Access
Paukkumäentie 40.
Turn to Paukkumäentie road from Pohjoisväylä. The trailhead is in Santahaka parking area.
Vanhan Kallen kinttupolku trail
(4.6 km/direction)
Easy trail – The trail is wide, fairly even and sandy. In the wet season, the trail may be waterlogged and challenging in places. Hikers return along the same trail.
The trail leads along old pine heaths, lush spruce forests and, once in Harriniemi, to open sandy areas and dunes as well as a birdwatching tower. The trail ends at Harriniemi lighthouse. A ski track follows sections of the trail in winter. A separate Winter trail is maintained for hikers in this area in winter.
Santahaka fitness track and ski trailsThe fitness trails are open all year round. In the winter, there are over 10 kilometres of ski trails in Santahaka, six kilometres of which are illuminated. The ski trails run all the way to Harriniemi and Villa Elba.
Services
There is a parking area and information boards with maps in both Santahaka and Harriniemi. A birdwatching tower can be found near the Harriniemi lighthouse. Santahaka has a lean-to shelter and a campfire site. Villa Elba offers high-quality accommodation, a café and a birdwatching tower suitable for persons with physical disabilities.
Nature
The bird wetland of Rummelö-Harrbåda is a great place to observe a wide variety of waterfowl and wader species. The area of Hyytiäisenmäki is an old cultural environment, and there are lush grey alder groves in the surroundings of Tulliperä. The traditional rural biotope of Hyytiäisenmäki is maintained through mowing and occasional land clearing.
