Pesävaara Trail, Liperi's Kinttupolut

Pesävaara Trail is an exhilarating, versatile, and challenging route in Liperi's Kinttupolut. The route loops over several hills in hilly and partly rocky terrain. Along the way you will find various forests: moss-covered spruce forests, rugged pine forests, and younger mixed forests. The route has large and deep depressions called kettle holes, which have been shaped during the ice age by melting ice blocks embedded in the soil.

The route's technical difficulty is threefold. There are a couple of kilometers of rockier and more challenging trails, about 3 km of easier trails, and a couple of kilometers of easy cart roads. The challenge level alternates suitably.

It is recommended to combine your outdoor day with a visit to Restaurant Gaiju, located about one kilometer from the Pesävaara Trail starting point (Veteläsuontie 4) at Vaiviontie 75a. 

• Stones and roots are slippery in rainy weather.

• Weather-appropriate gear

• 112 app installed on your phone

Drive from Joensuu along highway 9 towards Kuopio for about 10 km, exit at junction no 21, then follow the signs to Pärnävaara sports center.

From Joensuu there is regular bus service to Jyrinkylä, from whose final stop (Jyrinlenkki) there is a 900m walk along Urheilutie to Pärnävaara sports center, which is the best access point to the routes.

Check schedules on the Joensuu region public transport website https://jojo.joensuu.fi/ .

Free parking is available in the lower or upper level parking areas of the Pärnävaara sports center. Departure to the routes is more convenient from the lower level parking.

Another recommended starting point for the route is at Veteläsuontie 4, 83450 Vaivio, which gives direct access to Pesävaara Trail.

The route starts at Veteläsuontie 4, where a guideboard and signs direct you along the red markings towards Pesävaara Trail. The first kilometer follows an easy gravel road and cart road, after which the route branches into a circular loop. The recommended direction is clockwise, meaning left from the first guideboard found in the forest. 

• Weather-appropriate clothing and equipment

• Sufficient drinks and snacks

• Tools depending on the length of the riding day (e.g. multitool, tire repair kit, inner tube)