal. The City of Savonlinna’s sports and outdoor staff publish general recreation contacts for residents and visitors(4).

Raikuu Salpa Line fortification trail is about 1.7 km on the west bank of Raikuu Canal in Pistala, in the Savonlinna municipality area north of old Kerimäki. The Salpa Line was one of the largest construction efforts of its era; this short restored path is built to introduce the bunker line’s story on the ground(1). For the full route description, difficulty notes, and safety bulletin, Visit Savonlinna publishes a partner route listing you should read before a visit(4). The circuit is marked for visitors and passes six information points alongside three reinforced concrete bunkers (63, 64, and 65), anti-tank stone obstacles in two designs, earthworks, and stretches at the lake shore where a high stone wall ramps toward the water—a layout visitors often highlight as unusual on the Salpa Line(3)(4). The first two bunkers have motion-triggered lights that stay on about fifteen minutes; interiors are low, with steep access stairs, worn concrete edges, and possible water on the floor when the canal is high(3)(4). Take care on wet days because treads and duckboards in the bunkers can be slippery(4). The Finnish Heritage Agency(2) summarises how the canal narrows between Puruvesi and Orivesi and why the banks were fortified in phases: older works from the late 1700s and First World War layers later tied into the 1940–1941 Salpa burst aimed at Finland’s eastern border defence. The fortifications are protected as Second World War memorial fabric—stay on the marked trail and skip crossing into separately posted private parcels beside the route(4). Retkipoluilla’s 2018 visit write-up underlines that signage was refreshed around 2015 and that season and water levels can still block entry to one bunker while another stays fully explorable(3). Savonlinna is the natural base for combining this stop with canal scenery at the bridge and nearby lake views(1).

The Jäniksenpolku family trail is an easy loop of about 3 km through forest in the Mannila area on the Punkaharju side of Savonlinna. The circuit starts from Jäniksen parkkipaikka and angles through quiet woodland before passing Mannilan Ratsutallin kenttä, the outdoor riding arena at Mannilan Ratsutalli, then closes back toward the parking. For ideas on walking in Savonlinna, Punkaharju viewpoints, and Sulosaari town walks, Visit Savonlinna’s walking and hiking section is the clearest regional hub(1). Visit Saimaa also curates family-oriented route ideas around Lake Saimaa’s lakefront towns(2). The City of Savonlinna publishes its two principal marked nature trails, Karhuvuori and Soininmäki, with maps and service details on its nature trail pages—useful if you want a longer outing after this short loop(3). The route is short and mainly level, suited to families with children and anyone who wants a calm forest stroll without committing to Savonlinna’s longer nature circuits. Terrain is typical southern boreal forest track: mostly dirt and fine gravel between trees, with no lean-to, campfire point, or toilet listed on our map for this circuit. Treat the riding-arena stretch as a working stable yard: give horses and lessons space, keep dogs under control, and avoid cutting across the arena fence line. South Savo combines lake views, island scenery, and forested trails; Savonlinna itself is a practical base for day walks between lake cruises and castle visits.

The Three Kaijas Circuit is about 6.5 km as a day hike in Niittylahti near Savonlinna, South Savo. The name follows the local trio of features: Kaijanharju ridge, the Kaijansuo mire, and Iso Kaijanlampi; together the wider patch was chosen as one of Finland’s “100 nature gems” for the centenary(3)(4). For who maintains local trails, services, and contacts, the City of Savonlinna’s Liikunta ja ulkoilu hub is the practical starting point(1). Visit Savonlinna rounds up nature routes, campfire places, and seasonal outdoor ideas for visitors(2). Most walkers park at Kolmen Kaijan kierros - parkkipaikka on Niittylahdentie by Herajärvi; from there it is a short pull up onto Kaijanharju following the marked line toward Kaijansuo. Alternatively you can approach from the small Kaijanlaavu car park off Niittylahdentie via Pöntönharjuntie, roughly a fifteen-minute forest walk to Kaijanlammen laavu on Iso Kaijanlampi(3). Kaijanlammen laavu sits right at the lake with a fireplace; firewood and a dry toilet are stocked for visitors, and the shelter is kept comfortable with rag rugs(4). Simple jetties invite a dip on calm days before you climb onto the clear-cut margin and ridge trail marked with blue paint on posts(3). Kaijanharju gives easy, dry walking with lakes on both sides: Iso Kaijanlampi and Iso-Korteikko feature in many trip notes, and there is a sturdy bench for a pause(3). Where the path drops toward the mire edge, expect softer, wetter ground: Kaijansuo is a near-natural raised bog without continuous duckboards, so waterproof boots are the sensible choice if you explore the margin(3)(4). Cranberries colour the hummocks into late autumn in quieter corners writers love(4). About 4.5 km along, the route meets the same junction used by Kievarin kierros latu and Kievarin kierroksen kävelyreitti; the last kilometre returns on a firm, wide forest road with kilometre posts tied to the long Kievarin kierros line from central Savonlinna(3). You finish back at Herajärven uimalaituri on the city swimming jetty at Niittylahdentie 690, a few steps from the main parking. Retkipaikka’s illustrated walk-through adds pacing notes, marker colours, and the reflector metre sidetrack near Kaijanlaavu for after-dark experimenters(3). Suomen Luonto mixes ecology with practicality and captures why local conservation voices promote Kaijansuo’s mosaic of mire types(4). Together those articles complement the municipal pages when you want more trail colour than a listings hub provides(3)(4).

