Liiturin kiito is the 3.6 km long winter hiking trail of the Repovesi National Park snowshoe trail, which can be wandered on snowshoes or wide skishoeing.
Topical:
The Liiturin kiito is not passable. The trail has not yet been marked for the 2025 - 2026 season.
Address of the starting point, location of the trail information board:
Repovesi National Park, Tervajärvi gate, Kivisilmäntie 720, 47910 Kouvola
The exact starting point of the trail is the boom located at the gate of Tervajärvi on road Kivisilmäntie, next to the Tervajärvi Rental Base. The information and map boards of the trail are located on the wall of the Tervajärvi Rental Base.
Length and permitted types of movemet:
The trail is 3.6 km long and you can move around on snowshoes and skis
Period of use, recommended time for trail:
The trail is useable if snow conditions allow. The opening of the trail, the temporary closing and reopening during the season and the closing of the trail at the end of the season will be announced in the info board of the starting point, on the website and on social media.
The recommended time for the trail is about 3 hours.
Responsibility, difficulty and description of difficulty:
Use of the trail is at the user's own risk!
The trail is easy when moving with snowshoes and quite demanding when moving with wide skishoes due to the dense terrain and steep hills in some places (descent sections).
The trail has not been cleared into the terrain and trail is not seen all-the-time as an open and clear route in the terrain.
The trail runs through dense forests. In particular, the hills at the beginning of the trail go up and down in a dense forest, and the descent sections are demanding for those who use wide skishoes due to the dense forest and the height difference. The trail can also be icy and slippery. After the higher hills at the beginning, the trail runs e.g. on flat cliffs and a wooded swamp.
Map and GPS -track:
You can load map of the Liiturin kiito from here ja GPS -track from here.
Direction of movement:
The direction of movement is clockwise and the direction of movement must be strictly obey. The trai is two-way on Tervajärvi - Puunlatvamerkinmäki.
Trail marking:
The trail is marked with red-orange trail markings attached to trees on both sides of the taril. The taril markings have reflectors. A model of the trail marking can be found at the starting point next to the information and map board. Weather conditions (snow) may reduce the visibility of the trail markings in the terrain. There are no signs, kilometer signs, information or map boards along the taril.
Social media, website:
#repovedenlumikenkäreitistö #liiturinkiito
https://eranen.johku.com/en_US/repovesi-national-park-snowshoe-trails
Equipment needed on trail:
Charged and properly covered cell phone, appropriate clothing, in the dark headlamp or other lamp
Nearest place for campfire:
The nearest place for camfire is Talas which is 290 meters from the taril. It is easy to get to Talas from the rest of the trail along the official route of the national park.
Trail maintenance:
The trail is not paved for users for example with a snowmobile. The validity and visibility of the trail marking are checked regularly.
Emergency instructions/mobile network blindspots/112 app:
Download the 112 Finland application (112.fi/en) to your phone before your trip and make emergency call using that app. There are some areas in the park without signal. If this happens, try to climb higher and wider place.
Common instructions:
Read the rules and the instructions of the park before your trip, take a photo of the map also!
Further information (POI) from the website. Do not snap the branches, move only on the marked trail! Please keep your dog connected!
Report e.g. missing trail markings.
Maintenance and contacts:
Eränen, 040-521 3821, info.eranen@gmail.com
Liiturin kiito
Liiturin kiito refers to the flying squirrels (Pteromys volans) in the park, which are gray and slightly smaller than the ordinary squirrel. The flying squirrel can glide with the aid of patagium, a furred parachute-like skin membrane that streches from wrist to ankle.
The flying squirrel lives in mature forests. The nest of the flying squirrel is often in the old hole of Great spotted woodpecker or Eurasian three-toed woodpecker.
The flying squirrel is a nocturnal animal that rarely moves in daylight. The flying squirrel can be seen in bright on March, when the flying squirrels has a mating season. During that, “gray gloves” runs around the tree, chasing each other. In the spring, the habitat of the flying squirrel is revealed by the yellow rice-sized poo under the aspens. In Finland, the flying squirrel is classified as endangered.
