Arctic by Cycle: Korvatunturi Gravel Loop

The Korvatunturi Gravel Loop is a 300km and 5-7 riding day gravel bikepacking route in some of the most remote parts of Finland in Eastern Lapland. The area is limited by the Russian border in the east and the Urho Kekkonen National Park in the north, with no connection roads at all to the most northern Finland or Russia, forming a rarely visited frontier, traveled mostly by local reindeer herders and occasional hikers, fisherman and hunters. The route offers a high number of historical wilderness shelters and multiple crystal clear rivers, connected by old logging and forest roads. There is also a possibility of adding an extra day to plan and visit the Korvatunturi fell the Finland-Russian border area in the southern part of the Urho Kekkonen National Park.