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Soininmäki nature trail

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7.6 km

Route

Description

Savonlinna.fi – Nature trails+

Description

Soininmäki nature trail is about 7.6 km of marked day hiking west of Savonlinna, climbing from Lake Saimaa shoreline forest to the Soininmäki ridge and the Mustalampi lean-to area before returning toward Vuohimäki. For marking, duckboards in wet sections, the Mustalampi dry toilet, firewood arrangements, and driving directions from the city centre, savonlinna.fi is the municipal listing to trust. Visit Savonlinna publishes a PDF map centred on Mustalammen laavu that is handy to save offline. Retkipaikka’s walk-through by Luontopolkumies correspondent Mika Markkanen describes the yellow marks, the saddle where you can branch toward Olavin Retkeilijät’s Tervastupa–Suurjärvi–Kuikankolo directions, the bench renewal at Mustalammen laavu in 2019, and how wet the tread can feel in autumn rubber-boot weather. The western trailhead sits between Vuohimäen ratsastuskoulun riding arena cluster and the neighbouring campsite parking: follow the city’s Poukkusalmentie and Vuohimäentie instructions to the large gravel area and the signboards at the forest corner. Early kilometres mix spruce forest, short gravel-road carries, and stretches near Saimaa. About 3.5 km from the start you reach Mustalammen laavu - Savonlinna on a rocky shelf above Mustalampi—pause here for a fire if you carry food, and use the maintained firewood respectfully. This corner is also where printed network routes meet our map: Soininmäentie-Kuikankorpi and Soininmäentie - Mustalampi continue the yellow corridor, Laavujen kierros stitches longer lean-to circuits through Tervastupa and Kuikankolo, Tervastupa- Mustalampi ladut serves skiers in season, and Vuohimäki-Mustalampi-Tervastupa pyöräilyreitti gives cyclists a broader loop through the same shelters. Climbing from that junction, the ridge crossing is the dramatic middle: Markkanen logged more than 70 metres of gain from the lake shore to the open benches on Soininmäki, with distant lake-and-hill views that feel unexpectedly northern. The return leg partly retraces forest tracks, passes Pullinlahden laavu closer to Vuohimäki, and finishes near Vuohimäen ratsastuskoulun maneesi and the adjacent riding fields—useful landmarks when you recognise the address Vuohimäentie 40 from city directions. Where the path nears Vuohimäki-Aholahti ulkoilureitti, winter day-trippers sometimes connect toward Aholahti sports parking and local ski or disc-golf facilities if they are combining errands. Savonlinna lies on the Saimaa waterways in South Savo.

Length & route

The trail is about 7.6 km. Municipal material sometimes rounds the circuit to roughly 9 km when describing the full pedestrian loop, which is the same trail counted with slightly different conventions. Expect a fair amount of forest undulation once you leave the shoreline benches: bloggers have recorded on the order of 70 vertical metres from Saimaa up onto Soininmäki. Sections repeat on the return, so pace planning is closer to a mountain day hike than a flat city path.

Getting there

From Savonlinna centre follow Valtatie 14 west past Laitaatsalmi bridge to the lights, turn left onto Suuri Savontie toward Pihlajaniemi, bear right at the roundabout, continue over Poukkusalmentie bridge up the steep hill, immediately turn right onto Pihlajaniementie for about 800 m, then right onto Vuohimäentie and roughly 400 m to the large parking. The nature-trail signs sit at the left-hand forest corner between Vuohimäen Ratsastuskoulu and the campsite. A PDF sketch with Mustalampi lean-to and trail geometry is on Visit Savonlinna for anyone who prefers a paper backup. The riding-school address in our data is Vuohimäentie 40 in the Enonkoski postcode area.

Good to know

Trail guide booklets are stocked at the trailhead mailbox when volunteers refill them; if the box is empty, carry the PDF map instead. Carry a small saw or axe only if local guidance allows splitting delivered wood. Summer visitors combining multiple lean-tos sometimes day-link into Laavujen kierros rather than returning straight to Vuohimäki.

Managed by

Savonlinna

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Recreation Area

Lake

yellow paint and arrow markers

Route Signs

Open / Good Condition

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

7.6 km

Distance

About 2–3 hours for the full circuit at a moderate pace; slow photography or muddy tread can add time

Est. Time

Dirt / Duckboards / Gravel

Surface

Single Track

Route Type

Partial Shade

Shade

Light Traffic

Traffic

2019 (Mustalammen laavu benches, per trip report)

Renovation years

Location

61.85387°N, 28.76253°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

South SavoRegion

SavonlinnaCity

VuohimäkiVillage

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Our data was researched from Savonlinna, 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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