Hiking & outdoor recreationLength0.3 km
Duration(15 min.)
Degree of difficultyHard
On the accessible Könkään kuohu trail, even the youngest children in the family can admire the roaring rapids, the lush nature nourished by the Oulankajoki River, and the beautiful pine forests. You can enjoy a picnic at the charming campfire site next to the riverbank vegetation and the rushing rapids. On this wide trail surfaced with crushed rock, all visitors, including those using a rollator, wheelchair, or buggy, can come and admire the torrents in the lower reaches of the Kiutaköngäs rapids.
The trail can only be used during the snow-free season
Campfire siteAlways check for any wildfire warnings in effect before making a fire.
Demanding accessible nature trailAssistance and nature-based mobility aids or devices may be needed to move along the trail.
Dry toiletAn accessible dry toilet. Remember 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.
No water point
No winter maintenance
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Contact information
Starting pointStarting point: Mataraniemi parking area, approximately 1.5 km from Oulanka Visitor Centre. Coordinates: 66° 22.246', 29° 20.140', null null
The parking area is situated in the centre part of the national park, on the northern side of River Oulankajoki. A one-kilometre forest road that starts from Liikasenvaarantie Road runs to the parking area. The forest road is not maintained in the winter.
There are a couple of descents/ascents along the trail, which is why wheelchair users may require an assistant. It may be difficult to hold on to a wooden fence that lines the trail for support, as the handrails of the fence are round and thick. The fence has become loose in places, so you may need some help from your assistant.
There are no trail markings along the trail, but it is easy to follow the trail, covered with crushed rock, which starts from the parking area. The surface of the trail, which is 1.7–2 metres wide, is hard and smooth. It is easy to see the trail in the terrain. The trail is lined with a traditionally built wooden fence that is 0.8–1 metre high. Almost the entire length of the trail is lined with the fence.
There is an accessible dry toilett at the start of the trail. The trail descends to the only rest spot along the trail at a distance of 100 metres from the parking area. At its steepest, the longitudinal slope of the trail is 7.3% and the cross slope 7.5%.
There are no actual passing places along the trail. However, there is enough space to pass and travel with an assistant or a guide dog. There is a great deal of space to turn around at the rest spot that is located in the mid-part of the trail.
There is a campfire site, a firewood shelter and picnic tables at the pleasant rest spot. From there you will be able to admire a set of wild roaring rapids of River Oulankajoki. From the rest spot, the trail continues, for another 50 metres, to a viewpoint that is located next to the roaring rapids, at the end of a downhill section (the longitudinal gradient being 11.3%).
The return is made along the same trail as the way in.
End pointStarting point: Mataraniemi parking area, approximately 1.5 km from Oulanka Visitor Centre. Coordinates: 66° 22.246', 29° 20.140', null null