Riisin Rietas Trail – Riisitunturi National Park
Riisin Rietas Trail – Riisitunturi National Park
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Riisin Rietas Trail – Riisitunturi National Park
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10.9km
290m
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The Riisin Rietas Trail shows you the picturesque landscape of the Riisitunturi National Park over eleven wonderfully varied kilometers. You explore the sprawling fells dotted with low conifers, shimmering lakes and small cottages. You'll also walk a tiny part of the E10 long-distance hiking trail, which starts in Finland's northernmost village and ends in Spain.
At the parking lot right on the border of the national park you start with a climb to the top of the Riisintunturi. Your effort will be rewarded with a breathtaking view across to a large, luminous lake: Yli-Kitka is, after all, Europe's largest spring! The round tour takes you to a typical shelter with a fireplace at the idyllic Uusilampi. A lovely spot for a leisurely picnic. If that's still too early for you, you continue to the next rustic wooden hut, which scores with a great view over the swampy grassland.
After about seven and a half kilometers you will find yourself on the E10 and follow it south. Look out for the hawk owl in the trees, which is the inspiration for the national park's logo. Two kilometers before your starting point you can end the hike at another wooden hut. There is even a barbecue area here. So having some grilled food in your backpack for a tasty meal is a good idea!
by Ruka-Kuusamo
Last updated: November 12, 2024
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Riisitunturi National Park — Riisin Rietas Trailhead
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364 m
Tapio's Table (Tapion Pöytä)
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1.78 km
Riisitunturi Summit
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3.50 km
Shelter at a small lake
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6.84 km
Small wooden hut
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9.07 km
Wooden hut
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10.9 km
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Parking
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5.80 km
4.98 km
< 100 m
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8.49 km
1.82 km
554 m
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Want more? You can find more information about nature and sights to the right and left of this hiking trail in my hiking book "Finland's National Parks - Hiking in the Pearls of the North". There you will find over 500 pages of accompanying background information on 1,000 kilometers on foot through all of Finland's national parks. My motto: "Walk - See - Understand". Write to me and ask!
A great varied tour through the typical Fjell landscape with a beautiful view of the surrounding area. More under www.vielreisen.de
Yesterday we crossed the border into Finland in Haparanda. Different time zone, but the EUR is still the means of payment. Before we drive on to the bears, we stop in the national park mentioned. We can spend the night in the large car park and then decide to do the long loop in the late afternoon. It is still very warm, luckily for the mosquitoes too 😉. The paths are wonderfully prepared, well signposted and it is virtually impossible to get lost. At the beginning it is a steady uphill climb to the highest point of 465 m. All-round views included. A wonderful landscape, just the way we like it and we are alone again in the wide open spaces. On the way we surprise two reindeer grazing, which of course then flee. It was exhausting, but we are happy that we decided to do this loop. Oh yes, the recording stopped briefly on the way, the correct path runs along the black line.
In winter, the path is very snow-covered, making progress difficult. It's advisable to use the "paved" path. While it's a bit longer, you'll make much faster progress and won't sink up to your hips in the snow with every step.
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March 1, 2023
The Riisin Rietas Trail shows you the picturesque landscape of the Riisitunturi National Park over eleven wonderfully varied kilometers. You explore the sprawling fells dotted with low conifers, shimmering lakes and small cottages. You'll also walk a tiny part of the E10 long-distance hiking trail, which
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