Könkään keino Trail – Oulanka National Park

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Finland

Northern Finland

Kuusamo

Könkään keino Trail – Oulanka National Park

Easy

4.8

(100)

474

hikers

Könkään keino Trail – Oulanka National Park

01:56

7.19km

80m

Hiking

Spicy-scented forests, expansive pine heaths, rushing rapids and typical swampy landscapes - that's what Oulanka National Park is all about. The best way to explore its beauty on this varied, around seven-kilometer circular tour is to start counterclockwise. That leaves you with the impressive Kiutaköngäs until the very end.

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by Ruka-Kuusamo

Last updated: November 12, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Oulangan kansallispuisto

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.41 km

Ala-Kitka – reindeer corral

Highlight • Structure

You come along some wooden structures that are used as a corral for reindeer. Hike a little further to the idyllic pond that is a great water source for the proud animals.

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4.33 km

View of the Oulankajoki River

Highlight • Viewpoint

A national park located in the Arctic Circle and right on the Russian border. Pure nature and wild rapids.

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6.28 km

Kiutaköngäs Rapids

Highlight • River

Breathtaking, these rapids in front of the red mountain ridge.

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7.19 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.45 km

688 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Friday 23 October

4°C

1°C

88 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

June 18, 2022,Könkään Keino Trail im Oulanka NP (Finnland)

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 …

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March 3, 2023

Spicy-scented forests, expansive pine heaths, rushing rapids and typical swampy landscapes - that's what Oulanka National Park is all about. The best way to explore its beauty on this varied, around seven-kilometer circular tour is to start counterclockwise. That leaves you with the impressive Kiutak

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