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Yxskär Nature Trail

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0.8 km

Route

Description

Luontoon.fi – Archipelago National Park+

Description

For permits, island services, and up-to-date national-park guidance covering this walk, start with the Saaristomeren kansallispuisto material on Luontoon.fi. Visit Kemiönsaari includes Yxskär among its small-island nature trails at 0.8 km. Svenska Yle has described the uninhabited island’s leafy meadow, small glo basin, and lively birdlife; the same piece notes the island sits about ten nautical miles west of Kasnäs and is easiest to reach with your own boat. The trail is about 0.8 km as a compact loop on Yxskär in Kemiönsaari, Southwest Finland, inside the Archipelago National Park maze west of Hitis. Most of the tread explores the interior; the harbour end of the loop is where visiting boats tie up. Yxskärin laiturit and the guest mooring rings Yxskär veneenkiinnityssilmukka 1 (6 kpl), Yxskär veneenkiinnityssilmukka 2 (2 kpl), Yxskär veneenkiinnityssilmukka 3, and Yxskär veneenkiinnityssilmukka 4 line that shore for kayaks and small craft stepping ashore. Yxskär Telttailualue sits beside the landing for tent campers, Yxskärin tulipaikka offers a maintained campfire spot, and Yxskär käymälä gives a dry toilet away from the waterline. If you are linking a longer paddling holiday, the national park kayak network Kansallispuistokierros shares the same harbour cluster on the map, so you can drop packs, stretch your legs on the nature trail, and return to the water when ready. Expect typical outer-archipelago tread: short rocky passages, low wind-pruned forest, and glimpses toward nearby channels. Allow well under an hour on foot unless you linger for swimming, lunch, or birdwatching along the meadow edge.

Length & route

The trail is about 0.8 km as one short loop mixing interior forest and rock with a harbour segment past tent space, campfire spot, toilets, and guest moorings. Surfaces are mostly natural earth and rock typical of small Archipelago National Park islets; footwear with a grippy sole helps after rain.

Getting there

Practical access is by private boat or kayak. Svenska Yle’s school-excursion piece sums the island as uninhabited, roughly ten nautical miles west of Kasnäs in the Hitis archipelago, and easiest to reach under your own power. Land at Yxskärin laiturit or one of the Yxskär veneenkiinnityssilmukka moorings, then follow the marked loop inland. For any change in guest harbour rules, water-bus experimentation, or closed areas, confirm on the Saaristomeren kansallispuisto pages on Luontoon.fi and with Visit Kemiönsaari before you cast off. Metsähallitus customer service for destinations is +358 206 394 000.

Good to know

You are inside Saaristomeren kansallispuisto: follow Metsähallitus Leave No Trace guidance, keep pets under control as required on park pages, and carry out what you bring in. Campfires belong only at signed spots such as Yxskärin tulipaikka. There is no drive-up trailhead on the island.

Managed by

Kemiönsaari

Official Maintenance

GPX data from: © Metsähallitus, 2024

Trail info

National Park

Area

Marked Route

Route Signs

Dogs (On Leash)

Dogs

Open / Good Condition

Activities allowed

Run

Activity

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

0.8 km

Distance

About 20–40 minutes on foot; longer if you swim, eat, or watch birds near the meadow.

Est. Time

Dirt

Surface

Loop, Single Track

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

Partial Shade

Shade

Location

59.87556°N, 22.05191°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

Southwest FinlandRegion

KemiönsaariCity

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Kemiönsaari, 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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