{"id":8362,"date":"2025-06-02T14:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikeland.fi.jj-net.site\/kalvolan-kirkkopolku\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T14:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:03:10","slug":"kalvolan-kirkkopolku","status":"publish","type":"routes","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeland.fi\/en\/kalvolan-kirkkopolku\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalvolan Kirkkopolku"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","routes-groups":[],"class_list":["post-8362","routes","type-routes","status-publish","hentry","routes-types-bike-touring-2"],"acf":[],"route_data":{"cycling-activities":["gravel-and-bikepacking"],"cycling-difficulty":"3-moderately-challenging","duration":{"max":7,"min":4,"unit":"hours"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/luontoon-fi-cms-production.druid.fi\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-06\/Kalvolan-20kirkkopolku.jpg","alt-text":{"en":"Two people are cycling on a gravel road among leafy trees.","fi":"Kaksi ihmist\u00e4 py\u00f6r\u00e4ilee sorateill\u00e4 lehtipuiden keskell\u00e4."},"copyright":{"en":"Kanta-H\u00e4meen kuvapankki cc0","fi":"Kanta-H\u00e4meen kuvapankki cc0"},"description":{"en":"The Kalvola church trail runs through the forests of the H\u00e4me Lake District and was once an uninhabited wilderness.","fi":"Kirkkopolku kulkee H\u00e4meen j\u00e4rviyl\u00e4ng\u00f6ll\u00e4 metsi\u00e4 pitkin ja on ollut aikoinaan asuttamatonta er\u00e4maata."}}],"description-long":"Kirkkopolun voi aloittaa vaihtoehtoisesti joko Tammelan tai Kalvolan kirkolta. Kummankin kirkon parkkipaikoilla on hyvin tilaa ja kirkonkylien palvelut l\u00e4hell\u00e4 ev\u00e4iden t\u00e4ydennykseen.\n\nL\u00e4hdett\u00e4ess\u00e4 Tammelan keskiaikaiselta kivikirkolta, saavutaan pian Mustialan kartanon pihapiiriin. Mustiala on Suomen vanhin maatalousoppilaitos, joka on nyky\u00e4\u00e4n osa H\u00e4meen ammattikorkeakoulua. Pihapiiriss\u00e4 toimii my\u00f6s Mustialan Kievari, josta kulkija saa sek\u00e4 majoitusta ett\u00e4 virvokkeita kes\u00e4aikaan. \n\nT\u00e4\u00e4lt\u00e4 reitti jatkuu 10 tien yli Haarankorventielle ja N\u00e4ki\u00e4ntielle l\u00e4pi Mustialan yhteismets\u00e4n er\u00e4maa-alueen. N\u00e4ki\u00e4ntiet\u00e4 jatketaan tien loppuun asti, josta k\u00e4\u00e4nnyt\u00e4\u00e4n oikealle Pikkaraisentielle. Soratieosuus p\u00e4\u00e4ttyy Pikkaraisentien p\u00e4\u00e4h\u00e4n, jolta k\u00e4\u00e4nnyt\u00e4\u00e4n vasemmalle Susikkaan p\u00e4\u00e4llystetylle tielle ja jatketaan aina Lautaportaaseen asti. \n\nLautaportaasta k\u00e4\u00e4nnyt\u00e4\u00e4n Kuurilantielle ja noin kilometrin p\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4 Toraj\u00e4rven kohdalla nousee polku jyrk\u00e4sti tien oikealla puolella olevalle kukkulalle. T\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 voi k\u00e4yd\u00e4 lev\u00e4ht\u00e4m\u00e4ss\u00e4 ja hiljentym\u00e4ss\u00e4 historiallisen Saarnakiven luona. Saarnakiven historia juontaa aikaan, jolloin kristinusko tuli Suomeen. T\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 papit ja munkit julistivat kristinuskoa kansalle ja nyky\u00e4\u00e4n paikalla j\u00e4rjestet\u00e4\u00e4n jumalanpalveluksia kes\u00e4aikaan.