St Olav Ostrobothnia (N) 4/11, Pörkenäs-Nykarleby

The stage is easy to walk and consists of gravel road, forest road, asphalt road and urban area. Start at Pörkenäs or Merilä campsite. Nabba chapel is just within a stone’s throw from the trail. Asphalt road on the way to Socklot village passing Liselund apple mustery. Gravel road along Rijfs väg towards St Jakobs chapel. Continue towards Åminnevägen and towards the town along the river. The trail passes the author Zacharias Topelius' childhood home Kuddnäs (museum and café), the new park area by the riverside in the city, on the way to Sankta Birgitta church.

In Nykarleby you can spend the night at Juthbacka Manor, for example.

INFO NYKARLEBY

Kuddnäs café and museum: tel. 06 785 6482

Juthbacka hotel: tel. 044 230 0956