City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division

Uutela Forest Nature Trail

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Uutela Forest Nature Trail is a two-kilometre-long trail that is marked with orange cone symbols. The nature trail runs through the Uutela forest nature reserve. The nature trail has 12 information boards, which describe the Uutela forest and its species in a fun way. You can join the Forest Nature Trail from many different directions, such as from the Uutelantie road or at the Nuottaniemi cooking ...

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Uutelantie 3
00990 Helsinki

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https://www.hel.fi/en/culture-and-leisure/outdoor-activities-parks-and-nature-destinations/hiking/routes-and-nature-trails

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There are no parking spaces marked as accessible in the parking area. The information board about the nature trail is more than 100 m away. The parking area is asphalted.
Distance from the parking area to the nature trail is around 500 metres.
The pick-up and drop-off area is located over 20 m from the information board.
The nature trail is a circular route. The length of the route is about 2 km.
Cooking shelters Nuottaniemi and Niemenpaja, where you can find benches for a break, are located near the Forest Nature Trail. There is a steep hill and uneven ground on the way to Nuottaniemi Cooking shelter. There is also a steep hill on the way to Nimenpaja Cooking shelter, but the ground is more even.
There are more than 10 information boards along the nature trail, which are placed at the central crossroads of the route.
The route is marked with a logo or sign affixed to the trees.
The nature trail is hard all the way but partly uneven (bumps). The passageway has a fine crushed rock surface.
The route is relatively wide. The route is suitable with reservations for a wheelchair and stroller, as long as the pusher has the strength on the steep hills.
The route has steep hills, the largest of which has 8 meters height difference from bottom to top (steepest angle of ascent 16 %).
Next to the passage, there is at least one level difference causing a fall hazard, which is not bound by railings.

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Text edited by: City of Helsinki, Urban Environment Division

Updated: 7/5/2026

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