Hiking & outdoor recreationLength17,4 km
Duration(5-7 h)
Degree of difficultyHard
On the Vaatimen kierros Trail, you’ll learn a lot about the wilderness nature of Salamajärvi National Park. Bring along enough to eat and drink for a whole day!
Route marker in the terrain
Circle trail
Campfire site
Camping permitted
Dry toilet
Remember to bring a trash bag
Water point
No winter maintenance
Contact information
Metsähallitus National Parks Finland
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Starting pointKoirasalmentie 1220, 43800 Kivijärvi
Duckboards cross mires and rocky paths pass through heathland.
On the south end of Lake Heikinjärvi, visitors can admire some of the most impressive stone fields in the national park.
An old dam from a timber float and ruins of a logging camp at Pyydyskoski.
Starting from the Koirasalmi Nature Information Hut, this popular loop offers hikers a large number of suitable rest stops.
End pointKoirasalmentie 1220, 43800 Kivijärvi