Hiking & outdoor recreationLength4.9 km
Duration(2 hours)
Degree of difficultyMedium
The Pookinpolku Trail takes you, via Pitkäjärvi, to the scenery of Pookivaara Hill, the heart of Rokua National Park, where the fireguards used to work in the past. Here you can see rolling heaths and silvery beds of lichen, in a postglacial landscape formed by dunes, kettle holes and esker slopes.
Circle trail
Multi-purpose trailThe mountain bike trail partially follows the same route as the hiking trail.
Campfire siteIn Rokua National Park, open fires are completely prohibited when a forest fire warning is in effect.
Camping permittedTemporary camping is only allowed at the official campfire sites.
Hut
Dry toiletRemember to bring the toilet paper.
Remember to bring a trash bag
No water point
The trail can only be used during the snow-free season
Contact information
Starting pointKeisarintie 1720, 92810 Vaala
Starting point: Pitkäjärvi parking area, Keisarintie 1720, 92810 Vaala.
The trail begins from the parking area at Lake Pitkäjärvi. At the start, the trail follows a 0.8 km wide gravel path, also serving as an accessible route. Alternatively, the trail can be started from the Pookivaara parking area, where a 1 km ascending connecting path leads to Pookivaara. The Pookivaara parking area has no official address.
From Pitkäjärvi onwards, the trail can be travelled both anticlockwise and clockwise. Here, the trail becomes narrower, following the shores of Lake Pitkäjärvi through an old pine forest.
The eastern part of the trail is 1.4 km. The eastern section of the trail between Pitkäjärvi and Pookivaara runs along an open, gently rolling pine heath, amid beds of lichen. This section includes long wooden stairs ascending northwards towards Pookivaara.
The western part of the trail is 1.9 km. The western section of the trail runs via the shores of the idyllic Lake Hätäjärvi through a varied pine forest. Here, too, the trail terrain is rolling, with considerable ascent toward Pookivaara.
Ending point: Pitkäjärvi parking area, Keisarintie 1720, 92810 Vaala.
End pointKeisarintie 1720, 92810 Vaala