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Kuusamo

Ölökyn spit - Hossa National Park

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Finland

Northern Finland

Kuusamo

Ölökyn spit - Hossa National Park

Hard

4.8

(28)

226

hikers

Ölökyn spit - Hossa National Park

03:24

10.5km

130m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 25, 2025

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 106 m for 2.62 km

After 5.67 km for 458 m

After 6.20 km for 1.45 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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106 m

Trailhead with benches and summer café

Highlight • Rest Area

If you want to pay the stunning Ölkky canyon a visit, this is your location to go. You can reach the trailhead by bus, but there is also a decent …

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149 m

Boathouse

Highlight • Rest Area

Idyllically located boathouse by Lake Julma-ölkky, which means "The Cruel Gorge" in Finnish.

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1.02 km

The trail takes you high above the shimmering Julma-Ölkky which offers a stunning view into the canyon that was carved by the water. A little further north, you can take a shortcut over a scenic suspension bridge.

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2.30 km

View of Julma-Ölkky Canyon Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this viewpoint you can appreciate a full length view of Finland's largest canyon lake.

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2.72 km

Julma-Ölkky Suspension Bridge

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The suspension bridge over the Julma Ölkky Gorge is a real highlight in the national park. So you can shorten the circular hike around the gorge to five kilometers. The …

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6.16 km

Viewpoint of Julma-Ölkky Canyon Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this viewpoint at the Northern end of Finland's largest canyon lake, you can make use of this fantastic viewing platform to really appreciate the lake and canyon below.

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10.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.14 km

2.47 km

743 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.99 km

2.31 km

1.62 km

514 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 29 July

23°C

7°C

0 %

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Comments

July 14, 2024,Hossa-Nationalpark, Julma-Ölkky

Hossa National Park in Eastern Finland.
luontoon.fi/hossa

Here in the far north, on the edge of the EU, we are spending a kind of wilderness week with a few people.
Today we're starting with a short hike.
And then we're off to the sauna and the lake...

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June 9, 2024,Ölökyn ähkäsy im Hossa NP (Finnland)

Please note: at the turning point of the hike, i.e. at the end of the canyon, the tour recording stopped for 1 km. The total distance is therefore 10.35 km.

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Ölökyn spit - Hossa National Park

Trailhead with benches and summer café

Boathouse

Above Julma-Ölkky

View of Julma-Ölkky Canyon Lake

Julma-Ölkky Suspension Bridge

Viewpoint of Julma-Ölkky Canyon Lake

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