Ähtäri’s beautiful countryside, with its ridges and lakes, makes an ideal setting for hiking trips. The area’s pristine forests and waterways can’t help but enchant visitors. Established in 1973, Ähtäri Zoo is Finland’s oldest zoo built in a natural environment. It houses almost 60 animal species, most of which are indigenous to the boreal forests.

The Kierinniemi nature trail winds through a cape surrounded by a lake, where info boards about nature present the history of the forest. Along the trail, there are an old dead pine and moss-clad trenches. The trail offers elevation variations to the walker. Kierinniemi is located in the immediate vicinity of the Ähtäri tourism area. The short, 2.7-km nature trail suits hikers of various kinds. Along the trail, there is a dead pine of several hundred years of age and trenches dug by Russians in the early 20th century, now covered by moss, which were never used. The Kierinniemi nature trail is part of the trails of the Ähtäri tourism area. It is directly connected with the Nallenpolku trail.