Summary about Karhunkierros hiking trail
Aug 5th, 2009 by Juha Ylitalo
In last January, we started our hiking trip from Hautajärvi (in Lapland) to Taivalköngäs rapids (in Kuusamo). We made sidetrip to Ristikallio, returned back to Taivalköngäs and continued our journey south to Ruka, where the journey ends. I have to admit that writing took whole lot more time than what I had anticipated, but I am still glad that I decided to stay on topic and write something about each step along the way. Now it is good time to wrap things up by making list of articles that I wrote about Karhunkierros hiking trail.
List of my articles about Karhunkierros hiking trail
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| Hautajärvi – starting point | by car and bus | “Official starting place” |
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| Perumakoski | Camping site | |
| Rupakivi | Sightseeing location | |
| Savilampi | Wilderness cabin | |
| Oulanka Canyon (Oulangan kanjoni) | Sightseeing location | |
| From Lapland to Kuusamo | Location between Savilampi and Taivalköngäs | |
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| Ristikallio – alternative starting place | by car and bus | Wilderness cabin and sightseeing location |
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| Maaninkajoki | ||
| Puikkokämppä | … and some other wilderness cabins as well. | |
| Taivalköngäs | Sightseeing location with wilderness cabin. | |
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| Oulanka | by car | Limited, but at least some sort of possibilities for supplies. |
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| Kiutaköngäs rapids | Sightseeing location and campsite | |
| Merioja | Campsite. | |
| Ansakämppä | Very lovely wilderness cabin and campsite. | |
| Heading to Kitkajoki | ||
| Walking along Kitkajoki | ||
| Kallioportti | Sightseeing location and part of Pieni Karhunkierros hiking trail | |
| Harrisuvanto | Sightseeing location, campsite and part of Pieni Karhunkierros hiking trail | |
| Jyrävä rapids | Sightseeing location, wilderness cabin and part of Pieni Karhunkierros hiking trail. | |
| Aallokkokoski rapids | Sightseeing location and part of Pieni Karhunkierros hiking trail | |
| Myllykoski rapids | Sightseeing location, wilderness cabin and part of Pieni Karhunkierros hiking trail | |
| Transition phase | ||
| Porontimajoki | Wilderness cabin | |
| Climbing to higher grounds | ||
| Valtavaara Hill | Sightseeing location and day trip hut. | |
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| Ruka fell | by car and bus | end of trail in our journey |
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Since Ruka is one of the end points of Karhunkierros hiking trail, it is now time to wrap things up, make list of all the places that we’ve gone through alone the way and decide, which hiking trail I should cover next. I’ve been thinking about Riisitunturi, Kevo Trail and Halti as next logical choices, but haven’t yet made up my mind. If you have preferences, let me know in comments.
