Joroinen: Sports, Trails and Cultural History

Joroinen combines outdoor sports with cultural and historical attractions. The Kotkatharju recreational sports area is close to Joroinen’s built-up centre, right by Highway 5. Disc golf, orienteering and fitness stairs are concentrated in Kotkatharju; other trails start at the sports field or run around Lake Kotkatjärvi. There is also a park in the centre, a golf course and sites of cultural and historical interest. This lets you choose different focuses for your trip, from exercise and winter sports to architecture and local history.

Disc Golf and Exercise in Kotkatharju

The Kanava disc golf course in Kotkatharju has 18 well-maintained holes and an AA1 rating. Together with the Kotkatharju course, it forms a 36-hole layout; the international competition rating of AAA1 applies to the Kotkatharju course. The figures therefore differ depending on whether they refer to an individual course, the combined layout or a rating.

Away from the disc golf courses, Kotkatharju has a permanent orienteering network with 18 checkpoints. The fitness stairs there have 150 steps. A 5 km illuminated fitness trail starts at Joroinen sports field; its availability in winter may depend on conditions. The checkpoint network, stairs and illuminated trail offer different ways to exercise.

Trails and Winter Sports

The 7 km Kotkanpolku trail runs around Lake Kotkatjärvi through ridges shaped by the Ice Age. Motor vehicles and bicycles are prohibited on the trail, and it is also available seasonally. When planning, take into account both its seasonal availability and the restrictions on vehicles and bicycles.

Joroinen’s parish village has cross-country ski trails of 6.5 km, 5 km and 3 km. The routes differ in length, and their availability depends on snow conditions. As an explicitly winter activity, they complement the fitness trail at the sports field, which may also be affected by conditions in winter.

Park and Golf Course

The Hui-Maa family park is in the centre of Joroinen. Its facilities include an outdoor fitness area, a traffic training park, a variety of play equipment, a stage and a 10-metre-high climbing structure. The different features make the park a recreational destination in its own right in the centre: alongside the play equipment and climbing structure, it also offers a fitness area, traffic training park and stage.

Designed by Åke Person, the 18-hole Kartanogolf course winds through beautiful rural scenery on the shore of Lake Joroisselkä. For a trip focused on golf, the number of holes, the designer and the lakeside setting are all clearly specified.

Church and Local Heritage Museum

Joroinen Church is a wooden equal-armed cross church built in the 18th century. It was consecrated on the last day of May 1795. The bell tower was built in 1772; its lower floor was converted into a museum in the 1930s. The tower’s construction, the church’s consecration and the later establishment of the museum represent different historical stages in the church complex.

Near Joroinen, the Karhulahden local heritage museum is located in the Kotkatharju area beside Kartanogolf. It is furnished in the style of a rural home from the 1920s and includes an exhibition of old maps. The grounds include a stable dating from the late 18th century, the oldest building on the property. Visitors can meet chickens and sheep there. The home-style furnishings and maps are complemented by other specific features of the museum grounds.

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