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Kiilopää Trailhead – Kiilopää Summit loop from Kiilopää

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Kiilopää Trailhead – Kiilopää Summit loop from Kiilopää

Moderate

5.0

(3)

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Kiilopää Trailhead – Kiilopää Summit loop from Kiilopää

02:55

9.40km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Urho Kekkosen kansallispuisto

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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576 m

Kiilopää Trailhead is the “classic” entry point for Urho Kekkonen National Park. The signs here invite you to "Escape into the wilderness" - and it's really possible - open fell country is only minutes away.

The nearby trail centre offers accommodation, a restaurant/café, sauna and equipment rental, making this a very popular destination, year-round.

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780 m

Kiilopää starting gate

Highlight • Trail

Several trail options present themselves at the Kiilopää starting gate, though a run to the summit of Kiilopää is surely a must! A run here provides tremendous views across the fells of the Urho Kekkonen National Park.

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1.51 km

Sandy Hill in Urho Kekkonen National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

A sandy beach in the middle of the mountain, was the water ever this high here?

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1.54 km

Sandy section on the Kiirunapolku Trail

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This sandy section on the Kiirunapolku Trail comes as something of a surprise. It's about a quarter of the way up to the fell summit from the starting gate.

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2.66 km

Kiilopää

Highlight • Summit

Kiilopää Fell is an a glorious objective for an adventurous run. Keep your eyes peeled for Arctic bird species, such as the rotund rock ptarmigan.

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2.69 km

Kiilopää Summit

Highlight • Summit

The iconic Kiilopää (546 m) is one of the best-known fell tops in northern Finland. It's a classic rounded fell (tunturi) with an immense sense of space as the views are so far-reaching across the open terrain.

Access is fairly easy, with a wooden staircase and gravel path on the lower sections.

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2.73 km

View of Russia

Highlight • Viewpoint

after the easy ascent there is a bank from where you have a great view to Russia. Not far away there is another geocache to discover.

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9.40 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.88 km

2.79 km

981 m

682 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.27 km

2.24 km

1.70 km

1.51 km

618 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Sunday 5 July

13°C

7°C

99 %

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