Around Ukko-Luosto with a mountain bike in Pyhä-Luosto National Park

Summer trail, duration 2 h
Easy trail

Starting point: Luoston portti (excursionmap.fi), mountain-biking map (julkaisut.metsa.fi, pdf)

The nicely rolling trail circles around the fell, through the old-growth forests of Luosto and climbs Lampivaara, thus making for a high-speed descent back to the starting point.

Easy trail but exposed rocks in some sections may be slippery in rainy weather. Gravel-covered sections of the trail can be fast and surprisingly slippery, so ride with care.

The Ukko-Luosto Circle Trail takes mountain bikers through a 400-year-old forest, around the foot of a majestic fell and even offers the possibility of enjoying a lovely coffee break.

In the beginning the trail goes slightly uphill, past the Tikkalaavu lean-to shelter climbing to the pass between Ukko-Luosto and Keski-Luosto Fells. A short descent then leads past the Luostonloma parking area towards Torvisen Maja. The trail continues the west side of Ukko-Luosto, nicely rolling through the old-growth forests. When approaching Ukko-Laavu, the rest area halfway the trail, you also start seeing the rugged, treeless Ukko-Luosto through the forest. From Ukko-Laavu you catch a wonderful view towards the fell. From the shelter the trail continues with small ascends, until it gets steeper before Lampivaara. In this section the base of a ski track is at times narrow and the ascend is steep. In Lampivaara there is a lean-to shelter and a café, and also a possibility to visit the Amethyst Mine. The remaining trail goes fast downhill.

In summer, the trail serves as a walking trail and in winter as a cross-country skiing trail.

You can read more of the trail also at the Outdoor Active website.
https://www.outdooractive.com/en/route/mountain-biking/pyhae-luosto-national-park/around-ukko-luosto-with-a-mountain-bike-in-pyhae-luosto-national-park/37550105/