Ulkokrunni Traditional Geocache

[ENG] Ulkokrunni is an island situated in the Krunnit Nature Reserve. The cache itself is not difficult to find, but getting at it may be demanding.

[ENG] The cache is situated in the island of Ulkokrunni in the Krunnit Islands in a private nature protection area administered by Maakrunni foundation. The island is situated about twenty kilometres from the mainland, and get there you will propably need sort of boat or raft. Disembarkation to the island is allowed only into Pihlajakari harbour, where you may see old fishermen cottages and where the quardian of the Maakrunnisäätiö is based. In the island you are allowed to move only between 15th of July and 30th of August afoot using the nature path leaving from Pihlajakari (follow thw yellow signs) and passing the cache. The walking distance to the cache from Pihlajakari is about 3 kilometers. On the way you may see the Troy Towns (c. N 65° 22.811' E 024° 49.057'), "stone compass" (N 65° 22.867' E 024° 49.072) and sundial aurinkokello (N 65° 22.995' E 024° 49.137 at Äijänharju esker. The path continues besides the buildings of former pilot station (Luotsila). Luotsila has been build in 1872 and nowadays The Krunnit Field Station of the University of Oulu is operating in the buildings (the Station is not open for the visitors). In the nearhood of the cache there is a old seamark called Pooki. Hexaconal, wooden Pooki is 29.6 meters high and nowadays painted red. It has been designed by F. W. Lüchou and build in 1874 to take a place of a former 9.6 meters high wooden tower build in 1841 as a part of Struve Geodetic Arc. The path ends to the northwestern corner of the island (Pookinnokka), where is situated another geocache in the island (Pookinokka). Disbarkment on the island outside the period between 15th July and 30th August is possible with a written entry licence obtained from the Maakrunnisäätiö or local Environmental Center. If you are logging the cache at that time send a copy of your licence to the cache owner via e-mail. Otherwise your logging will not be accepted.