Time Trek
The Time Trek is a 13.7
kilometer long trekking and outdoor route that starts at the
Tuorla Observatory and ends
at the University of Turku. The
Trek passes through the cities of Kaarina and
Turku and is designed for all those who are interested in the
history of the Universe, Earth and Life. The Trek is designed for
people of all ages, and should be interesting for the whole family.
The scenery along the Trek is diverse ranging from forests, fields
and parks to urban environments.
The length of the Trek, 13.7 km, is intended to reflect the
Universe's age, 13.7 billion years. This can be seen along the Trek
as one kilometer equals to a billion years in the age of the
Universe. There are rapakivi granite boulders with brass plaques
along the route marking out significant points in the history of
the Universe. The plaques will briefly explain the events marking a
certain period. Some of the words used on the plaque might be
difficult to understand, so we recommend you take with you the free
brochure,
that is available on Time Trek website, that includes the map and
glossary.
The Time Trek is designed so that you don't have to walk all
13.7 kilometers at once. You can familiarize yourself with the
latest 1800 million years of history just in Turku. There are also
places
to sit down and rest, as well as cafés and restaurants along
the route. These are, for your convenience, also marked on the
map.
Time Trek is part of Turku
2011 program and the route is opened officially 19.5.2011.
During the spring the route, the web pages and this cache series
will be constructed to be ready on the opening day.
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The cache
TT in the cache name refers to the name Time Trek of the route
and 10000 refers to million years. Veitenmäki Schools tour starts
about 10.000 meters from the University of Turku.
Many learning institutes from pre-school to high school are
located in Veitenmäki, Kaarina. This cache will present the area
and different schools. Folkhälsan's kindergarden offers preschool
education in Swedish. Valkeavuori school includes primary and
middle school education . The only high school in Kaarina is
located in Veitenmäki area.
Welcome to a tour of the schools !
You can download the English gadget
here