For the inter-area connector between Oittaa and Pirttimäki, branch routes toward Nupuri, Kauklähti, and central Espoo, and how winter ski-track bases are prepared, start with the City of Espoo’s Oittaa–Pirttimäki outdoor trails page. Visit Espoo’s Pirttimäki outdoor area overview summarises the wider marked network,...
City of Espoo – Oittaa–Pirttimäki outdoor trails+
Description
For the inter-area connector between Oittaa and Pirttimäki, branch routes toward Nupuri, Kauklähti, and central Espoo, and how winter ski-track bases are prepared, start with the City of Espoo’s Oittaa–Pirttimäki outdoor trails page. Visit Espoo’s Pirttimäki outdoor area overview summarises the wider marked network, services, and links toward Nuuksio, Brobacka, Solvalla, and Luukki.
The trail is about 13.8 km as one continuous hiking line in Espoo, Uusimaa. It is not a loop: it ties together the Karjakaivo–Solvalla side and the Pirttimäki shore and service cluster northwest of Lake Bodom. Terrain is classic Helsinki-region esker and forest mosaic: steep rock slopes, boulders, small lakes, and patches of mire; Visit Espoo notes a large hazel grove as a local hallmark. Retkipaikka’s walk-through by Luontopolkumies describes a wide, gravel-based tread, clear junction posts (including coloured winter ski-route markers you can still read on snow-free days), and a noticeable climb of roughly 50 m within the first two kilometres on the main ring near Pirttimäki.
From the Karjakaivo end you soon pass Karjakaivo Ulkoilumaja. Karjakaivo parkkipaikka and Haramossen parkkipaikka offer parking a little farther along if you join the line from Kattilajärventie and Nuuksiontie. Around Pirttimäen ulkoilualue / Ulkokuntoilupaikka (4,5 km & 6,3 km risteys) you can peel off to Pirttimäen ulkoilualue - Ulkoilureitti 6,3 km for a shorter loop, or stay on the main corridor toward Sulalampi and Pirttimäen Taukotupa. Hynkänlampi and Sorlampi both have keittokatos shelters for fires where rules allow; dry toilets sit near several rest points—plan breaks around Pirttimäen ulkoilualue (Hynkänlampi) / Keittokatos and Pirttimäen ulkoilualue (Sorlampi) / Keittokatos rather than hunting stand-alone “WC” names in the text. Fishing zones along the line include Pikku Sikalampi koskikalastusalue, Sulalampi kalastusalue, Pikku Sorlampi kalastusalue, and Malmilampi kalastusalue where local permits apply.
Toward Pirttimäki you reach Pirttimäen Ulkoilumaja, Pirttimäen ulkoilualue / Lähiliikuntapaikka, and Pirttimäen parkkipaikka at the Kunnarlantie service end. The same landscape hosts Pirttimäen ladut in winter and overlaps Oittaa - Pirttimäki (5km/p/ei valaistu) ski corridors; Solvallan urheiluopiston kuntorata (GPS) and routes toward Haltia sit on the Karjakaivo–Solvalla side for add-on days. Retkipaikka is worth a look for on-the-ground pacing near Sulalampi and Hynkänlampi.
Length & route
The trail is about 13.8 km end to end along the main hiking line. Around Pirttimäki, Visit Espoo and regional listings describe roughly 20 km of marked trails in total in the wider outdoor area, including shorter ring options such as the 6.3 km Pirttimäki recreation trail and about 6–6.5 km circuits often walked near the café and playing fields. Your chosen path can be shorter if you branch at Pirttimäen ulkoilualue / Ulkokuntoilupaikka (4,5 km & 6,3 km risteys) onto Pirttimäen ulkoilualue - Ulkoilureitti 6,3 km.
Getting there
The City of Espoo lists the Oittaa–Pirttimäki unit along Kunnarlantie 33–39, 02740 Espoo for general orientation and contacts. Walkers often drive to Karjakaivo parkkipaikka or Haramossen parkkipaikka off Nuuksiontie / Kattilajärventie, or to Pirttimäen parkkipaikka by Pirttimäen Ulkoilumaja on Kunnarlantie 110; Retkipaikka notes good bus access to the Pirttimäki parking area and gives coordinates near the main lot. Check the city’s outdoor map (ulkoliikunta.fi linked from Espoo’s pages) for the latest access notes.
Good to know
Open fires belong only in marked keittokatos shelters; UUVI repeats that pets must stay on a leash across the Pirttimäki–Karjakaivo landscape. Café and rental sauna hours at Pirttimäen Ulkoilumaja follow seasonal schedules described on destination pages.
Walkers often follow the main Pirttimäki ring counterclockwise from the field-side map board near the café, as in Retkipaikka’s report, but junctions allow other combinations.
Route direction
Recreation Area
Recreation Area
Lake
Lake
https://ulkoliikunta.fi/
Winter Maintenance
Winter ski routes use colour-coded markers at junctions; the same posts help orientation on foot outside the snow season.
About 3.5–5 hours on foot for the full 13.8 km, faster if you cycle short sections where allowed; a shorter loop near Pirttimäki is often under 2 hours.
Est. Time
Wide crushed gravel and forest mineral soil on the main tread; short wooden structures at some lake crossings.
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Our data was researched from Espoo, 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.
