Aallokkokoski Rapids
Jul 2nd, 2009 by Juha Ylitalo
I personally have quite mixed feelings about this 600m long class IV whitewater rapids as a sight. It is located right between two great sights: Myllykoski and Jyrävä rapids. Due to its length, it can only be recommend for experience paddlers, who are confident that they can do it, because you don’t want to swim that 600m length in a rocky Kitkajoki river. If you do make it through, you have to come ashore as soon as it stops, so that you don’t get drift into Jyrävä. At the sametime, drafting boats go there on daily basis, unload their crew and let their boats drift on their own into Jyrävä to be picked up from stillwater.
For hikers, this is one of those sights in Karhunkierros and Pieni Karhunkierros, which you might completely miss if there wouldn’t be sign telling you where it is. Photograph has been taken on short tele lens so that I was able crop all the trees out from my viewfinder.
