CyclingLength493 km
Duration(6-8d)
- Northern lights can be seen multiple times a week in autumn, if the sky is clear at night.
- Easy access to the route by train to Rovaniemi, Pello, or Kolari. Airports at Rovaniemi and Kittilä, as well.
- Long sand beaches at the crystal clear Miekojärvi and spending at one of the shelters there.
- Spot-on frequency of grocery stores, restaurants, and cafés, making touring light and easy food-wise. Water everywhere too.
- Numerous lodging alternatives in the villages, and occasionally between them as well.
- Views of the southern fells of the Ylläs-Pallas National Park, from the northernmost point of the route at Ylläs villages.
- 19 wilderness shelters, most with firewood provided, offering great historical spots for the night.
- Visiting the Santa Claus Village precisely at the Arctic Circle, with a change of meeting the Mr. S.C himself too.
- Ever continuing, remote but easy gravel roads in the arctic taiga connecting the village of Southwest Lapland.
Length
491.5 km
Unpaved
72%
Duration
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Forest path
1%
Uphill section
-
Degree of difficulty (1-5)
3
Downhill section
-
Suited for biking
100%
