Kapusta Day Trip Hut

1.10.2020

Because of the coronavirus, safe distances should be kept even in nature, and thorough hand hygiene should be followed at huts, campfire sites and after using the toilet. Metsähallitus' policies and guidelines will be updated as the general corona guidelines become more specific. Check our website for the current situation: www.nationalparks.fi/coronavirusguidelines.

Kapusta daytrip hut can be reached with mountain bikes. Image: Anna Pakkanen.
Kapusta daytrip hut in early winter snowfall. Image: Anna Pakkanen.
Inside Kapusta daytrip hut. Image: Netta Kuivalainen.

Type

Day trip hut

Location, Maps and Description

Eastern Lapland, Municipality of Pelkosenniemi, Pyhä-Luosto National Park

Kapusta päivätupa, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 67° 03.6891' lon: 27° 00.0888' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7438234 E: 500064

The day trip hut is situated along Pyhä-Luosto Hiking Trail in between Huttutunturi Fell and Latvavaara Hill within Pyhä-Luosto National Park, near its eastern boundary. In winter time there is a skiing trail via the hut.

Pyhä Luosto tunturikartta, Pyhä-Luosto Fell Map, 1:25 000, Calazo 2018
Pyhä-Luosto ulkoilukartta, Pyhä-Luosto outdoor map, 1:50 000, Karttakeskus 2014

Excursionmap.fi

Facilities

A stove and a gas cooker.

Notices

Pets are permitted in the hut, but only in case that other visitors agree with it. Make sure you pack a first-aid kit.

Safety on hiking

Waste Management

Hikers are asked to bring their own waste out of the area. Read more about Hiking Without Littering.

Maintenance and Management

Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland. For more information contact Pyhä-Luosto Visitor Centre Naava, tel. int. +358 206 39 7302.

Guidelines on using Day Trip Huts

Read Guidelines on using Day Trip Huts.