Hakin helpompi accessible trail is about 1.5 km of demanding barrier-free hiking on Karjalankallio in Punkaharju, Savonlinna: wide stone-dust surfacing keeps the tread even, while the gentle climbs still earn the vaativa esteetön classification Metsähallitus publishes for this exact line on Luontoon.fi(1). Natural Resources Institute Finland presents Punkaharju Research Park as a year-round, free-to-visit showcase of long-term forest research, and Karjalankallion taukopaikka remains one of its most visited stops among the marked walking networks(4). Visit Savonlinna summarises how the tree-species park paths link toward Karjalankallio viewpoint and lean-to for lake-and-ridge visitors planning a wider Punkaharju day(5). You begin from the Karjalankallio parking cluster beside Karjalankallio laavu, where dry toilets and the firewood lean-to sit a few steps from Lake Puruvesi; counting both Hakin helpompi and the shorter Karjalankallion huilaus ring, visitors often walk a figure eight that returns through this shelter knot(2). Longer Hakinkierros shares the same laavu halfway along its tour of the research forest, and the walking route Puulajipuisto ja Karjalankallion laavu threads the arboretum toward the same rocky viewpoint(4). In winter the Metlan lenkki latu ski trail also meets the Karjalankallio service point, so the lean-to works as a cross-season rest hub(4). Maaseudun Tulevaisuus described the 2022 opening: Metsähallitus surfaced the two new barriers-aware loops with crushed stone, added benches and QR-linked audio for the information boards, and routed them along existing Puulajireitti and Hakinkierros footways instead of cutting brand-new clearings(3). Maaseudun Tulevaisuus also notes that some parties may want an assistant along these vaativa esteettömät sections despite the smooth tread(3). Retkipaikka’s visit underlines how approachable the shelter space feels for mixed-age groups, while still reminding everyone to keep campfires to the maintained fireplace so the open rock by Puruvesi stays undamaged(2).

For trail facts and visitor guidance, Metsähallitus publishes Nahkiaissalo Nature Trail on Luontoon.fi(1). Visit Savonlinna presents Kolovesi National Park as a lakeland maze of narrow sounds, old-growth forest, and famously quiet paddling water inland from Savonlinna(2). Retkipaikka’s trail report by Luontopolkumies notes orange paint markings on tree trunks, a short but sharp climb onto piney rock, and slow footing over roots and boulders—sturdy boots are a good idea(3). The trail is about 3.8 km between the Lohilahti shore and the Nahkiaissalo parking cluster in Kolovesi National Park. Savonlinna is the host municipality on our site, and South Savo is the wider lakeland frame. Near the water you pass Lohilahti länsi telttailualue, Lohilahti länsi tulentekopaikka, and Lohilahti kanoottilaituri; Lohilahti kotalaavu and Lohilahti itä telttailualue sit slightly east along the bay with Lohilahti kuivakäymälä close by—read more on our pages for those campsites and the kota lean-to when you want firewood rules or overnight nuance. After roughly 3.7 km you reach Nahkiaissalo P-alue, with Nahkiaissalo huussi beside the lot. From that parking you can continue onto Hirviniemen polku, an accessible loop toward Hirviniemi Camping and more sheltered paddling access. The same quiet-water atmosphere also shows up in Melontaa Koloveden kansallispuistossa, the long kayaking circuit through the national park—useful context if you arrive by canoe or kayak and step ashore at Lohilahti.

