Mynämäki Map

For trail facts, reserve rules, and the latest Metsähallitus visitor guidance on this short bird-tower link inside Mietoistenlahden luonnonsuojelualue, start with Luontoon.fi(1). The City of Mynämäki bird-water overview points you to Metsähallitus and the local nature association for deeper background on why the bay matters nationally(2). Suomen Luonto’s article highlights spring and autumn migration crowds, the reedbed and meadow mosaic, and how well the wider reserve is equipped with boardwalks, resting spots, and clear route marking(4). Retkipaikka’s long read adds colour from the ground: why serious birders carry big glass, how Saaren kartano frames the Sillankari cliffs, and how the Saarentie boardwalk threads past two towers toward the Vasikkahaa cluster that many spring visitors aim for(3). The Mietoinen bird towers walking route is about 1.2 km as one straight walking connection in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland. It is a point-to-point path—not a round trip—between Mietoistenlahti lintutorni along Saarentie and Mietoistenlahden lintutorni above Mietoistenlahti’s reed beds, then onward to the shared service corner near Mietoistenlahti pysäköintialue. That pairing is ideal when you want a quick tower-to-tower sampler of Finland’s famous Mietoistenlahti (Saarenaukko) bird bay without committing to the longer Vasikkahaa circuits described in magazines. About four tenths of a kilometre from the start you reach Mietoistenlahden lintutorni, where the kayaking route Laajoen melontareitti also brushes the same outlook if you like to mix paddle days with walking on another visit. Further along, Sillankarin pysäköintialue sits where day visitors often leave a car to climb Sillankarin cliffs or step onto Silakkari scenic cliff trail; join that short cliff loop from the lot if you want rocky seats and open-water views after the towers. The line ends at Mietoistenlahti pysäköintialue, the handier car park for buses and family cars. A dry toilet is available next to that parking nook, so you can rinse binoculars, change a jacket, or wash mud from boots before driving on. Expect flat tread with short duckboard stretches wherever the ground stays wet after snowmelt or autumn rains—reserve maintenance crews and volunteers have emphasised keeping boots relatively clean(4). Bring binoculars or a small scope: greylag and bean-goose flocks, divers, and dabbling ducks can carpet the shallows on migration, and raptors such as marsh harrier hunt low over the reeds when conditions line up(3)(4). Dawn and dusk are classic windows, but midday still works for scenery and introductory birding when winds are light.

Silakkari scenic cliff trail is a short point-to-point walk of about half a kilometre on the wooded islet of Silakkari, in Mietoistenlahti bay at the head of Mynälahti, Mynämäki, Southwest Finland. Silakkari and neighbouring Vasikkahaka are forested islets within the Mietoistenlahti Natura 2000 bird protection area, where grazing and mowing help keep some of the region’s widest coastal meadows open for breeding and migrating waterfowl(4)(5). On the ground you use the marked Mietoistenlahti bird-trail network: the cliff tops on Silakkari give open views toward the shallow bay and are paired with an accessible bird-watching platform raised roughly one and a half metres above the parking level by Silakkari, as described on Maaseutuverkosto(6). For how Silakkari’s decks and cliffs fit together with the bird towers, parking fields, duckboards and toilets across Mietoistenlahti, the hiking overview from City of Mynämäki(1) and the in-depth Mietoistenlahti material from Mynämäenseutu nature association(2) are the practical starting points. Metsähallitus publishes a demanding accessible route description for the same destination on Luontoon.fi(3). Suomen Luonto stresses the bay’s national importance for geese, waders and white-tailed eagles, and notes signed distances from the main Mietoistenlahti parking areas to the larger Vasikkahaa-area towers—about 500 m and 800 m—while drivers can also pull up next to Sillankarin accessible nature deck and Kuustonlahti tower when they want a shorter walk(4). In practice the walk links naturally into Mietoinen lintutornit kulkureitti, which shares Mietoistenlahti pysäköintialue, Sillankarin pysäköintialue and the dry toilet at Mietoistenlahti käymälä, and continues toward Mietoistenlahti lintutorni and Mietoistenlahden lintutorni on the longer bird-tower circuit. Dry toilets sit near the main parking; carry binoculars and respect quiet birding etiquette, especially during migration peaks(4).

