You can drive from Vuotso along the Sompiojärventie Road (that turns east from Highway no. 4 (E75)) to the trails' starting points and onto the shore of Lake Sompiojärvi. There is a signpost, "Sompiojärventie", at the crossroads of Highway no. 4. From Vuotso, the distance to the border of the Sompio Strict Nature Reserve is 9 km.

The Sompiojärvi forest road, which runs across the southern edge of the Sompio Strict Nature Reserve, is drivable in summer. In early summer, always check the road's condition at the Urho Kekkonen nationalpark Customer Service. The road is not maintained in winter, but there is often a snowmobile track running along the road.

Parking areas

• There are small parking areas at the beginning of the Sompio Strict Nature Reserve's circle trail: one on the border of the strict nature reserve and the other inside the reserve at a distance of 1 km from the border.
• There is a parking area by Lake Sompiojärvi.
• The parking areas are only open in summer.