Route · Ruovesi
Helvetinkolu Trail
A seven-kilometre loop to the famous rock gorge in Helvetinjärvi National Park.
- Time needed
- 3 h 30 min
- Effort
- Moderate
- Season
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Cost
- Free
- Length
- 7 km
- Start point
- Helvetinkolu parking area
Allow 6–7.5 hours from Tampere. A full-day trip.
Highlights
- The Helvetinkolu cleft
- Cliff-top lake views
- Campfire shelter on the route
Practical information
Steep stairs and uneven rock. Avoid in icy conditions. Carry all water and food.
Getting there
No practical public transport to the trailhead.
- Tampere — 60 km · 60 min drive
Getting there A trip in itself
Travel times are editorial estimates, not live routing.
Effort and terrain
7 km, 3.5 h at a normal pace.
Also nearby
Suggested by distance and day-planning fit, not an editorial pairing.
Place · Tampere
Kaupinoja Sauna
81 min away and turns the hiking into a sauna afternoon.
A small wood-heated public sauna at the edge of the Kauppi forest, with a lake ladder.
4 km from Tampere · 22 min by transit · 10 min drive
Place · Tampere
Kauppi Recreation Area
81 min away and turns the hiking into a sauna afternoon.
A large city forest of running trails, ski tracks and lake shore, minutes from the centre.
3.6 km from Tampere · 18 min by transit · 10 min drive
Place · Tampere
Rajaportin Sauna
84 min away and turns the hiking into a sauna afternoon.
The oldest public sauna in Finland still in use, in the Pispala neighbourhood.
3.5 km from Tampere · 15 min by transit · 9 min drive