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Jeturkasti demanding accessible trail

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0.5 km

Route

P 1

Description

Luontoon.fi – Jeturkasti demanding accessible trail+

Description

Jeturkasti demanding accessible trail is about 0.5 km one way from Kariholman pysäköintialue in Teijo National Park in Salo, Southwest Finland. Metsähallitus classifies it as a vaativa esteetön (“demanding accessible”) nature trail: wider tread and designed layouts are used, but steeper short pitches mean most wheelchair users need an assistant, and families with strollers should expect a few pushes on slopes, consistent with Metsähallitus guidance on demanding accessible routes. The Jeturkasti demanding accessible trail page on Luontoon.fi is the best place to confirm current grading, seasonal maintenance, and any closures before you travel. The trail is in Salo close to the Mathildedal ironworks area and Lake Matildanjärvi. Visit Salo summarises Teijo’s mix of sea, lake, and forest, rental gear at Teijo Nature Centre, and commercial sauna and cabin bookings at Matildanjärvi. On the ground, you leave Kariholman pysäköintialue on firm pine-heath tread. About 0.3 km along you pass Isoholman tulentekopaikka, then Isoholma Laavu; dry toilets are available in the Kariholma band at Isoholman käymälä and Kariholman käymälä without needing a separate waypoint-by-waypoint list. Kariholman ruokailukatos and Kariholman invalaituri sit with the wider Matildanjärvi shore facilities a little further north on linked marked routes. The same orange diamond blazing used on Teijo’s wider hiking network appears on connecting paths; a Retkipaikka trip report from Luontopolkumies notes clear orange markers and dry, easy walking on the approaches toward Jeturkasti before the full Jeturkastin kierros continues onward. Out in the Nature describes Jeturkasti devil’s field itself: a raised Ancylus–Litorina shoreline of rounded stones, viewing deck, and picnic table, in a Natura site where stone hollows are protected antiquities. If you want a longer day on the same markers, Matildanjärven kierros shares tread around the lake shore, and Kariholma esteetön reitti Teijo is a companion accessible spur toward Matildanjärvi’s edge.

Length & route

The trail is about 0.5 km one way from Kariholman pysäköintialue along Isoholma toward the shared marked link that serves Jeturkasti’s ancient shore and lake shore hiking. Metsähallitus publishes the demanding accessible Jeturkasti family of routes with widths and grades for accessibility planning. Some articles round trip lengths from the small Skoilantie pocket parking on other approach legs or describe the full Jeturkasti ancient trail loop from Kariholma separately; use the figure above for this segment. Allow roughly half an hour return at a slow pace with time at Isoholma Laavu or the cook shelter band if you continue on linked paths.

Getting there

The natural start on this line is Kariholman pysäköintialue at the end of Matildanjärventie (commonly cited as Matildanjärventie 20, Salo). The same park band is the main entry for Matildanjärven kierros and lies a short walk from Teijo Nature Centre services. A separate small Jeturkasti lot on Skoilantie 354 is sometimes used for the other demanding-access approach; it fits only a few vehicles and may lack winter maintenance. In summer, buses from Salo can reach Matildanjärvi parking; check Salon Paikku or Visit Salo before you travel. For Metsähallitus destination questions, customer service is +358 206 394 000.

Good to know

Teijo National Park requires dogs on a leash on every trail, including this one. Do not climb into or rearrange stone hollows at Jeturkasti; they are protected under the Antiquities Act. Equipment rental and sauna bookings at Matildanjärvi are commercial services with their own rules.

History

Folklore calls wave-smoothed boulder fields pirunpelto—“devil’s fields”—as if giants had thrown the stones in anger. Jeturkasti is Teijo’s most prominent such ancient shore: geologists read it as a post-glacial Ancylus–Litorina beach lifted far above today’s coast as land rebounded.

Managed by

Salo

Official Maintenance

GPX data from: © Metsähallitus, 2024

Trail info

Out-and-back from Kariholman pysäköintialue.

Route direction

National Park

Area

orange diamond-shaped blazes on connecting Teijo hiking network (shared markers)

Route Signs

Wheelchair Accessible

Accessibility

Dogs (On Leash)

Dogs

Stroller Friendly

Accessibility

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

0.5 km

Distance

About 30–45 minutes return at a gentle pace with breaks.

Est. Time

Duckboards / Dirt / Gravel

Surface

Point-to-Point, Wide Track

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

Partial Shade

Shade

Location

60.20949°N, 22.92512°E

Parking coordinates

FinlandCountry

Southwest FinlandRegion

SaloCity

Mathildedal (Teijo)Village

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Salo, 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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