For the inter-area connector between Oittaa and Pirttimäki, branch routes toward Nupuri, Kauklähti, and central Espoo, and how winter ski-track bases are prepared, start with the City of Espoo’s Oittaa–Pirttimäki outdoor trails page. Visit Espoo’s Pirttimäki outdoor area overview summarises the wider marked network,...
City of Espoo – Oittaa–Pirttimäki outdoor trails+
Description
For the inter-area connector between Oittaa and Pirttimäki, branch routes toward Nupuri, Kauklähti, and central Espoo, and how winter ski-track bases are prepared, start with the City of Espoo’s Oittaa–Pirttimäki outdoor trails page. Visit Espoo’s Pirttimäki outdoor area overview summarises the wider marked network, services, and links toward Nuuksio, Brobacka, Solvalla, and Luukki.
The trail is about 13.8 km as one continuous hiking line in Espoo, Uusimaa. It is not a loop: it ties together the Karjakaivo–Solvalla side and the Pirttimäki shore and service cluster northwest of Lake Bodom. Terrain is classic Helsinki-region esker and forest mosaic: steep rock slopes, boulders, small lakes, and patches of mire; Visit Espoo notes a large hazel grove as a local hallmark. Retkipaikka’s walk-through by Luontopolkumies describes a wide, gravel-based tread, clear junction posts (including coloured winter ski-route markers you can still read on snow-free days), and a noticeable climb of roughly 50 m within the first two kilometres on the main ring near Pirttimäki.
From the Karjakaivo end you soon pass Karjakaivo Ulkoilumaja. Karjakaivo parkkipaikka and Haramossen parkkipaikka offer parking a little farther along if you join the line from Kattilajärventie and Nuuksiontie. Around Pirttimäen ulkoilualue / Ulkokuntoilupaikka (4,5 km & 6,3 km risteys) you can peel off to Pirttimäen ulkoilualue - Ulkoilureitti 6,3 km for a shorter loop, or stay on the main corridor toward Sulalampi and Pirttimäen Taukotupa. Hynkänlampi and Sorlampi both have keittokatos shelters for fires where rules allow; dry toilets sit near several rest points—plan breaks around Pirttimäen ulkoilualue (Hynkänlampi) / Keittokatos and Pirttimäen ulkoilualue (Sorlampi) / Keittokatos rather than hunting stand-alone “WC” names in the text. Fishing zones along the line include Pikku Sikalampi koskikalastusalue, Sulalampi kalastusalue, Pikku Sorlampi kalastusalue, and Malmilampi kalastusalue where local permits apply.
Toward Pirttimäki you reach Pirttimäen Ulkoilumaja, Pirttimäen ulkoilualue / Lähiliikuntapaikka, and Pirttimäen parkkipaikka at the Kunnarlantie service end. The same landscape hosts Pirttimäen ladut in winter and overlaps Oittaa - Pirttimäki (5km/p/ei valaistu) ski corridors; Solvallan urheiluopiston kuntorata (GPS) and routes toward Haltia sit on the Karjakaivo–Solvalla side for add-on days. Retkipaikka is worth a look for on-the-ground pacing near Sulalampi and Hynkänlampi.
Length & route
The trail is about 13.8 km end to end along the main hiking line. Around Pirttimäki, Visit Espoo and regional listings describe roughly 20 km of marked trails in total in the wider outdoor area, including shorter ring options such as the 6.3 km Pirttimäki recreation trail and about 6–6.5 km circuits often walked near the café and playing fields. Your chosen path can be shorter if you branch at Pirttimäen ulkoilualue / Ulkokuntoilupaikka (4,5 km & 6,3 km risteys) onto Pirttimäen ulkoilualue - Ulkoilureitti 6,3 km.
Getting there
The City of Espoo lists the Oittaa–Pirttimäki unit along Kunnarlantie 33–39, 02740 Espoo for general orientation and contacts. Walkers often drive to Karjakaivo parkkipaikka or Haramossen parkkipaikka off Nuuksiontie / Kattilajärventie, or to Pirttimäen parkkipaikka by Pirttimäen Ulkoilumaja on Kunnarlantie 110; Retkipaikka notes good bus access to the Pirttimäki parking area and gives coordinates near the main lot. Check the city’s outdoor map (ulkoliikunta.fi linked from Espoo’s pages) for the latest access notes.
Good to know
Open fires belong only in marked keittokatos shelters; UUVI repeats that pets must stay on a leash across the Pirttimäki–Karjakaivo landscape. Café and rental sauna hours at Pirttimäen Ulkoilumaja follow seasonal schedules described on destination pages.
Walkers often follow the main Pirttimäki ring counterclockwise from the field-side map board near the café, as in Retkipaikka’s report, but junctions allow other combinations.
Route direction
Recreation Area
Recreation Area
Lake
Lake
https://ulkoliikunta.fi/
Winter Maintenance
Winter ski routes use colour-coded markers at junctions; the same posts help orientation on foot outside the snow season.
About 3.5–5 hours on foot for the full 13.8 km, faster if you cycle short sections where allowed; a shorter loop near Pirttimäki is often under 2 hours.
Est. Time
Wide crushed gravel and forest mineral soil on the main tread; short wooden structures at some lake crossings.
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Our data was researched from Espoo, 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.