Nummijärvi - Kauhaneva mountain biking route
Round trip that connects the Nummijärvi campsite and the northern starting point of the Kauhaneva-Pohjankangas National Park trails, the Nummikangas parking area. The route is marked with green and white painted posts and signs. The guidance is supplemented by a GPX track available from Outdooractive.
Easy route mainly following old forest roads and also suitable for beginners. Attractions along the route include Lapinkaivo and Lapinharju, the Hunger Years monument, and Kauhaneva. The route can be ridden with a mountain bike, gravel bike, or fat-tire touring bike.
The starting point of the route at Nummijärvi Camping offers accommodation and restaurant services, as well as sauna facilities. At the route's endpoint at Kauhaneva there is a lookout tower, campfire site, dry toilet, and firewood. At Kauhaneva there is also an option to walk the approximately 3 km Kauhalamminkierros route or go swimming at Kauhalampi.
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The route starts from the Nummijärvi Camping parking area, where there is a route information point to the left next to the campsite gate. The route goes through the campsite gate and continues straight through the yard area, turning left around the shooting range edge to Nummilahdentie. Turn right and continue about 500 m, then turn left at the intersection onto Lammin kiertotie and immediately left onto a forest road. Continue about 800 m and arrive at an intersection, from which there is a possibility to detour left to Lapinkaivo and the Hunger Years monument.
The route continues to the right at the intersection and bypasses Lapinharju. About 700 m ahead there is an intersection where you turn left. Continue about 600 m, and at the next intersection turn right. About 150 m later turn left and continue on the forest road about 1.1 km. Arrive at an intersection where you continue straight ahead following signs and about 100 m later choose the left branch of the road. Continue about 550 m until you reach Kauhanevantie. Turn left and about 40 m later right onto a forest road.
Continue on the forest road about 500 m and turn right at the intersection. Continue about 600 m and turn left at the intersection. Continue about 100 m and turn right. Continue about 600 m, cross a intersecting forest road and continue straight about 1.7 km, turn right and after 100 m arrive at the Nummikangas parking area. The parking area has a national park information point and a toilet.
From the parking area, about 600 m transfer along Kauhanevantie to the edge of Kauhaneva. Exploring the park is possible partly by bike, partly on foot. Return from the Nummikangas parking area back along the same route. Alternative return route via Kauhanevantie or separately arranged pickup.
No public transport
By roadFrom Kauhajoki towards Nummijärvi, continue on road 44 but do not turn towards Kankaanpää, instead continue straight on the road that becomes road 6700 to Nummijärvi. Drive through the village of Nummijärvi and follow the signs to Nummijärvi Camping.
From the south, drive on road 44 to Kauhajärvi, turn right onto Kiviluomantie, continue about 5 km and turn right onto Kivijärventie. After about 6 km turn right onto Nummilahdentie and continue about 2 km, then turn left and after about 400 m follow signs to Nummijärvi Camping.
Coming from the north on road 3, turn right after about 1.7 km after Juustoportti in Jalasjärvi towards Karvia, continue 16 km and turn right towards Nummijärvi. After about 9 km turn left towards the village of Nummijärvi and after the village follow signs to Nummijärvi Camping.
Coming from the south on road 3, turn left from Parkano and after the ramp turn right towards Karvia. In Karvia turn right and drive through the church village. After about 3 km, turn left at the intersection towards Kauhajoki and continue about 19 km, then follow signs left towards Nummijärvi Camping.
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