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Arctic by Cycle: Korvatunturi Gravel Loop

Cycling

Length301 km

Duration(5-7d)

LocationSavukoski
  • Northern lights can be seen multiple times a week in autumn, if the sky is clear at night.
  • Wilderness oasis of Tulppio and Kairijoki, the few and only service centers quite literally in the middle of nowhere.
  • Detour to the Urho Kekkonen National Park on single and quad track in old-growth forest, leading to a wilderness sauna.
  • Option to visit the remote Korvatunturi fell adding just a half-a-day hike to the plan.
  • Crystal clear rivers and creeks with good stocks of brown trout, grayling, and arctic char.
  • Lots of wilderness shelters of different types and history.
  • Endless windy gravel roads of the remote Eastern Lapland.
  • Length

    300.2 km
  • Unpaved

    89%
  • Duration

    -
  • Forest path

    10%
  • Uphill section

    -
  • Degree of difficulty (1-5)

    3
  • Downhill section

    -
  • Suited for biking

    93%