Trail Running Trail Running |Koli

The beautiful trio of Koli, 3.5 km

On this route, you avoid the steepest hills of Koli and encounter three culturally and historically valuable courtyards in Koli National Park. The route mainly runs on wide and gravelled tracks. There is also some elevation change, but only moderate compared to the steepest hills in the area.

Description

The special feature of this route is the cultural landscape of the Mattila, Ollila, and Turula farms, the animals maintaining the scenery during the summer season, and especially the beautifully renovated main building of Mattila, dating from the 1920s, with its mansard roof and manor style.

From the starting point, the route proceeds along the yard road first to Ollila and Turula. In the field, the route passes between short-barred fences.

After the Turula campfire site, you ascend a wide track and turn left towards Koli harbor. Now you travel the famous 2.5-kilometer final climb of the Vaarojen Marathon, which leads from the harbor to the finish line of the Vaarojen Marathon waiting at the foot of the Ukko-Koli summit.

Just over 300 meters before the harbor, turn left. After about a 700-meter spruce forest section, you arrive at the Mattila courtyard, where visitors are served by the main building with its storages and saunas. During the busiest summer season, a summer café operates in the main building.

From Mattila, you descend toward the Koli village center and cover the last few hundred meters on a ski trail base (or the pedestrian and bicycle path next to Ylä-Kolintie) back to the starting point.

Location & Parking

Mattila, Turula, and Ollila parking areas, Ylä-Kolintie 12. You can also park at the Koli sports field parking area.

Directions

Lähtöpisteestä reitti etenee pihatietä ensin Ollilaan ja Turulaan. Pellolla reitti kulkee lyhytjuoksuisten pisto- eli riukuaitojen välistä.

Turulan nuotiopaikan jälkeen nouset leveälle uralle ja suuntaat vasemmalle Kolin satamaan. Nyt kuljet lokakuisen Vaarojen Maratonin kuuluisaa 2,5 kilometrin loppunousua, joka johtaa satamasta Ukko-Kolin huipun juurella odottavaan Vaarojen Maratonin maaliin.

Reilut 300 metriä ennen satamaa käännyt vasemmalle. Noin 700 metrin kuusikkotaipaleen jälkeen saavut Mattilan pihapiiriin, jossa matkailijoita palvelee päärakennus aittoineen ja saunoineen. Vilkkaimman kesäsesongin aikaan päärakennuksessa toimii kesäkahvila.

Mattilasta laskeudut kohti Kolin kyläkeskustaa ja kuljet viimeiset sadat metrit latupohjaa tai Ylä-Kolintien viereistä kevyenliikenteenväylää lähtöpaikalle.

Additional information

Easy - possible without preparation.
Starting point
Mattilan, Turulan ja Ollilan pysäköintialue, Ylä-Kolintie 12
Difficulty level
Easy
Length
3.7km
Estimated time
00:40h
Ascent meters
135m
Descent meters
136m
Highest point
223m
Lowest point
131m
Author:
Elina Aittamaa, Kolin Matkailu Oy
Updated: 31.10.2025