Vaarinnevankeidas mire nature trail
Distance 2,8 km
Duration 0h 40min
Moderate
The Vaarinnevankeidas mire nature trail is an easy-to-navigate route whose wet sections are equipped with duckboards. The trail presents the typical raised bog landscape typical to margins of Hämeenkangas. The nature can be experienced with the help of artworks created by the Kankaanpää art school. The approximately 2.8 km long route starts from the parking area located along Kyrönkankaantie, from where the transition section to the edge of the bog is about 600 m. The trail on the bog is equipped with duckboards and the forested island in the middle of the bog has a picnic area equipped with a combination of tables and benches. Another similar picnic stop is at the information point on the edge of the swamp. The route and service structures are maintained by Metsähallitus.
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More about the route
Difficulty
Moderate
Distance
2,8 km
Duration
0:40 h
Ascent
1 m
Descent
1 m
Highest point
130 m
Lowest point
125 m
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Plan your trip
From the parking lot, follow the route markings towards Vaarinnevankeidas. After about 250 m, turn left and continue about 300 m to an old dune at the edge of the swamp, where there is an information point and a picnic site. From here, continue straight to the bog, the duckboards start at the edge of the bog. About 800 m after the duckboard section, you reach a forested mound with picnic tables. From here, the trail returns to the swamp, and continues along the left-hand duckboards about 500 m back to the edge of Hämeenkangas, where the trail continues to the right, following the edge of the swamp, until it returns to the first mentioned rest stop. Return to the parking area about 550 m along the same route as when you came.
Public transport
No public transport.
By roadFollowing the signs to Jämi, from where follow Sormelantie about 2.8 km ahead and at the Kyrönkankaantie intersection to the left, from the intersection to the P-place about 1.8 km.
ParkingFree
See www.nationalparks.fi
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Dog-friendly
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