Kauhalampi circuit
The route is a 3 km circular route and the sections crossing the bog are boardwalked. An accessible footbridge has been built for the section following the medieval Kyrönkangas road. Along the route there are two piers, a campfire site and at the end of a short side path another campfire site and a lookout tower. The campfire sites have wells where you can get drinking water. Camping is allowed at the Salomaa campfire site.
The route is part of the top routes of the Lauhanvuori-Hämeenkangas UNESCO Global Geopark.
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Plan your trip
Follow the signage northeast from Salomaa campfire site. After walking about 400 m, turn left at the intersection. The route now follows the old Kyrönkangas road to Kauhalampi for about 800 m. At the next intersection the route continues left, but if you want to visit the lookout tower, continue straight for about 400 meters and then turn left to the Nummikangas campfire site, where the tower is located. Return back to Kauhalampi, and then continue west along the boardwalk path by the shore of Kauhalampi. After about 1.7 km the route returns to Salomaa, the starting point of the route.
The route can also be started from the Nummikangas parking area. In this case, the route begins at the Nummikangas lookout tower, which is about 800 meters away. The route is signposted counterclockwise but can be traveled in both directions.
No public transport.
By roadFrom the south, take Highway 3 (Tampere - Vaasa) to Parkano, from where take road 274 west to Karvia. From Karvia, follow the national park's signs (10 km) to the Salomaa parking area (Kyrönkangas road 345, Karvia).
From the north, take Highway 3 (Tampere - Vaasa) from Kurikka and follow the signs to Kauhajoki to road 67. From road 67 turn left onto road 44 towards Kauhajoki. From road 44 continue towards Karvia on road 6700. From road 6700 at Nummijärvi, follow the park signs along Kyrönkangas summer road to the Nummikangas parking area (5 km) (no more specific address).
ParkingParking areas are located in the southern part of the park at Salomaa (Kyrönkangas road 357, Karvia) and in the northern part at Nummikangas (Kyrönkangas summer road, Kauhajoki). There are no more specific addresses for the parking areas. Parking is free.
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