Hey you adventure-seeking hiker! Have you fallen into despair due to the lack of hikes during the winter and has your life lost all meaning? Mach dir keine Sorgen, Mitwanderer! Hydepakki together with Turku’s Academic Scout Guild ASG or APK in Finnish, is hosting a traditional Nuuksio weekend hike on 7.3.-9.3.2025. The hike will be filled with fun adventures, breathtaking views and never before seen land navigation performances. By joining you will also get the unique chance to get to know our “foreign” compatriots. The hike is suited for both experienced and beginner hikers and equipment like tents, sleepingbags and trangias can be conveniently from Hydepakki. The 25 most adventurous hikers will fit in.
Schedule:
Departure from Espoon keskus 7.3 at 16:00
Nuuksio 7.3.-9.3!!!!
Arrival to Espoon keskus 9.3 at 16:33
What you need to pack:
- Backpack (large enough)
- A good winter jacket
- Woolen layer or similar
- Woolen sweater, fleece or similar warm sweater. The best would be two different sweaters of different warmness levels.
- Waterproof winter trousers
- Warm beanie
- Warm gloves (take two pairs if it is very cold weather). It is often a good idea to have thinner gloves for walking and a thicker pair to put over them if cold.
- Scarf
- Woolen socks, multiple pairs
- Multiple layers of clothes for the case of one layer becoming wet
- Boots or another type of warm shoes with high stem (high stem is very important because of the snow). You should have enough space for the woolen socks in your shoes!
- Cutlery (plate, mug, fork, spoon, knife)
- Bottles for water (a thermos bottle is good, because otherwise water freezes). Please also have enough water. Water can also be melted from snow (if there is some) or boiled from lake water.
- Personal hygiene stuff and medicine, and for example, plasters
- Toilet paper
- Headlamp or a good flashlight, + batteries for the lamp
- A well-insulated sleeping pad (R-value at least 4) and a warm sleeping bag (comfort at least -5)
- Matches
- Insulated sitting pad
- Tent and/or trangia, spirit or winter gas (if you promised to bring them in the signup form)
- Snacks (for example, chocolate or nuts)
Not mandatory but useful:
- Cell phone back-up power source
- Dish brush/sponge
- Compass
- Map
- Knife
- Crocs or other light shoes for camp
- Hand sanitizer
Make sure that you have proper clothes for hiking, breaks, rain and sleeping. When you are hiking you can usually manage with only a thin baselayer even during winter. Most important thing is avoiding sweating, you’ll get warm by moving around. You should always have a windproof jacket on top of your baselayer. For breaks and anytime where you spend extended periods of time still you will need at a minimum a thick wool shirt or a fleece and a warm winter jacket. When retiring into a sleeping bag it is important to have dry clothes on, you can use the same baselayer you use when moving if it’s dry or you can have separate clothes for sleeping. It is important to prepare for rain by bringing a waterproof jacket and trousers.
You can borrow equipment from Hydepakki, instructions from the link below ⬇️:
https://hydepakki.fi/en/varusteet/
For the trip you can either bring your own food or be content with the food that Hydepakki offers. Hydepakki will provide you with common food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) in exchange for a few quid. You will manage the hike with only the common food from Hydepakki but we recommend bringing some snacks for the hike and breaks (bread, chocolate, etc.). Please inform us on the form if you plan to eat Hydepakkis common food and if you have any dietary restrictions regarding the food.
The hike will set you back around 20€ if you plan to eat the common food + Turku-Espoo-Turku tickets and the HSL bus tickets. We will get a more accurate estimate of the price once people have signed up. Do remember that the APK membership fee must be paid for overnight trips.
You can travel conviniently from Turku to Espoo by train Turku-Espoo or by bus Turku-Espoo (Lommila).
Register for the hike by filling the signup form from the link below (the form will open on Saturday 22.2 at 18:00) only the fastest 25 people will make it to the hike⬇️:
https://forms.gle/hmfYzEc7Q4fDYr7M6
You will get the link to the WhatsApp-group once you have filled the form.
❓What: Weekend hike
📅When: 7.3.-9.3.2025
📍Where: Nuuksio
🤨Why: APK promised to arrange an even better hike in May