Helsinki Photography Walk goes Nuuksio

Join us on an afternoon walk in the lesser traveled parts of Nuuksio National Park on Saturday 4th of June. Meet up at 13:40 at Kattila, a mansion from the 1930's in the northern parts of the park. Buss 85A from Espoo train station goes directly there (timetables:

http://aikataulut.reittiopas.fi/linjat/en/e85.html

). Just ride the bus to it's final destination (pun intended), where it should arrive at the Meetup time. We'll spend about 15-30 minutes around the Kattila main building, then head out onto the trails south of Kattila. Estimated distance for the hike is about 4-5 km, relatively easy terrain. We'll probably move fairly slow though since everyone is busy taking pics, so plan to stay in the woods for about 3-4 hours. In terms of distance, there are options to make the hike longer if we want to but not really much to make it shorter. If we feel like it, we can have a short picnic about half way at a lake we'll pass also (no fire place at the lake, so bring a cooker if you want to boil/heat something). Keep an eye on the forecast found at

http://www.yr.no/place/Finland/Southern_Finland/Nuuksio/hour_by_hour.html (http://www.yr.no/place/Finland/Southern_Finland/Nuuksio/hour_by_hour.html.).

If in the morning of the Meetup at around 10:00 it looks like it's going to rain throughout the day, or there is a major downpour forecast for any of the hours we'll be on the trail, then we'll probably cancel the walk. But we'll confirm in the Meetup comments either way. Since this is a bit more than your good old walk in the park and we might have people joining who are not that experienced in moving through the woods, I'll provide the following minimum checklist for stuff that would be good to take along:

• Good walking shoes which can withstand a bit of water and dirt. It's nature. It's muddy. Deal with it ;)
• A water proof jacket
• Water to drink for the entire walk
• Some snacks. A good rule of thumb for a half-day hike is to carry enough for a full meal at least.
• Any potential medicines you need.
• Insect repellant (the mosquitoes should not be too bad yet this time of the year, but just in case)

And finally a SAFETY NOTE: It is very possible to get lost in the forests of Nuuksio, so if you're not familiar with the area, make sure you stick to the group! Shout out if you fall behind and keep an eye out for each other. We will do a head count before and after the hike, and would like them to match ;) If you want to cut out earlier or take a different route back out it is up to you, but let your guide know. Otherwise we might fire up the Search and Rescue for no good reason ;) Having said that, this is an easy walk so even if you've never stepped foot on a forest trail in your life, I doubt you'll have problems. Hope to see you at the Meetup!