Tulijärvi trail – Pyhä-Häkki National Park

An incredibly great tour in this national park. At 17 km and around 5 hours walking time including breaks, the route was easy to manage, especially because we set off early and thus avoided the "rush" of hikers. I took the suggested name of the tour because I found it so funny and original. They are the names of the two oldest pines, one of which (Uusi iso puu) is still alive. Otherwise very varied, first of all a pine forest. Here the pines are allowed to die a natural death. Then the moors, and in between there are heathlands and mixed forests. The paths are mostly branchy but still easy to walk. Let me put it this way: you should visit this national park if you want to hike in Finland.

A rainy day hiking in Finland is definitely better than a sunny day at the desk. Especially when you can take a route as beautiful as I did today. Pyhä-Häkki National Park not only has the best paths, but also the oldest pines and spruces in the country. The first picture shows me at the oldest tree in the park, a nearly 500-year-old pine tree with a height of 26 meters and a trunk diameter of 89 centimeters. It was declared dead in 2004. But many other of these old majesties are still alive. In addition to beautiful forest areas, the national park consists of impressive moorland landscapes in equal parts. The best wooden walkways lead through these, which are incredibly fun to walk across. You can easily become jealous of Finnish nature conservation when you consider how difficult it is for us Germans to renature. One more word about this trip: I'm traveling with a camper, which works fantastically. You can camp here wherever it is not prohibited. There are beautiful, secluded places like islands on the lake district. The last two pictures show you where I set up my "camp" today.