Wilderness Hotel Muotka to Sivakkaoja Shelter and back - Urho Kekkonen National Park

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Wilderness Hotel Muotka to Sivakkaoja Shelter and back - Urho Kekkonen National Park

Moderate

4.3

(18)

hikers

Wilderness Hotel Muotka to Sivakkaoja Shelter and back - Urho Kekkonen National Park

01:45

6.44km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 25, 2025

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Urho Kekkosen kansallispuisto

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

474 m

Muotka Wilderness Hotel

Highlight • Rest Area

A travelers dream: very cozy with nordic interior and design.

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2.78 km

Shelter with Fire Pit and Woodshed

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Beautiful shelter with fire pit, wood shed and compostable toilet.

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3.54 km

Kiilopää Winter Trail Road Crossing

Highlight • Trail

There are over 50 km of marked and maintained winter paths in the Saariselkä and Kiilopää areas, of which about 40 km are multiple-use routes. This is a beautiful example. Be careful with the road crossing!

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6.44 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.75 km

1.50 km

597 m

340 m

266 m

Surfaces

4.96 km

1.47 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 6 November

3°C

-1°C

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It’s going to be cold. Wrap up warm and watch out for ice.

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Comments

January 28, 2025,🇫🇮Rondje Sivakkaoja

Round trip Sikkavaoja, a small river nearby. The river is now mostly frozen and covered with a layer of snow, but here and there you can see and hear it flowing under the ice.
We passed a shelter where an old man had made a fire on which he was preparing something. The man would spend 2 nights there in …

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January 30, 2025,🇫🇮Blauwe paaltjes route

We came across a shelter with a fire pit, a wood shed where you can chop wood yourself and there is a compostable toilet.
We also came across many sleeping places for reindeer, see photo 3.
And...saw a number of reindeer again😊

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