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Soltorp Children's Nature Trail

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0.7 km

Route

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Description

City of Vantaa – Soltorp children's nature trail+

Description

For downloadable trail maps, task sheets, and up-to-date visitor information, start with the City of Vantaa page for this trail. Vantaa and Uusimaa offer dense neighbourhood forests, and this loop is a deliberately short family outing in that network. The route is about 0.7 km on our map: a short, easy loop on crushed gravel through the Soltorp nature reserve in Hämeenkylä, Vantaa. It was built around Vantaa’s near-forest year programme and opened in September 2018 as a story-led activity path for young children, with illustrated task boards along the way. Retkipaikka’s walk-through by Luontopolkumies highlights how densely the roughly ten checkpoints pack into a compact walk—wooden maze, climbing boulders, a small hideout hut, and a guestbook inside the final letterbox—while the sand and gravel tread stays easy to follow. Outdoor Family notes stroller-friendly going, a covered snack shelter at the end, and Matti Pikkujämsä’s artwork on several panels, along with a 560 m figure from outing day that matches the city’s ~600 m description. The trail threads older spruce-dominated forest on the 5.4 ha reserve, designated in 2010; the reserve’s official service description names century-old spruces, large birches, oaks, hazel, abundant dead wood with bracket fungi, and a nationally rare maple woodland band on the lower western slope. A managed meadow occupies the north part of the protected patch, and deer may appear briefly among the trees. Near the loop, families exercise at Kuntoilupaikka Lammaspuisto outdoor gym and pass ball fields at Puistokenttä Kesanto, koripallokenttä; Tuomela school’s sand pitch and sports hall cluster a few hundred metres south along local paths. In winter the same corridor feeds larger maintained ski links such as Pähkinärinne-Tuomela pohjoinen yhdyshiihtolatu 2,5km for visitors who already ski in the district.

Length & route

The trail is about 0.7 km on our map as one compact activity loop. Outdoor Family measured roughly 560 m including the return to the meadow gate, and Retkipaikka quotes 750 m for the walking line; the City of Vantaa and the reserve pages describe about 600 m of crushed-gravel nature trail. All figures describe the same short family loop rather than a separate network.

Getting there

The City of Vantaa lists the access address as Kesantotie 3, 01630 Vantaa, with entry from Kesantotie and the nearest bus stop less than half a kilometre around the Sahratie–Ainontie junction. Retkipaikka notes a small car park at the end of Kesantotie plus roadside parking, then roughly 50 m to the gated meadow start.

Good to know

No YouTube result met the trail-overview quality bar for a clip that clearly showcases this exact path. Retkipaikka notes there is no maintained campfire point along the activity loop. Wood structures and panels are there for everyone—treat them gently and pack snacks for the shelter at the finish.

History

Soltorpin luonnonsuojelualue was protected in 2010 to safeguard old-growth character, noble broadleaf stands, and associated habitats. The children’s nature trail opened on 14 September 2018 during Vantaa’s near-forest year programme, described in contemporaneous coverage as stroller-friendly and illustrated in part by Matti Pikkujämsä.

Managed by

Vantaa

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Loop; you return to the meadow gate at Kesantotie.

Route direction

Recreation Area

Marked Route

Route Signs

Stroller Friendly

Accessibility

Open / Good Condition

Outdoor Family – Soltorp children's trail opening

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

0.7 km

Distance

About 20–45 minutes with children if you pause at most task boards; quicker as a straight walk-through.

Est. Time

Crushed gravel and sand tread described as easy underfoot and following a published trail map between activity boards.

Surface

Loop, Single Track, Wide Track

Route Type

Partial Shade

Shade

Light Traffic

Traffic

2018

Construction year

City of Vantaa – Soltorp children's nature trail+

Location

60.26557°N, 24.79261°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

UusimaaRegion

VantaaCity

HämeenkyläVillage

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Vantaa, 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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