Pirunpesä (Hollola)

Coordinates: 61°00′N 25°32′E / 61.000°N 25.533°E / 61.000; 25.533
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Pirunpesä (Devil's Nest)
Pirunpesä rock cleft
Map showing the location of Pirunpesä (Devil's Nest)
Map showing the location of Pirunpesä (Devil's Nest)
Location in Finland
LocationHollola, Finland
Nearest cityHollola
Coordinates61°00′N 25°32′E / 61.000°N 25.533°E / 61.000; 25.533
Websitewww.lahdenseudunluonto.fi/pirunpesa/

Pirunpesä (literally "Devil's Nest") is a canyon in Hollola, Finland.[1][2] The canyon is located in the Tiirismaa nature reserve, to east of the Tiirismaa [fi] television and radio mast.[2] The area of Pirunpesä is 34 hectares.[2] It was protected in 1950s.[2]

The Tiirismaa bedrock is quartzite and the near the nest many quartzite boulders can be found.[1]

Pirunpesä has been a visitor attraction since the 1800s.[1] A hiking trail, which is 4.5 kilometres long, passes by Pirunpesä.[1] The trail starts from the Arvi Hauvonen Road and leads towards the Tiirismaa radio mast. There is map and a parking spot near the starting point.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Pirunpesä". Visitlahti.fi. Lahti Region. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Pirunpesä". Lahden seudun luonto. Lahden seudun ympäristöpalvelut. Retrieved 2 August 2020.