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Salmijoki–Jäkäläkangas

—•Hiking Trails

2.9 km

Route

Description

Salla Ski Resort – Hiking in Salla+

Description

Salmijoki–Jäkäläkangas is a linear hiking segment of about 2.9 km in Salla, Lapland. It sits on the Salmijoki stream corridor and open lichen heath (jäkäläkangas), and ties into the wider Salmijoenkuru day-hiking network. For current trail ideas and contact details for the Sallatunturi area, start from the Salla Ski Resort hiking overview. Roughly 0.8 km along the line you reach the Salmijoenkuru rest area: Salmijoenkuru puolikota (half kota), Salmijoenkuru käymälä, and Salmijoenkuru tulipaikka—together they make a natural lunch or fire-coffee stop beside the stream gorge. The same facilities anchor the longer Salmijoenkurun reitti if you continue toward Kalliojärvi, Tupien laavu, and other stops on that corridor. Retkipaikka describes the Salmijoenkuru path as a narrow forest track turning into a clear, well marked footpath through handsome old-growth spruce forest, with a footbridge over Salmijoki and a stepped series of small waterfalls you can view from both banks without awkward scrambling. Taipaleita notes blue paint marks and signposts along the Salmijoenkuru–Kalliojärvi connection, forest-road access from the Salla–Kemijärvi road, and about 1.3 km of walking from a junction with roughly the last 700 metres restricted to foot traffic. Salla Ski Resort highlights Salmijoen kuru as a family-friendly outing and notes you can approach within about 800 metres by car along Kemijärventie / Rojulantie—worth combining with the driving directions below when you plan a half-day.

Length & route

The trail is about 2.9 km as one continuous line on the map. It is not a loop; it reads as a short linear link between Salmijoki and Jäkäläkangas terrain with the Salmijoenkuru rest cluster near the stream at roughly 0.8 km from the mapped start. For a much longer day, the same landscape continues on Salmijoenkurun reitti toward Kalliojärvi and beyond.

Getting there

Salla Ski Resort recommends Salmijoen kuru as a family hike and notes you can drive to within about 800 metres of the gorge along Kemijärventie / Rojulantie before walking the last section. Retkipaikka describes the forest road from the Salla–Kemijärvi highway: roughly seven to eight kilometres of easy gravel with signposts at each junction toward the Salmijoenkuru parking area. Taipaleita drove the same highway approach and used signposting toward Salmijoenkurun pysäköintipaikka, then walked about 1.3 km from a forest-road junction with the final 700 metres on foot only; a mapped P-alue also appears a few hundred metres before the gorge. If you are already staying at Sallatunturi, the full Salmijoenkurun reitti can be joined from the resort side as a longer alternative.

Good to know

The wider Salmijoenkuru area lies in Vilmatunturi nature reserve; interpretive boards at the gorge explain ice-age meltwater carving. Stay on marked routes near the stream, respect fire rules at Salmijoenkuru tulipaikka, and check Salla Ski Resort or local signage if access or forestry roads change seasonally.

Managed by

Salla

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Walkable in either direction along the marked Salmijoki corridor; longer Salmijoenkuru descriptions treat the path as two-way.

Route direction

Blue paint marks and blue square symbols together with wooden signposts on the wider Salmijoenkuru–Kalliojärvi connection.

Route Signs

Retkipaikka – Salmijoenkuru, Salla+

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

2.9 km

Distance

About 45–75 minutes on foot for the 2.9 km segment at an easy pace, longer if you photograph the stream or continue onto Salmijoenkurun reitti.

Est. Time

Forest footpath and forest-road tread near access points; duckboards or bridges at stream crossings on the wider Salmijoenkuru network.

Surface

Point-to-Point, Single Track

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

Retkipaikka – Salmijoenkuru, Salla+

Location

66.75335°N, 28.56766°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

LaplandRegion

SallaCity

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Salla, 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.

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