Skip to main content
Outdoor destinations

South by Cycle: Kouvola-Hanko

Cycling

Length550 km

Duration(8-10d)

LocationHelsinki

Kouvola–Hanko is a 550-km, 8-10 day bikepacking route from the city of Kouvola to the southernmost point of Finland, Hanko, through endless forests and sleepy countryside. The route crosses the Uusimaa and Kymenlaakso area connecting the national parks, recreational areas, cities and villages mostly on gravel and forests roads, offering a diverse range of the nature and culture of Southern Finland.

  • Kuusijärvi smoke sauna
  • Loviisa, Tammisaari and Porvoo Old Town colourful wooden house alleys with cafés and restaurants
  • Dagmar’s spring and nature reserve on the Hankoniemi Peninsula
  • Smooth and flowing single tracks of Hanko peninsula, with it's many sand beaches and picturesque villas
  • Strömfors, Fiskars, Billnäs, Forsby ironworks villages and Mustio Manor with water landscapes and services
  • National parks of Nuuksio and Sipoonkorpi and Västerby recreation area
  • Kouvola esker landscape gravel roads and Jyräänjoki River rapids
  • Lohjanharju and Lohjanjärvi lakeside trails
  • Rolling forest road from the Kouvola Enäjärvi village road to the Sippola art village
  • Lake Korjärvi lean-to, lake forest and sauna
  • Keravanjoki and Vantaanjoki riverside trails
  • Length

    549.2 km
  • Unpaved

    70%
  • Duration

    -
  • Forest path

    3%
  • Uphill section

    -
  • Degree of difficulty (1-5)

    3
  • Downhill section

    -
  • Suited for biking

    98%

Read more about the trail