Pukkipalo nature trail is a short, one-way walking branch of about 1.1 km in Kurjenrahka National Park, on the edge of Mynämäki municipality in Southwest Finland. Mynämäki sits in Southwest Finland west of Turku, which helps orient drivers coming from the archipelago ring road. It is aimed at visitors who want a compact forest walk that still reaches the Takaniitunvuori resting area with its campfire ring and benches beside the wider Pukkipalo hiking loop. Metsähallitus covers permits, nature protection rules, and trail information for the national park on Luontoon.fi(1), while the Kuhankuono hiking trail network lists practical coordinates for parking, Takaniitunvuori, and shoreline services on the longer Pukkipalo circuit(2). From the junction where this branch meets Pukkipalo reitti and the main Kuhankuono hiking trail network corridors, you walk roughly one kilometre through mixed forest toward Takaniitunvuoren nuotiopaikka. That fireplace pocket is the natural turnaround if you only hike the nature-trail segment; you can grill simple meals on the provided fire ring and sit on the benches before returning along the same path or continuing onto the marked long-distance connections. If you tie the outing into Pukkipalo reitti, the same network also passes Lakjärven laavu and Lakjärven pikkulaavu near Lake Lakjärvi, Savojärven uimapaikka on Lake Savojärvi, and—farther along the Kuhankuono retkeilyreitistö—Vajosuon luontotorni, Vajosuon vuokratupa, and supporting shelters around Vajosuo mire. The broader Pukkipalo landscape is famous for Pukkipalo old-growth stands: large spruce and pine, abundant deadwood, and quiet interiors that walkers on the full circuit often compare to fairy-tale forest scenery(3). Retkipaikka’s walk-through of the full Pukkipalo loop highlights duckboard crossings on open mires, rocky climbs such as Huhtaniitunmäki and Takaniitunvuori on the long route, optional side trips toward the Paltanvuori viewpoint, and the contrast between shoreline rest points and interior woodland(3). Those impressions sit in the same conservation zone as this short branch, even though the published trip report follows the multi-hour loop rather than the 1.1 km nature trail line(3). An open route catalogue likewise classifies Pukkipalo luontopolku itself as an easy 1.1 km outing(4), which matches the mapped distance used here.

For route options, overnight laavut, water points, parking coordinates, and seasonal notes on the full Vajosuo hike, start with the Kuhankuono hiking trail network’s Vajosuo hike page(1). The City of Mynämäki summarises the wider Kuhankuono network—roughly 170 km of trails on about 11,000 hectares, built for summer hiking, mountain biking, and general outdoor use, with links to the association’s site(2). Metsähallitus lists the long Vajosuo mire hike in the Kurjenrahka area on Luontoon.fi(3). This route is about 10.5 km point-to-point from near Takaniitunvuoren nuotiopaikka—where the Pukkipalo routes meet the network—toward the Vajosuo service cluster at the southern end. That makes it a practical day section of the roughly 30 km Vajosuo hike ring described by the association(1), and it matches how trip reports move from Takaniitunvuori’s rocky forest sections toward Vajosuo’s mire and tower(4). Near the start, Takaniitunvuoren nuotiopaikka is a natural first break with a campfire ring. After roughly 10.5 km you reach the Vajosuo end area: Vajosuon nuotiokehä for cooking, Vajosuon vuokratupa (rental hut, seasonal), Vajosuon keittokatos, dry toilets by the wood shed and rental-hut shelter, and Vajosuon luontotorni on Vajosuontie for views over the mire—good for cranes and other wetland birds in season(1)(3)(4). The same junction links to Pukkipalo luontopolku and the longer Pukkipalo reitti past Lakjärvi laavut and Savojärvi, and to Vajosuo reitti/Vajosuon reitti loops around the Vajosuo parking and shelters(1). Marking on the wider network uses orange ribbons with blue or white point symbols depending on ring versus link trails(1).

