Hiking & outdoor recreationLength41.2 km
Degree of difficultyHard
Inarinpolku Trail (Anárašmáde), 100 km, is a historical market route to Karlebotn in Norway. Karlebotn, located on the southern shore of the Varanger Fjord, was a busy market place from the 1600s until the 1890s. The Norwegian border was closed in 1852, but the trail was still in unofficial use at summertime. This trail, which was forgotten for 150 years, has now been renovated. The route runs approximately 40 km on the Finnish side and 60 km on the Norwegian side.
- Historical market route.
- 40 km on the Finnish side, 60 km on the Norwegian side.
- On the Norwegian side, a map and a compass are unquestionably needed.
- The trail is demanding and not suitable as a first hiking trip.
Contact information
Starting pointSkolt Sámi Heritage House , Sevettijärventie 9041, 99930 Sevettijärvi
Sevettijärvi - Norwegian national border
The trail begins on the grounds of the Skolt Sámi Heritage House following Sevettijärvi-Pulmanki Trail, from which it separates to cross the Norwegian border in Aittoaivi. The northern end of the trail is in Karlebotn, which can be reached along the road via Pulmanki or Näätämö.
Services on the Finnish side: Shelter at the Lake Opukasjärvi and the open wilderness huts of Iisakkijärvi and Rousajärvi.
From the national border to the Norwegian side
On the Norwegian side, a map and a compass are unquestionably needed, because the trail is marked in the old traditional way by stones piled up so that the one on the top shows the direction.
The topographic maps of the Norwegian side (Norge 10178 Buodggaidnjarga) are sold in Karttakeskus. The trail is demanding and not suitable as a first hiking trip.
The trail is demanding and not suitable as Please note that there are no open wilderness huts on the Norwegian side.a first hiking trip.
Please note that there are no open wilderness huts on the Norwegian side.
End point null Karlebotni, Norja