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Bakunkärr Circle Trail

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1.9 km

Route

P 1

Description

Luontoon.fi – Bakunkärr rengasreitti/rundan+

Description

For route descriptions, difficulty grading, and rules that apply across Sipoonkorpi National Park, start with Luontoon.fi. The City of Sipoo also describes how the Bakunkärr parking lots fit into longer circuits and bus-access day trips in the southern part of the park. Uusimaa Recreation Area Association collects practical notes on parking capacity, accessibility, dogs, and camping boundaries for the whole Sipoonkorpi unit. The Bakunkärr Circle Trail is about 1.9 km as a forest loop a short drive from Helsinki in Sipoo, Uusimaa. Most of the walk stays in spruce-leaning forest and rocky ground; in roughly the first half you climb gently through birch and hazel patches before the trail threads from one bedrock shelf to the next on the return leg. Luontoon.fi pitches the ring as an easy, family-friendly circuit inside Sipoonkorpi National Park. You can begin from Bakunkärr I pysäköintialue or Bakunkärr II pysäköintialue on Knutersintie 421. From the lot the blue-marked loop heads into the woods; Luontoon.fi and trip reports both note short duckboard carries over damp hollows, so sturdy footwear beats smooth-soled city shoes after rain. About one kilometre along the ring you reach a junction where you can close the loop toward the parking or branch roughly three hundred metres to the rocky rest area above Bakunkärrträsket. That spur is where Bakunkärrin keittokatos stands together with Bakunkärrin kuivakäymälä: there is a cooking shelter, separate fireplace, wood storage, tables, and benches looking toward the small pond. The junction is also where Bakunkärr - Kalkkiruukki -yhdysreitti continues toward Kalkkiruukki laavu if you want to lengthen the day, while Fiskträskin reitti works well as an orange-marked lakeshore extension toward Fiskträskin laavu from the same parking cluster. Luontopolkumies described clear signage, modest elevation change on the order of twenty metres, and a memorable hazel-grove finish where nutcrackers sometimes show up—useful colour if you are hiking with curious kids. Retkipaikka’s write-up is worth a look for on-the-ground photos of the new rest point and the widened path on fresh alignments. When you plan connections toward Knutersin Portti pysäköintialue or return transport, keep national park campfire and camping rules in mind and double-check UUVI or Luontoon.fi for the latest service news.

Length & route

The trail is about 1.9 km as a closed loop. Adding the marked side trip to Bakunkärrin keittokatos and the rocky picnic area above Bakunkärrträsket adds roughly half a kilometre round trip for many visitors.

Getting there

Drivers use the small parking pockets on Knutersintie at kilometre posting 421. Metsähallitus lists Autolla Sipoonkorpeen instructions on the national park pages linked from Luontoon.fi. The City of Sipoo notes that the Sipoonkorpi Hop-On Hop-Off bus can drop visitors at the Bakunkärr lot around 10:15 on its scheduled service, useful if you pair the short loop with a longer south-park itinerary toward Kalkkiruukki. Remember your own drinking water for warm days—there is no treated tap on the trail. Parking coordinates: Bakunkärr I pysäköintialue (about 60.3026984 N, 25.19753284 E) or the adjacent Bakunkärr II pysäköintialue.

Good to know

Combine this ring with Bakunkärr - Kalkkiruukki -yhdysreitti, Knutersin portti - Bakunkärr yhdysreitti, or Fiskträskin reitti when you want a half-day outing; Luontoon.fi carries the official colour coding for each branch. For the national park’s largest gate parking field, follow marked connectors toward Knutersin Portti pysäköintialue. Targeted YouTube-only searches did not surface a clip focused specifically on this loop; check Luontoon.fi later for new media.

Managed by

Sipoo

Official Maintenance

GPX data from: © Metsähallitus, 2024

Trail info

Walk the loop in either direction; sources do not prescribe clockwise or counter-clockwise travel.

Route direction

National Park

Area

Recreation Area

Lake

Blue diamond-shaped trail markers on trees (separate branches toward Kalkkiruukki use other colours)

Route Signs

Dogs (On Leash)

Dogs

Open / Good Condition

Luontoon.fi – Bakunkärr rengasreitti/rundan+

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

1.9 km

Distance

about 1 hour

Est. Time

Duckboards / Dirt

Surface

Loop, Single Track, Wide Track

Route Type

Moderate Traffic

Traffic

Partial Shade

Shade

Location

60.30270°N, 25.19753°E

Parking coordinates

FinlandCountry

UusimaaRegion

SipooCity

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Sipoo, 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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