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RolloMTB Official

Mountain Biking Trail, marked in the terrain with paint.
Riding time 1.5-2.5 hours.
The trail is technical and features significant differences in altitude.


You can embark on the trail from the Ounasvaara Ski Centre, Santasport, or the Ounasvaara side of the Jätkänkynttilä Bridge. It is challenging for beginners, but it offers a thrilling experience for those who conquer it. Enthusiasts love the trail, and it presents the best sides of Ounasvaara, or “Oukku.”
Along the trail, you can find a vantage point, bicycle service point, bicycle parking area, café, restaurant and hotel.
From the Ounasvaara Ski Stadium, the trail follows the cross-country ski trail up to the golf course. The trail goes around the start of the golf course along a road, but returns to the course area via a service road. After the golf course, the trail climbs up Ounasvaara along the gravel-based cross-country ski trail.


Toward the end, the trail becomes more technical. After the peak and a downward slope, the trail strikes a path. On top of Ounasvaara, the trail passes through beautiful, dry, coniferous forests. You should follow the route markers closely. It circles via Tottorakka down toward Santasport. After Santasport, the trail criss-crosses the cross-country ski trail. The paths are dry, but there are some roots and rocks.
On the south side of the cross-country ski trail, the route traverses the so-called Pesula slope. There you can experience both speed and difficulty. After the Pesula slope, the final stretch starts to climb up the hill, mostly along cross-country ski trails. A high-speed downhill section leads back to the ski stadium.

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  • Length: 22.28 km
  • Difficulty level: Intermediate trail Intermediate trail
  • Viewed: 16259
  • Latitude: 66.498457
  • Longitude: 25.768401

Waypoints

  • Ounasvaara lean-to, Väiski lean-to
    The Ounasvaara Lean-to (also known as Väiski’s Lean-to) is 6.8 km east of Rovaniemi on the Ounasvaara Hill. The log-built lean-to is along a fitness/ski trail on the east side of Ounasvaara. The lean-to features a campfire site and woodshed. In the winter, walking is prohibitted on the ski trail...
  • Ounasvaara observation tower lean-to
    The Ounasvaara Observation Tower Lean-to is 2.2 km east of Rovaniemi, on the western hillside of Ounasvaara, near the SantaSport Institute. The log-built lean-to features a campfire site and woodshed. It stands on a rocky hillside next to the observation tower, which offers magnificent views over the city and the Kemi River...
  • Ounasvaara observation tower
    The Ounasvaara Observation Tower is 2.2 km east of the city centre of Rovaniemi, on the western slope of Ounasvaara. The massive tower stands on the rocky hillside of Ounasvaara, amidst a pine forest along the Ounasvaara Winter Trail, at 160 m above sea level. You can access the observation deck via stairs and an intermediate platform. The tower has a roof, and it offers magnificent views over the city centre and the Kemi River...

Nearby destinations

  • Ounasvaara Summer trail
    The nearest point of the Ounasvaara Summer Trail is 1.6 km east of the Rovaniemi city centre. Ounasvaara is an ideal day-trip destination because of its easy accessibility. It is not only a famous sports centre but also a year-round recreation area near the city centre of Rovaniemi with marked and maintained trails and several great vantage points. At Ounasvaara, you can practise almost 50 different sports, and the selection keeps growing...
  • Ounasvaara winter trail
    The nearest point of the Ounasvaara Winter Trail is 1.6 km east of the Rovaniemi city centre. Ounasvaara, or Ounas Hill, is an ideal day-trip destination because of its easy accessibility. It is not only a famous sports centre but also a year-round recreation area near the city centre of Rovaniemi with marked and maintained trails and several great vantage points. At Ounasvaara, you can practise almost 50 different sports, and the selection keeps growing...

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