CyclingLength19.1 km
Duration(2-3 hours)
Degree of difficultyMedium
This is a fairly easy trail running in the Kiilopää and Kakslauttanen area. On the Sivakkaoja trail, you also get a taste of open fell landscape without having to climb great heights. Near the Niilanpää day-use hut, you can explore an old reindeer round-up corral. The Niilanpää reindeer hut serves as a day-use hut, and there is a campfire site, a woodshed, and a toilet close to the hut. The trail sections from Kakslauttanen and Muotka to Kiilopää are well-suited for gravel bikes, while other sections are moderately demanding/demanding. The trail is marked with orange mountain biker symbol and number 7 and it´s accessible during snow-free season.
Length
19.0 km
Unpaved
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Duration
2-3 hours
Forest path
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Uphill section
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Degree of difficulty (1-5)
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Downhill section
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Suited for biking
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Contact information
Starting pointKiilopääntie 620, 99830 Saariselkä
The trail starts at Urho Kekkonen National Park entrance gate in Kiilopää Fell Centre from where you head right towards a track running on an ungravelled path. After 200 metres, the trail turns left at Sivakka junction and the next section towards the reindeer herders’ cabin at Niilanpää runs on a wide gravel track. This is the easiest part of the trail.
At Niilanpää hut junction, you turn to a gentle descent towards Muotka (6.5 km) and Kakslauttanen (9.2 km). The trail descends gently in an enjoyable manner. The path is wide and at first, slightly rocky in places.
After a long descent, the trail continues across a narrow gravel road. Shortly before Muotka, the trail merges with another road and from here you can cycle to Muotka, taking the road or the marked trail alongside the road.
The trail continues directly through the yard of Muotka centre following small brown route markers. After the yard, you cross a stream and the Tievantuvantie on a bridge and arrive at a T-junction.
Turn left if you want to take the longer Sivakkaoja loop and visit Kakslauttanen, or turn right if you want to return to Kiilopää on a quicker route running on an easy ski track base. Taking this shortcut shortens your journey by about four kilometres.
When turning towards Kakslauttanen, the trail runs on a more path-like ski track base running in a hilly terrain. Finding the right trail is easy if you follow the ski track lighting. Just over one kilometre after the T-junction you arrive at the road from where the trail continues to a mire. The trail now becomes moderately demanding and is soft in places.
From the mire, you move to dry land for a while and will soon reach Kakslauttanen. The trail going across the yard of Kakslauttanen is marked with brown signs guiding you through the car park and across the Kiilopää asphalt road. After crossing the asphalt road, the trail continues on a wide ski track base running on a gravel path back to Kiilopää Fell Centre.
End pointKiilopääntie 620, 99830 Saariselkä