Hämeen Ilvesreitti Liesjärvi 19.6 km

Start from the parking lot of Eerikkilä Sport & Outdoor Resort, from where the route leads along a needle path to the magnificent ridge landscapes of Ruostejärvi. After the ridge section, you cross the Kurjenniemi bridge built in 2019, from which the needle path continues towards Villa Erik Nature Center. After Villa Erik, turn left onto Härkätie and continue about 150 m, then turn right onto a small road; after a short distance, signs for Ilvesreitti appear on the right, from where a path leads toward Liesjärvi. From here begins the Ilvesreitti trail section, which connects to the area of Liesjärvi National Park established in 1956. Near the wilderness of Sammalsuo at the end of the path, there is a boardwalk section about 200 m long. After the path ends, you come to the intersection of Katavalmmi road, where you continue right toward Kaksvetinen. Katavalmmi road is an easy old roadbed with two separate resting places with picnic tables along the way, as well as the possibility to stop at Tittilampi lean-to, Kaksvetinen kota, or Peukalolampi lean-to. At the end of the road, turn left onto Kantelus road toward Karjusilta and the Wilderness Centre. After Liesjärvi, turn back, and after the hill at Karjusilta, the road splits to the right onto Kukkoharjuntie. From here begins a gravel road section that continues all the way to Ruostejärvi. After the end of Kukkoharjuntie, turn right again along Härkätie; about 180 m ahead on the left side of the road, a nature trail branches off back to Eerikkilä institute. The route meanders through dry land near the shore of Ruostejärvi and through the frisbee golf course. Soon you will reach the parking lot of the sports institute.

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