For national park rules, current trail information, and Metsähallitus contact points, start with the Pukkipalo Trail page on Luontoon.fi(1). The Kuhankuono hiking trail network site explains how this section links Savojärvi shores to Pukkipalo old-growth pockets and where the main car parks and coordinates sit along the wider trail system(2). Retkipaikka’s on-the-ground story from Kurjenrahka mixes family pacing notes with photos of boardwalk mire crossings, rocky segments, and ancient shoreline banks beside the old forest(3). MATKALLA LUONNOSSA adds practical wayfinding detail: the route is easiest to follow counter-clockwise from Pukkipalo parking, and after Takaniitunvuori similar orange markings also lead toward Vajosuo, so you should continue east on duckboards past the campfire and rocky steps rather than following the wrong branch(4). Pukkipalo trail is about 11.6 km as one point-to-point hiking line on our map from the Lakjärvi lean-to corner toward Savojärven uimapaikka in the Kurjenrahka National Park area near Mynämäki, Southwest Finland. That full distance stitches the Lakjärvi spur with the main crossing toward Savojärvi. Many official leaflets instead quote about 9 km from the Rantapiha start on Lake Savojärvi or only about 5 km when people begin at Pukkipalon pysäköintialue, because they measure different loops and entry points inside the same network(1)(2). Within minutes of the start you reach Lakjärven pikkulaavu and Lakjärven laavu overlooking the dark little Lakjärvi pond; dry toilets sit with the lean-to cluster so you can settle in for a long break before heading deeper into the forest. About 2.7 km into the route Takaniitunvuoren nuotiopaikka offers a campfire ring and benches on rocky ground—this is the natural hinge where Kuhankuono retkeilyreitistö continues toward Vajosuo shelters and lookout infrastructure while the short Pukkipalo luontopolku spins off as its own micro loop past the same fireplace. Farther east you pass Pukkipalon pysäköintialue, a major road access with space for many cars if you stage a shuttle, before the walking line finishes at Savojärven uimapaikka on Savojärventie 100 with a serviced swimming place on the lake. From that beach corner you can join Savojärvi kierros or Lammenrahka luontopolku for a longer day around the national park without retracing every metre of forest(2). Expect easy forest paths in places, short bog boardwalks, and more careful footing on Huhtaniitunmäki and Takaniitunvuori rock shelves; the old-growth pockets along Pukkipalo itself are the scenic anchor many Southwest Finland hikers come for(2)(3).

Lammenrahka Nature Trail is a compact loop hike of about 1.9 km on the west side of Lake Savojärvi in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland. The route lies in the Kurjenrahka National Park landscape beside the Kuhankuono hiking trail system, which the City of Mynämäki presents together with neighbouring municipalities as a large summer hiking, trail cycling and outdoors network centred on Kurjenrahka(2). For trailhead services, connections and the wider Lake Savojärvi circuit, the Kuhankuono hiking trail system’s Savojärven kierros page is the clearest official overview(1). The loop is best understood as a short nature branch off the popular roughly 6 km Lake Savojärvi circuit. After leaving the Rantapiha service area on that circuit, walkers can peel off onto this nature loop or stay on the main lakeshore boardwalk route(1). Within the forested loop you follow a narrow marked path with occasional three-post information boards; one visitor found that marking was intermittently hard to read in places and that the character of the loop was more woodland than open bog boardwalk, unlike the long duckboard stretches on the main Lake Savojärvi route(3). That makes it a good add-on when you want a quieter, slightly more interpretive circle before or after the showier lakeshore sections of Savojärvi kierros. Toward the end of the loop you pass Savojärven uimapaikka on Savojärventie, a small swimming spot on the lake where you can cool off in summer. Longer trips in the same area include Savojärvi kierros along the shore and boardwalks, and Pukkipalo trail through old-growth Pukkipalo, both part of the same Kuhankuono network(1). Mynämäki is the home municipality on our map for this line; Varsinais-Suomi offers fast road access toward Turku and the rest of Southwest Finland(2).

Paljon korkeuseroja.

Tasainen maasto.

Vasikkahaka perhetorni

Kuustonlahti lintutorni

Vasikkahaan lintutorni