Harjureitti is about 4 km point-to-point along the Punkaharju esker between Lake Pihlajavesi and Lake Puruvesi, in Savonlinna’s Punkaharju district in South Savo. Metsähallitus lists the trail on Luontoon.fi as part of the Punkaharju Nature Reserve setting(1). Visit Punkaharju describes it as an easy-going path renovated in summer 2013 with fresh signage, well suited to steady Nordic walking, tying together the Tuunaansaari resort side, Hotelli Punkaharju (the state hotel) and the Kruunupuisto hotel area(2). Visit Savonlinna places Punkaharju among Finland’s national landscapes and notes that marked routes let you explore the ridge year-round(3). From the north end near Punkaharjun retkiluistelureitti on Tuunaansaarentie you pass winter-swimming and sauna infrastructure tied to Tuunaansaari (Punkaharju Avanto, Punkaharjun Rantasauna). About 2.2 km along, Kokonharju P-alue makes a handy mid-route car break. Suomen Metsämuseo Lusto sits just off the line—an easy detour for the Finnish Forest Museum. Around the high middle, Kaarnaniemi laivalaituri marks a small-ship berth on the narrow esker squeeze. The Lammasharju cluster adds Lammasharjun kämppä, Lammasharju sauna, Lammasharju laituri, Lammasharju tulentekopaikka and a dry toilet in the same patch—natural lunch or swim-and-sauna planning points above tight lake views. Further south you pass Uimaranta - Luonnonsuojelualue on the conservation shoreline, then parkkipaikka - Mäntyranta before the route reaches Takaharjun parkkipaikka and the Kruunupuisto forecourt. There Kruunupuiston ranta and Kruunupuiston Grillikatos sit beside commercial services, with Inkeritalon Vohvelikahvila and Inkeritalon sauna in the same yard if you want a waffle stop or sauna booking rather than only woods time. Visit Punkaharju also highlights Finland’s first barefoot therapy path on the Kruunupuisto hotel grounds for families who want a short sensory add-on after the main walk(2). The walking corridor meets longer winter ski infrastructure and lakeside ice routes nearby, and the long Puruvesi cycle circuit Puruveden ympäriajo shares some shoreline links in the same recreation belt. Luontohetkiblogi’s Punkaharju write-up notes very wide main paths in places, steeper pinewood pitches with steps on some shortcuts, and—when starting from Kruunupuiston parking—a roughly 300 m accessible spur to a viewpoint before they detoured toward Valkialampi side paths(4). Some listings describe the signed walking line as about 3.2 km while the full through-route on the ground is closer to 4 km—plan the shorter figure if you only need the manicured hotel-to-hotel connector, and the longer one if you include the northern resort links and parking approaches(2).

An ice road on Lake Saimaa. When the ice is strong enough the road opens (Usually in January)

Pihlajaveden Polkasu Punkaharju on ollut kansainvälisesti arvostettu matkakohde yli kahden vuosisadan ajan. Järvien ja metsien ympäröimä alue tarjoaa upean ympyräreitin, johon sisältyy myös ainutlaatuinen risteily Saimaan järvellä. Reitin mahdollinen lähtöpiste on Punkaharjun kylä, johon on hyvät junayhteydet. Reitti alkaa Punkaharjun matkailualueelta, jossa majoitusvaihtoehdot vaihtelevat aamiaismajoituksesta mökkeihin ja hotelleihin. Harjunportista on myös mahdollista vuokrata polkupyöriä. Matkan varrella voi nauttia virkistävästä uintimahdollisuudesta Saimaan järvessä ja pysähtyä monilla mielenkiintoisilla kohteilla. Reitin kokonaispituus pyöräilyosuudelta on noin 65 kilometriä, ja siihen sisältyy noin 15 kilometrin mittainen rauhallinen laivamatka, jonka aikana voi tarkkailla norppia Saimaan kirkkaissa vesissä.

This is about a 6.8 km point-to-point ride on forest and shoreline tracks between the Vuohimäki–Soininmäki trailhead west of Savonlinna and the Aholahti recreation hub on the Saimaa shore. For where to leave a car and how the signed Soininmäki nature-trail start is laid out beside Vuohimäki riding-centre buildings, Savonlinnan kaupunki’s Luontopolut pages are the clearest official starting point(1). Luontoon.fi lists the wider Vuohimäki–Kuikankolo–Tervastupa cycling corridor that continues past Aholahti for riders who want a longer day(2). Along the way you pass Pullinlahden laavu roughly six-tenths of a kilometre from the Vuohimäki end, then drop toward Aholahden kilpahiihtokeskus, where the city’s cross-country stadium, summer disc golf and lakeside parking cluster together(3). If you want to extend the ride, Vuohimäki–Mustalampi–Tervastupa pyöräilyreitti and Vuohimäki–Kuikankolo–Tervastupa ulkoilureitti branch from the same trail family, and Soininmäen luontopolku shares the Vuohimäentie 40 parking and early orientation boards(1). A user-submitted MTB trace elsewhere on Vuohimäki warns that forest paths can cross horse-training or riding corridors—ease off and expect equestrians where side trails meet(5). Visit Savonlinna summarises regional cycling ideas and rental hubs around Lake Saimaa(4).

