Kammiovuori Trail

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The Kammiovuori trail is situated in Sysmä and is especially suitable for day trip. The trail can be reached by car from villages of Vääksy (75 km) or Sysmä (27 km). The trail starts and ends at the car park at Kammiovuori and is suitable for hiking and Nordic walking although the start of trail is challenging because of the climb and partly rocky path. The trail is marked with blue and white marks painted on trees. The trail passes through varying landscape, which was shaped by the Ice Age. The hiker is mostly surrounded by mixed forest, but at the top of the mountain you will find traditional Finnish pine forest. Hiskias’s cave can be found at the beginning of the trail, where a vagabond by the name of Hiskias used to live at the beginning of 20th century, according to legend. After the cave there is another 1 km climb until you reach the target – the summit of Kammiovuori Mountain. The view from the top is breathtaking. To the south and the west, the glittering blue waters of Lake Päijänne dominate the landscape. On the route back the trail passes by a massive boulder, known locally as “Linta”.