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Jouko's Trail

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0.6 km

Route

P 1

Description

City of Järvenpää – Tuusulanjärvi bird area+

Description

For current conditions on the boardwalk and bird tower, start with the City of Järvenpää’s Tuusulanjärvi bird area page. The trail is about 0.6 km as a loop on our map: a short duckboard path through lakeside reed and woodland at the north end of Lake Tuusulanjärvi, starting behind Järvenpää Art House (Harjuvaarankuja 2). It leads to Kaakkolan lintutorni, with views over the Natura bird area and back toward Järvenpää centre. Jouko's Trail is an easy, family-friendly walk on raised duckboards. Along the way, information boards introduce the area’s birds and plants. The north end of the lake is the most valuable for birds in the wider Natura site; breeding and resting waterfowl and waders are typical, and visitors are asked to avoid disturbing nesting birds. Apus (the Mid- and North Uusimaa bird club) coordinated a full renewal of the duckboards in 2017–2018 together with Järvenpää, Uusimaa ELY Centre, and Metsähallitus, with materials from the authorities and roughly 1,500 volunteer hours on the ground. The route was celebrated at an opening in November 2018; Jaakko Harjuvaara's site has photos from that day and recalls the conservationist Jouko Veikkolainen, after whom the path is named. From the trail you are a few steps from Tuusulanjärvi pitkospolku, which shares the same parking and bird-tower end of the lake. In winter, Manninpellon latu and Loutin latu ski tracks and Loutin kuntorata running loop pass nearby for snow-season exercise. Rantapuiston luistelukenttä ice rink and Luotin Koirapuisto sit beside the shore east of the tower. Harjulan koulun lähiliikuntapaikka and Senioripuisto Keskus lie a little inland—useful context if you are linking a town-centre outing with a quick nature stop.

Length & route

The trail is about 0.6 km as one short loop on duckboards through reed and shore woodland to Kaakkolan lintutorni and back. Apus describes the boardwalk line to the tower as about 525 m in the renewal project; the full loop on our map is a little longer.

Getting there

Walk in from Harjuvaarankuja 2: the duckboards start behind Järvenpää Art House (Taidetalo). By car, use Tuusulanjärvi parkkipaikka (free parking) a short walk from the trail; the same lot works for Tuusulanjärvi pitkospolku. The official trail page notes there is no winter maintenance on the bird tower or duckboard route—use at your own risk in ice and snow.

Good to know

There is no winter maintenance on the tower or duckboards. Give nesting birds space in spring and early summer. Jaakko Harjuvaara's opening-day notes mention bike racks with a cable lock at the start and that wheelchair access was not yet possible on the duckboards at opening—check the official page for any later upgrades.

History

The duckboard line to Kaakkolan lintutorni was rebuilt in 2017–2018 after roughly a decade of use; Apus organised volunteer work with the City of Järvenpää, Uusimaa ELY Centre, and Metsähallitus, and the route reopened with a public opening on 3 November 2018. The path honours nature photographer and conservationist Jouko Veikkolainen, whose brother and local writers link his advocacy to protection of the lakeside bird area.

Managed by

Järvenpää

Official Maintenance

040 315 2880

Trail info

Opening-day notes describe walking the loop counterclockwise from the start, with wider passing places on the duckboards.

Route direction

Open / Good Condition

Jaakko Harjuvaara – Joukonpolku opening 2018

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

0.6 km

Distance

About 15–25 minutes at an easy pace, including a stop at the tower.

Est. Time

Raised wooden duckboards through reed and shore woodland; information boards along the route.

Surface

Loop, Single Track

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

2017–2018

Renovation years

City of Järvenpää – Tuusulanjärvi bird area

Location

60.47009°N, 25.07478°E

Parking coordinates

FinlandCountry

UusimaaRegion

JärvenpääCity

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Järvenpää, 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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