\n\nKuurilantielt\u00e4 k\u00e4\u00e4nnyt\u00e4\u00e4n hiekkapohjaiselle Rimmil\u00e4ntielle, joka jatkuu kohti Tammelan yl\u00e4nk\u00f6\u00e4. Rimmil\u00e4ntie vaihtuu Jouhilammen j\u00e4lkeen Toraj\u00e4rventieksi, jota py\u00f6r\u00e4ill\u00e4\u00e4n aina varsinaiseen Rimmil\u00e4n kyl\u00e4\u00e4n asti. Kyl\u00e4tien varrelta l\u00f6ytyy yh\u00e4 vanhaa asutusta. Rimmin puinen, jugend-tyylinen rukoushuone valmistui vuonna 1936 ja my\u00f6s kyl\u00e4n vanha ty\u00f6v\u00e4entalo on edelleen alkuper\u00e4isess\u00e4 asussaan.\n\nRimmil\u00e4st\u00e4 k\u00e4\u00e4nnyt\u00e4\u00e4n vasemmalle kohti Pirttikoskea ja ennen Kotkaj\u00e4rve\u00e4 k\u00e4\u00e4ntyy oikealle p\u00e4\u00e4llystetty Kotkaj\u00e4rventie. Jatketaan tiet\u00e4 pitkin n. 7 km, jonka j\u00e4lkeen k\u00e4\u00e4nnyt\u00e4\u00e4n vasemmalle hiekkatiet\u00e4 kohti Kirkonm\u00e4ke\u00e4 mist\u00e4 varsinainen Kirkkopolku alkaa. Kirkonm\u00e4en kohdilla ohitetaan hevoslaitumet ja t\u00e4ss\u00e4 vaiheessa tie alkaa muistuttamaan vanhaa mets\u00e4ist\u00e4 k\u00e4rrypolkua.\n\nKirkkopolkua noin 1,5 km kuljettua on viitoitus Murhalammen laavulle. On t\u00e4rke\u00e4\u00e4 huomioida, ett\u00e4 laavulle viev\u00e4ll\u00e4 polulla on pitkospuita sek\u00e4 jonkun verran korkeuseroja, joten py\u00f6r\u00e4t on hyv\u00e4 j\u00e4tt\u00e4\u00e4 oman harkinnan mukaan Kirkkopolun varteen. Laavulla voi k\u00e4yd\u00e4 nauttimassa ev\u00e4\u00e4t, pulahtaa lammessa tai tulistella kodassa.\n\nKirkkopolun etapin loppup\u00e4\u00e4ss\u00e4 lasketellaan hiekkatiet\u00e4 alas kohti Unostentien siltaa. Sillalta jatketaan Kyyhkysenniemen l\u00e4pi Iittalantielle ja k\u00e4\u00e4nnyt\u00e4\u00e4n vasemmalle py\u00f6r\u00e4tielle, jota pitkin p\u00e4\u00e4st\u00e4\u00e4n kauniille, punaisesta Kalvolan graniitista rakennetulle kirkolle","description-short":"Kalvolan kirkkopolku on historialtaan rikas ja maisemiltaan kaunis py\u00f6r\u00e4ilyreitti. Reitti kulkee Kanta-H\u00e4meen historiallisissa maisemissa, mukaillen vanhaa kulkureitti\u00e4 Tammelasta Kalvolan kirkolle. Monipuoliselle reitille mahtuu sek\u00e4 soratiet\u00e4, asfalttia ett\u00e4 polkua mets\u00e4n keskell\u00e4.","route-notes":"Kirkkopolun l\u00e4ht\u00f6piste alkaa Tammelan keskiaikaiselta kivikirkolta, josta matka jatkuu ohittaen Mustialan kartanon jatkuen kohti Tammelan yl\u00e4nk\u00f6\u00e4. Matkalla on monia hyvi\u00e4 lev\u00e4hdyskohteita, kuten Kaitalammilla sijaitseva Likorannan laavu sek\u00e4 Kalvolan Keikkalan ja Hattulan rajalla sijaitseva Saarnakivi. L\u00e4hemm\u00e4ksi Kutilaa tultaessa alkaa varsinainen kirkkopolku, joka l\u00e4htee vanhalta Kirkonm\u00e4elt\u00e4, jatkuen sorastettuna mets\u00e4autotien\u00e4 ja v\u00e4hitellen muuttuen poluksi. Polun keskiv\u00e4lilt\u00e4 l\u00e4htee hieman sivuun poikkeava reitti Murhalammille, josta l\u00f6ytyy kota ja nuotiopaikka. 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