Hiking & outdoor recreationLength1.2 km
Duration(30 minutes)
Degree of difficultyHard
Orava Avenue (Squirrel Avenue), which starts at Pallastunturi parking area, is a demanding accessible trail with seven statues of squirrels placed along the route. Orava Avenue is an environmental work of art created by Mats Wikström. The squirrels, sitting in different positions, symbolise major world religions and through them the one world we are living in. Christianity, Judaism, Islam and its liberal groupings, Buddhism, Hinduism and animism are all depicted in the work. The trail offers magnificent views of the nearby fells. Trail is suitable for families.
The trail can only be used during the snow-free season
Demanding accessible nature trailReitillä liikkumiseen voidaan tarvita avustaja ja luonnossa liikkumiseen tarkoitettu tai sitä helpottava apuväline.
Campfire sitePallaskota campfire hut. Always check for any wildfire warnings in effect before making a fire.
Camping permittedIn the Special zone, Recreational zone and Cultural zone Camping is permitted only in the vicinity of wilderness huts, campfire huts and campfire sites. Camping is forbidden in the restricted zones.
Dry toiletRemember to bring toilet paper.
Remember to bring a trash bagThere are no waste bins on the trail. Bring along your own trash bag and take your waste out with you when leaving.
Contact information
Starting pointPallastunturi Visitor Centre parking area
The trail to Pallaskota campfire hut is 800 metres each way and it begins at the paved Pallastunturi parking area.
The trail runs through open fell landscape, starting with approximately 200 metres along the side of the road before the actual trail starts on the left side of the road. Follow the brown Orava Avenue signpost.
The trail continues as a wide sandy road for 600 metres. There is loose gravel on the surface of the trail. Starting at its mid-point, the trail climbs steadily over a distance of approximately 100 metres. The most challenging section has a longitudinal slope of 9% for 15 metres. The end of this section has transverse grooves up to 7 cm deep caused by meltwaters.
At the crossing, turn right and follow the brown Pallaskota signpost. The trail descends approximately 10 metres over the last 100 metres. When arriving at the campsite, there is an accessible dry toilet on the right that is approximately 15 metres from the trail along a coarse gravel path. A 1-m long wooden ramp (no handrails) with a 9% longitudinal slope leads into the dry toilet. The doorway to the toilet has no handle to help with opening the door. The clear width of the toilet door is 90 cm. The sides of the toilet seat have reversible hand supports and a so-called “gorilla bar” is suspended from the ceiling.
The surface of the Pallaskota yard is sand and gravel. Birches grow in the hut yard and the environment is lush. The babbling of a nearby stream can be heard in the yard. The rental campfire hut in the yard is accessible. The open hut is not accessible and people have to cross a high threshold to enter the hut. There is a campfire site in the yard. The environment is grassy, so the ground may become soft in wet weather and make it difficult to reach the campfire site. There is no passageway to the campfire site.
Take the same route back to Pallastunturi parking area.
End pointPallastunturi Visitor Centre parking area