Snowshoe walking
|Koli
Route of the peaks’ snowshoeing - Snowshoeing in the national landscape of Koli National Park
Travel through the finest panoramic views of Koli, admire the vast ice surface of Lake Pielinen below, or the snow-covered trees crowned by the sunset.
Description
The route takes you to the fairytale-like winter forest of Koli National Park and to the edge of majestic landscapes. From the first stage of the route, the peak of Akka-Koli, you look out over the rolling fell landscape to the west, and to the south you can see the famous Vesivaara from your viewpoint. Below the Akka-Koli viewpoint you will find the popular wedding site, the Temple of Silence. Through the forest, you walk to charismatic Paha-Koli, whose rock ledge has inspired the wildest stories. The highlight of the route and the most popular attraction in Koli National Park, the peak of Ukko-Koli, opens up to Finland’s most famous national landscape: breathtaking snowy fells, ice-covered Lake Pielinen far to the north, and winding shoreline with numerous islands to the south.
Location & Parking
Directions
The route starts outside Kolin Nature Centre Ukko and is marked in the terrain with blue reflector signs. You can get advice about the route from the nature centre guides.
The circular route descends to the slope on the mainland side of Koli and climbs from there to Akka-Koli, continuing towards Mäkränä and turning towards Pielinen before the end of the fell area. The route passes by Paha-Koli and returns via the peaks of Ukko-Koli to junction no. 11.
A more detailed route description can be found on the luontoon.fi website.