Heinälampi Trail, Liperin Kinttupolut

The Heinälampi Trail winds along the shores of beautiful kettle ponds through pine forests. Along the route, there are two lean-tos at magnificent spots on the shores of Heinälampi where you can take a snack break. Heinälampi Trail is a moderately difficult route in the Liperin Kinttupolut (map). The technical difficulty of the paths varies from easy ski trail bases to challenging cobblestone paths. The technically most difficult section is the northern Heinälampi spur to the lean-to, which can be skipped if desired, making the route passable with less experience.

Heinälampi Trail is marked on the terrain with green color.

A special feature of the route are the large round depressions, kettle holes, formed during the Ice Age as large ice blocks melted among gravel ridges and pine heath forests.

The Liperin Kinttupolut network includes a total of eight excellently marked routes in addition to the downhill routes of Pärnä Bike Park.

You can spend several days on the Kinttupolut and the Joensuu region trails!

• On rainy days stones and roots are slippery.
• Small first aid kit

Drive from Joensuu along highway 9 towards Kuopio for about 10 km, exit at the junction, and follow the signs to the Pärnävaara Sports Centre. Park at your preferred parking spot at the Pärnävaara Sports Centre.

There is regular bus service from Joensuu to Jyrinkylä, from whose terminal stop (Jyrinlenkki) there is a 900 m walk along Urheilutie to the Pärnävaara Outdoor Centre, which is the best access point to the routes.

Check timetables on the Joensuu region public transport website https://jojo.joensuu.fi/.

Free parking at the official starting points of the route: 

• Pärnävaara Outdoor Centre, Urheilutie 5A
• Honkalampi beach, address Honkaranta 2e
• Matkalammentie 1 (next to the Sompalampi lean-to)
• Several additional services in the center of Ylämylly (shops, restaurants, petrol stations, cafes)

The Heinälampi Trail is marked on the terrain with green color and can be accessed via other marked routes of the Kinttupolut. The nearest parking lot is located at the Pärnävaara Outdoor Centre, from where you can reach the Heinälampi Trail by following the Pärnä Trail clockwise (black guide color) and/or the Jyri Trail counterclockwise (yellow guide color). On the terrain, you can easily find your location from the guide maps at the route intersections. The route is easy to follow thanks to good guidance.

• Weather-appropriate clothing and equipment
• Enough drinks and snacks
• Tools according to the length of the riding day (e.g., multitool, tire repair kit, inner tube)