Luosto Nature Hiking Trail
Route
Description
Luosto Nature Hiking Trail (Luoston vaellusluontopolku) is a long marked hiking route of about 15.6 km through Pyhä-Luosto National Park on the Luosto side, in Pelkosenniemi, Lapland. Metsähallitus lists the trail on Luontoon.fi as the reference route page for this hike. Luosto.fi describes it as the longer day rout...
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Sodankylä
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Trail info
Field reports mention both directions; several parties met at Pyhänlatvan laavu described hiking counter-clockwise while others chose clockwise links along parallel colour-marked tracks. Follow the green Luoston vaellusluontopolku marking wherever it diverges from ski or bike tracks.
Route direction
National Park
Area
Lake
Lake
Independent walkers describe green paint on wooden trail posts for the nature hiking trail, sometimes alongside ski-track infrastructure that shares part of the alignment. Luosto.fi references brown metal guide signs at junctions elsewhere in the park network.
Route Signs
Open / Good Condition
Open / Good Condition
Activities allowed
Hike / Walk
Activity
Terrain & conditions
15.6 km
Distance
Allow roughly 6–8 hours as a fit-day estimate when you include Ukko-Luosto and breaks; bloggers describe it as their longest day hike of a Pyhä-Luosto week.
Est. Time
Rooty forest trail, rocky blockfields on the climb, engineered stairs on Ukko-Luosto, and long duckboard sections across aapa mires.
Surface
Point-to-Point, Single Track
Route Type
Moderate Traffic
Traffic
Location
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Our data was researched from Sodankylä, and other trusted sources, in March 2026. Our route / place GPX data comes from Metsähallitus / Lipas, last updated March 2026. Always check their official website for safety-critical updates.
Luosto Nature Hiking Trail15.6 km
Route
Description
Luosto Nature Hiking Trail (Luoston vaellusluontopolku) is a long marked hiking route of about 15.6 km through Pyhä-Luosto National Park on the Luosto side, in Pelkosenniemi, Lapland. Metsähallitus lists the trail on Luontoon.fi as the reference route page for this hike. Luosto.fi describes it as the longer day rout...
Managed by
Sodankylä
Official Maintenance
Trail info
Location
Field reports mention both directions; several parties met at Pyhänlatvan laavu described hiking counter-clockwise while others chose clockwise links along parallel colour-marked tracks. Follow the green Luoston vaellusluontopolku marking wherever it diverges from ski or bike tracks.
Route direction
National Park
Area
Lake
Lake
Independent walkers describe green paint on wooden trail posts for the nature hiking trail, sometimes alongside ski-track infrastructure that shares part of the alignment. Luosto.fi references brown metal guide signs at junctions elsewhere in the park network.
Route Signs
Open / Good Condition
Open / Good Condition
Activities allowed
Hike / Walk
Activity
Terrain & conditions
15.6 km
Distance
Allow roughly 6–8 hours as a fit-day estimate when you include Ukko-Luosto and breaks; bloggers describe it as their longest day hike of a Pyhä-Luosto week.
Est. Time
Rooty forest trail, rocky blockfields on the climb, engineered stairs on Ukko-Luosto, and long duckboard sections across aapa mires.
Surface
Point-to-Point, Single Track
Route Type
Moderate Traffic
Traffic
Explore nearby
Rate & Review
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Share a photo from a recent trip
Answers to your questions
Our data was researched from Sodankylä, and other trusted sources, in March 2026. Our route / place GPX data comes from Metsähallitus / Lipas, last updated March 2026. Always check their official website for safety-critical updates.