The Haltiala primeval forest presents the full lifecycle of trees. You can move on the marked routes in the nature reserve. Cycling and departing from the route are prohibited under the protective regulations of the nature reserve. There are a few signposts along the route.
Contact information
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Location
Haltialan aarnialue,
00690
Helsinki
The outdoor trail
- There are no parking spaces marked as accessible in the parking area. The information board about the nature walk is more than 500 m away. The surface of the parking area is stone ash.
- In the parking area there is an accessible dry toilet (outhouse).
- The pick-up and drop-off area is located over 500 m from the information board.
- The nature walk forms a network of routes. The length of the route is about 3 km.
- The distance from the parking area to the start of the trails in the primeval forest along Kuninkaantammentie is about 600 metres. When entering the trails from Kuninkaantammentie, there is first about 30 metres of fairly even natural ground, after which a boardwalk begins. You can follow the boardwalk for about 350 metres before reaching natural ground with tree roots. The boardwalk is 1.5 metres wide and includes widenings to make it easier to pass others.
- There are 4 information boards along the nature walk, which are placed at the central crossroads of the route.
- There are signposts at central crossroads of the route.
- The nature walk is hard all the way but partly uneven (bumps). The surface of the passageway is in part fine crushed rock, stones and roots, boardwalk (planks across).
- The route is wide all the way, but otherwise not suitable for wheelchairs or strollers.
- The route has steep hills, the largest of which has 10 meters or more height difference from bottom to top (steepest angle of ascent 27 %).
- Along the nature walk, there are and a rest stop with benches for taking a break. The benches are sized for adults.