Trail section: Tervajärvi - Sikoniemi road

Restored swamp

Metsähallitus restores forests, small areas of water and also swamps in Repovesi. What has been restored here?

Trail section: Sikoniemi road crossing - Sandpit

Fellings (avohakkuut)

Fellings has taken place around Terväjärvi several times in the 1970s and 1980s. How does logging appear in the area today?

Puunlatvamerkinmäki

The basic map atlas of Finland was completed in 1987. How has this place been connected to the preparation of the basic map atlas?

Aihki hill (Aihkimäki)

The gem of the trip! A wonderful, high hill, lined with old pines.

Sandpit (Hiekkakuoppa)

The Repovesi National park area is generally known as rugged and wild. What could be the story of the sand pit found along the trail?

Trail section: Sandpit - Old ski track

Flying squirrel and black woodpecker

Indications of the flying squirrel have been seen in these areas. Do you see yellow poo under the aspens or can you hear a powerful drumming?

Beard moss hills (Naavakalliot)

Beautiful, long beard lichens on tree branches. But how these beard lichens and sun lotions are related?

Giant dead tree stumps

In the past, really big trees have grown in the forests of the Repovesi area. We can still see in the terrain how big these trees were.

Swamp and "torture of the tree"

The trail runs along a rock covered in pine trees, and on the left side of the trail you can see a forested and restored swamp area. The trunks of the trees in the swamp and on the edge of the...

Ball-topped pine tree (Pallolatvainen tuulenpesämänty)

You can also see a special ball-topped pine tree on the trail. Can you find it on the trail?

Trail section: Old ski track - Talas-Kuutinkanava-Määkijä -routes crossing

Fired tree stumps (palokoroja)

In addition to the giant dead pine tree stumps, there are also "palokoroja" (fired tree stumps) along the trail, i.e. stumps where you can see charred wood.

Trail section: Talas-Kuutinkanava-Määkijä -trails crossing - Puunlatvamerkinmäki