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Maijasenkylä Nature Trail

  • The information board of the Maijasenkylä Nature Trail. Photo: AT

    The information board of the Maijasenkylä Nature Trail. Photo: AT

  • The trail starts as a forest path that soon changes into a gravel-based, easily passible trail. Photo: AT

    The trail starts as a forest path that soon changes into a gravel-based, easily passible trail. Photo: AT

  • A charming, heavy pine forest grows alongside the trail. Photo: AT

    A charming, heavy pine forest grows alongside the trail. Photo: AT

  • The trail is mostly gravel-based and easy. Photo: AT

    The trail is mostly gravel-based and easy. Photo: AT

  • A charming, heavy pine forest grows alongside the trail. Photo: AT

    A charming, heavy pine forest grows alongside the trail. Photo: AT

Maijasenkylä Nature Trail

The Maijasenkylä Nature Trail is in Maijanen, a village by the Ounas River, 70.7 km north-west of Rovaniemi. It passes through a charming shoreline pine forest between Kittiläntie and the river.


It starts from the parking area as a forest path that joins a wider, gravel-based circular trail. The one-way length of the forest path is 120 m, and the circular trail is 730 m. It is open in the snow-free season, and it is suitable for day-trips. 


There are no conveniences on the trail. The nearest is the Porokari Lean-to, 2.8 km from the Ounas River. It is equipped with a campfire site, woodshed, outhouse, and boat ramp.


Directions: Drive 2.6 km out of the Rovaniemi city centre along Sodankyläntie; turn left on Ounasjoen itäpuolenti; drive 56.4 km, where the road turns into Kittiläntie; continue 21.8 km; turn left into the parking area. There is an information board by the parking area, and the trail is marked with posts.

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  • Length: 0.85 km
  • Time: 1 h
  • Viewed: 7624
  • Latitude: 67.0822286774408
  • Longitude: 25.0766216173223

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