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Ruovesi

Helvetinkolu Gorge – Lake Haukkajärvi. loop from Ruovesi

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Finland

Western Finland

Ruovesi

Helvetinkolu Gorge – Lake Haukkajärvi. loop from Ruovesi

Moderate

4.8

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216

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Helvetinkolu Gorge – Lake Haukkajärvi. loop from Ruovesi

03:50

14.4km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Helvetinjärven kansallispuisto

Waypoints

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Parking

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2.04 km

Helvetinkolu Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Helvetinkolu ("Hell's Gap") cleft is the biggest attraction of the so-called Hell's Lake National Park which has numerous deep gorges and rugged scenery formed by faults running through the bedrock. …

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2.09 km

Luomalahde Trail Junction

Highlight • Trail

2.32 km

Rock Formation in Helvetinjärvi National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

5.16 km

Boardwalks in Helvetinjärvi National Park

Highlight • Trail

Boardwalks lead you safely through this swampy area of the national park.

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6.23 km

Lake Haukkajärvi.

Highlight • Viewpoint

Where the trail runs along the shore, you can admire the reflections of the clouds and trees in the calm water of the lake.

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7.29 km

Haukanhieta beach

Highlight • Beach

Very nice and well-equipped beach. You will find a camping area with campfire site, cooking shelters, a toilet and a rental house here.

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13.2 km

Wooden Boardwalk Through Wetlands

Highlight • Trail

13.3 km

Picnic Area in the Forest

Highlight • Rest Area

14.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

2.06 km

1.85 km

Surfaces

6.71 km

5.04 km

1.96 km

411 m

273 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 2 July

16°C

11°C

99 %

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Comments

July 31, 2024,Päivätupa – Helvetinkolu Runde von Visuvesi

You can skip the additional loop at the end, except for the part with the crevice in the rock and the descent to the lake, as you only hike on a wide path. Therefore, hike the loop at the end in the opposite direction from Komot to the lake.

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August 7, 2023,Helvetinkolu -> Haukkajärvi (ViewPoint) u.z. (Teil I )im Helvetinjärvi NP (Finnland)

Want more? You can find more information about nature and sights to the right and left of this hiking trail in my hiking book "Finland's National Parks - Hiking in the Pearls of the North". There you will find over 500 pages of accompanying background information on 1,000 kilometers on foot through all of Finland's national parks. My motto: "Walk …

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Luomalahde Trail Junction

Rock Formation in Helvetinjärvi National Park

Boardwalks in Helvetinjärvi National Park

Lake Haukkajärvi.

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