Adventure Routes on Land and Water
Choose Your Own Adventure – Canoeing, Cycling & Hiking
The area offers countless paddling routes, allowing you to plan your own journey based on distance, pace, and weather conditions. Below, you’ll find some popular route options, which you can customize to suit your preferences.
In addition, we provide recommended cycling routes in the surrounding area.
During winter, we maintain a winter trekking route in Linnansaari National Park. From February to March, during the Saimaa ringed seal’s breeding season, we strongly encourage visitors to stay on marked trails when traveling on the lake ice, helping us protect this endangered species together.
Plan your adventure and explore Saimaa in every season!
Trails
Snowshoeing
Explore Linnansaari on Snowshoes and Trek Across the Frozen Lake Saimaa
Linnansaari and Kolovesi Canoeing Route
Discover two of Saimaa’s most stunning national parks—Kolovesi and Linnansaari—on one unforgettable tour. This two-park route has been one of our most popular paddling adventures since 1997.
Linnansaari canoeing routes
1-3 days paddling route suggestions
Oravi – Joutenvesi – Kolovesi Tour
This 80–100 km paddling route takes you from Oravi to Kolovesi National Park and back.
Linnansaari Nature trail
The most popular trail in Linnansaari National Park is a 7,5-kilometer circular route that winds through diverse terrain and leads to the stunning viewpoint atop Linnavuori Hill.
Heinävesi route
The Most Beautiful Parts of Lake Saimaa on a Historic Canoe Route.
Paddle through the highlights of Lake Saimaa along a lake route that has been used by adventurers for over a hundred years
Kolovesi Tour
A full circuit around the park and its main islands, Mäntysalo and Vaajasalo, is only about 35 km, making it ideal for a weekend trip.
Day Trips from Oravi
From Oravi, it’s easy to make a day trip to Linnansaari National Park or explore the Joutenvesi area.
Cozy hut on the winter hiking trail
The hut is situated on the ice by the winter hiking trail, half way between Oravi and Linnansaari island. You can reach the hut by foot, on skis, by skates, kick spark, bike or snowmobile depending on the ice conditions.
Skiing
Explore Oravi and the frozen lake on skis
Linnansaari Winter Trail
The most beautiful ice trail in Finland, from Oravi through Linnansaari National Park. The total length of the marked winter hiking ice trail is up to 20 km/ one way depending on the weather conditions.
Cycling around Lake Haukivesi
Cycling Around Lake Haukivesi Cycle around Lake Haukivesi, which surrounds Linnansaari National Park, and explore charming villages and fascinating attractions along the way….
Cycle Tour Through Two National Parks
Discover the beauty of two Finnish national parks as you cycle through scenic forest landscapes and watch boats glide through the historic Kerman Canal. Along the way, charming rural villages offer perfect spots to rest, eat, or stay overnight.