When did huts.fi research the data for Hyvinkää health forest trail?

Huts.fi

Hyvinkää health forest trail

—•Hiking Trails

2.4 km

Route

P 1

Description

City of Hyvinkää – Terveysmetsä+

Description

Hyvinkää health forest trail is about 2,4 km of easy-to-moderate walking through the Tehtaansuo mire and old-growth patches barely ten minutes from the city centre in Uusimaa. The City of Hyvinkää opened Terveysmetsä after a preceding health-forest study that shaped the path layout and wellness programming; the same pages place the area at Jousikatu 3, roughly 800 m from the Willa shopping centre, on a 52-hectare near-natural wetland block, and suggest allowing about an hour on foot. For closures, map downloads, and up-to-date details, treat the municipality as the primary channel. You start from the Kankuri end of the street grid: Kankurin parkkiapaikka sits beside the Onse-areena and Torikadun liikuntakeskuksen tennishalli cluster, with Kankurin liikuntapuiston hiekkakenttä, Kankurin liikuntapuiston jalkapallokenttä, Kankurin liikuntapuiston tekonurmikenttä, and Kankurin liikuntapuiston luistelukenttä a few metres away. After only a few hundred metres the line brushes Tapainlinnan koulun liikuntasali, Tapainlinnan koulun pallokenttä, and Tapainlinnan koulun lähiliikuntapaikka. Most of the distance crosses duckboards and forest footpaths above the soggy ground, then rocky moraine knolls and a small pond before you return toward Kankurin ulkokuntoilupaikka, Kankurin skeittiparkki, and Kankurin liikuntapuiston jousiammuntarata. The first roughly 750–800 m are built as an accessible route on wide gravel and pier-like timber decking so wheelchair users can share the opening section. Beyond that junction the longer option continues on duckboards and earthy tread; Retkipaikka’s walk-through notes orange for the accessible variant and yellow for the full route on the city map, spruce-shaped arrow posts beside the path, stream bridges, benches partway along, and low De Geer moraine humps rising from the mire. Helsingin Sanomat described eight birdhouse-shaped information points for sensory exercises along the finished 2,4 km trail at the 2019 opening. The trail sits in the same built-up outdoor fabric as Tehtaansuon oikaisu and Eteläinen yhdyslatu, which reuse Tapainlinnan koulun lähiliikuntapaikka and Kankurin parkkiapaikka, while Lehtolan lenkki, Hyvinkään pyörähdys, and Itäinen yhdyslatu fan out nearby for cyclists and skiers who want a longer city network day. Before you travel, confirm seasonal tips and any route changes on the City of Hyvinkää pages.

Length & route

The trail is about 2,4 km. The opening kilometres use gravel and timber decking, then duckboards and earth tread cross the mire and low moraine knolls with short climbs on the longer option. The city map marks the accessible segment in orange and the full walk in yellow.

Getting there

Drive to Jousikatu 3 beside Kankuri sports area in central Hyvinkää; Kankurin parkkiapaikka is on the sports-park side a short walk from the signed trailhead, about 800 m from the Willa shopping centre. The City of Hyvinkää hosts an A4 trail map PDF with the accessible loop and full route marked for printing or offline use.

Good to know

Duckboards can feel slick after rain; Retkipaikka suggests stepping on the firm verge when needed. The eight sensory display boxes add playful stops for families; guided wellness sessions may be advertised separately on municipal pages.

History

Tehtaansuo formed while Baltic ice-lake mud filled shallow basins; peat now averages about three metres and reaches six in the deepest bowl. Early 20th-century ditches drained the southern edge for fields and carried dyed waste water from the wool mill until the 1960s. The near-natural core that now hosts Terveysmetsä still carries old-growth pine and spruce with small moraine knolls. Municipal park pages date most of the duckboard construction to 2019 and the connector that closes the accessible circuit between the Jousikatu trailhead end and the wider Tehtaansuo outdoor corridor to 2020.

Managed by

Hyvinkää

Official Maintenance

+358 19 459 11

Trail info

Walkers following the city map typically use the full route counter-clockwise after the accessible spur rejoins the forest ring.

Route direction

Recreation Area

Orange for the accessible option and yellow for the full trail on the official map; spruce-shaped wooden arrow posts along the ground route.

Route Signs

Stroller Friendly

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

Accessibility

Open / Good Condition

Retkipaikka – Terveysmetsäpolku Hyvinkäällä

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

2.4 km

Distance

About 45–60 minutes on foot for most walkers; the City of Hyvinkää suggests roughly one hour.

Est. Time

Dirt / Duckboards / Gravel

Surface

Single Track, Wide Track

Route Type

Partial Shade

Shade

Moderate Traffic

Traffic

2019

Construction year

2020

Renovation years

City of Hyvinkää – Terveysmetsä

Location

60.62869°N, 24.87558°E

Parking coordinates

FinlandCountry

UusimaaRegion

HyvinkääCity

Hiking TrailsCategory

Explore nearby

Kankurin liikuntapuiston luistelukenttä

200 m

Free

Kankurin liikuntapuiston jalkapallokenttä

161 m

Kankurin liikuntapuiston hiekkakenttä

197 m

Tapainlinnan koulun liikuntasali

241 m

Tapainlinnan koulun pallokenttä

142 m

Free

Hyvinkään pyörähdys

456 m

Free

Itäinen yhdyslatu

226 m

Free

Rate & Review

Be the first to write a review for "Hyvinkää health forest trail"

Share a photo from a recent trip

Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Hyvinkää, 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.

Finland Uusimaa Hyvinkää Hiking TrailsHyvinkää health forest trail