CyclingLength84.8 km
Duration(1-2d)
The Sipoonkorpi National Park Overnighter, similarly to the Nuuksio National Park Overnighter, is a visit from the hustle and bustle of the capital to the serenity of the national park using the capital region’s metro line, park areas and hiking trails. It is ideal as a two-day overnight trip combined with the Kuusijärvi smoke sauna, but it can also be taken as a longer single-day trip.
- Night in a tent in the Sipoo National Park at the Ångesböle lean-to
- Following the Keravanjoki and Vantaanjoki Rivers from rapids to rapids
- Helsinki Central park’s verdure and lushness
- Kuusijärvi smoke sauna and a dip in the lake
Length
84.8 km
Unpaved
87%
Duration
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Forest path
0.5%
Uphill section
-
Degree of difficulty (1-5)
3
Downhill section
-
Suited for biking
99.5%
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Day 1, Vuosaari–Ängesböle campsite (38 km, elevation gain 660 m)
The trail starts at the eastern terminus of Finland’s only metro line in Vuosaari with a detour to the Uutela recreational area, which will slow down your pulse accelerated by the metropolitan area with its sea breeze and islets continuing all the way to the horizon. From there, the trail continues north literally on the edge of the city. In many places, you will have the angular concrete blocks of the suburbs on one side and spacious field landscapes on the other.
The trail zigzags between suburban green areas and by old manor areas along gravel hiking trails to Kuusijärvi, the oasis of the capital region. After bathing in the smoke sauna and deep cleansing guaranteed by the cooling forest lake, there are two alternative directions for those considering where to spend the night: under sheets in a hotel in Tikkurila or the Ängesböle camping area in the Sipoonkorpi National Park. The latter adds 13 km to the trail in both directions, but the reward is spending a night in a tent in the shade of a conserved forest.
Day 2, Ängesböle campsite–Centre of Helsinki (50 km, elevation gain 570 m)
The theme of the second day of cycling is largely water, now in a flowing form. From Kuusijärvi, the trail soon reaches the shore of the Keravanjoki River, after which you will follow the river downstream along smooth gravel roads to where the Vantaanjoki and Keravanjoki Rivers meet. From there starts a theoretical uphill trip upstream the Vantaanjoki River to Pitkäkoski, where you will turn south towards the centre of Helsinki across the Helsinki Central Park, which is amazingly green and lush in summer. The green expressway offered by the Central Park continues almost to the very centre of Helsinki, and the first traffic lights will only be met after the Olympic Stadium.