Guided day hike to Nuuksio for adults

Please, meet us at Kattila in Nuuksio on Sat, on June the 29th, at 0930 hrs, by the bus stop and car parking. Address is Kattilantie 426, Espoo (or Vihti, depends on your navigator). This is where the last bus stop is for line 245A (during summer days from Espoo Centre).

You can arrive by car, bicycle, or public transportation. There is a train-bus connection from Helsinki. Check the “Reittiopas” timetable for Public Transportation.

Program for the day:

Checking route and maps (provided). Some simple exercise to warm you up.
Checking gear, water, food. (Bring you own)
Principles on hiking in National Parks on your own and hiking etiquette in general.
Route to Camp Fire approx 3,5 kilometers (slow walking)
Camp Fire and lunch (bring your own)
Black Pot Coffee, on the house
Guided Return to Kattila Parking and Bus Stop starting at 1500 hrs from Pikku-Parikka OR, if you want to stay the night:
Putting up your tent for the night if you stay the night.
Dinner cooked on open fire (bring your own dinner)
If weather is fine you can swim in the lake or take a walk in the surroundings
Sleep in your tent and listen to Nature.
Wake up with the Sun (or later)
Cook your own breakfast over open fire or your camp stove/type Trangia
At 1030 hrs will start walking back to Kattila Car Park and Bus Stop

All are welcome. Some participants on this trip will partly be First Time Hikers. Some with foreign origin living in Finland, some with families and children and dogs and some with less experience of Finnish Forests. Bring your family, friends, and your neighbours. Keep dogs on leach. Some of us are Advanced Hikers. Some of us are Finns. We will mix well together and share our knowledge.

The route: The route is about 3,5 kilometers, from Kattila via Takala Shelter to Pikku-Parikka, with campfire. We will walk slowly. We will observe Nature. Walk uphill and downhill, over fallen woods, roots and stones. This is a very nice and beautiful walk in the forest. The Route is marked. Don’t bring strollers.

At Pikku-Parikka shelter we will make up a fire for lunch and ”Black Pot Coffee” and you can warm up your own food/sausages. We will stay the Day at Pikku-Parikka. (Outdoor dry toilet available,” puucee”).

If you are enthusiastic about this trip, you can also stay the night at Pikku-Parikka. If so, bring a tent and a sleeping bag and mattress. And food and water.

You will be returning to bus stop and car park following ME, your Guide, both Saturday and Sunday or on your own (marked route). Bus from Kattila leaves for Espoon Keskus every half an hour.

Bring along

A pair of waterproof shoes, or wellingtons if it has been raining.
Clothing suitable for ”Weather of the Day”.
Water to drink
Food, ready-made sandwiches, campfire sausages or noodle food, anything of your own choice, a cattle, saucepan, alu-foil or sausage fork if you want to use the open fire
Water, soft drink/juice for the children, and your selves.
Tent and gear enabling you to stay the night.
Send Aslak an email if you don’t know what to bring along.

Take U-train from Helsinki Central Railway station to Espoon Keskus, where transfer to bus number 245A platform 32. Bus arrives in Kattila, last stop at the end of line. Check time table with “reittiopas.fi” the Route planner with HSL.

Please send email to Aslak Söderman to register in.

You will receive an email in return with info and Q&A.

You can make inquiries about this trip to Aslak.