The trail is about 2.1 km. It is a short, linear forest ride in Savonlinna’s Pihlajaniemi recreation area in South Savo, beginning at the Kuikankolo wilderness hut and running toward the Kaukalomäki end of the mapped segment. Metsähallitus publishes this cycling connection on Luontoon.fi(1); pair that with Visit Savonlinna(3) and the City of Savonlinna’s Luontopolut hub(4) for parking, seasonal services, and how this leg fits wider walking and skiing lines around Lake Suurijärvi. Kuikankolo sits where several marked legs meet: the foot-oriented Kuikankolo polku(2), the short Suurijärvi–Kuikankolo connector, snow-focused Kuikankolon yhdyslatu, and longer circuits such as Laavujen kierros and suurijärven kierros are all part of the same recreation cluster on our map. If you want a bigger cycling day, Vuohimäki–Mustalampi–Tervastupa pyöräilyreitti and the parallel Vuohimäki–Kuikankolo–Tervastupa outdoor routes pick up the same trail family toward Mustalampi and Tervastupa; Kuikankolo–Timonlammentie heads the other way along the shore-side paths. Independent walkers who circled Suurijärvi describe switching to blue paint marks after choosing the branch toward Aholahti and Kuikankolo, with rockier lake-edge tread, duckboards, and an overnight lean-to at Kollaa Laavu slightly before Kuikankolo on their loop(5). That terrain character is typical of the lake margin you cross when threading hut-to-hut outings here, so expect mixed dirt, roots, and short pinches even though this bike segment is only a couple of kilometres. Equipment-wise, Matkailukeskus Harjun Portti in Punkaharju advertises e-mountain bikes, fatbikes and gravel bikes through its rental desk(6), and Visit Savonlinna lists additional partners around Lake Saimaa(3).

The Aholahti–Tervastupa lisälenkki is about 4 km on our map as a summer mountain-biking spur west of Savonlinna in South Savo. Metsähallitus publishes the segment on Luontoon.fi as part of the Aholahti–Tervastupa recreation corridor beside Lake Saimaa’s Pihlajavesi basin(1). Treat it as an optional add-on to the longer Aholahti–Tervastupa bike connection when you want a short forest spin before joining laavu stops or lakeshore paths closer to Tervastupa. About 4 km from the start you reach the Kollaa Laavu shelter area—handy for a fire-ring break before continuing on other legs of the network. Visit Savonlinna’s winter hub for Aholahden hiihtokeskus describes a deep lit and unlit ski trail system radiating from the same hillside centre with café and rental sauna, plus bus line 2 access from downtown via Naistenlahdentie; daily grooming bulletins link from that page in season(2). The archived Pihlajaniemi recreation overview on Maaseutu.fi notes that Olavin Retkeilijät ry and the City of Savonlinna maintain huts, laavut, and the wider Pihlajaniemi–Aholahti winter-and-summer trail fabric around Tervastupa(3). Our page for the main Aholahti–Tervastupa bike line is about 5.8 km, a separate hiking-focused listing covers the same corridor, nearby Suurijärvi Lake Loop adds a lakeshore circuit, and Kuikankolo Trail lets you stitch a longer day toward Kuikankolo if you return eastward.

On the island of Iso-Kankainen

Jonkin verran korkeuseroja. Kruunupuiston myyntipalvelusta voi vuokrata frisbeegolfkiekkoja.

Tasainen maasto. Rata on maksullinen.

Jonkin verran korkeuseroja.

Tasainen maasto.

Tasainen maasto.

Jonkin verran korkeuseroja.

Yhteensä 239 porrasta neljässä osiossa, pituus 203 m. Ei talvikunnossapitoa.

Jatko-osa rakennettu v. 2022. Askelmia 97/94 kpl, pituus 45/55 m. Ei talvikunnossapitoa.