Haapajärvi Biking Trails

Mutkan kierros is a summer bike and mountain-bike circuit east of Haapajärvi in the Kuona–Välioja countryside: forest roads, gravel links, and a memorable bend of Kuonanjoki at Karhunotko before returning toward Väliojan koulu. The trail is about 8.4 km; printed municipal materials sometimes round the full marked circuit nearer to 9.7 km with the same trail markings. For turn-by-turn directions (counter-clockwise description on the city page), bridge and railway crossing notes, and maintenance contacts, use the City of Haapajärvi Mutkan kierros page(1). The Retkeilevä Haapajärvi programme overview explains how six village areas gained marked trails in 2020–2021 with volunteer work, Leader funding, and the city as coordinator(2). The Kuona–Välioja village page summarises local outdoor additions—Kuonan kierros, Kuonan kuntorata, this Mutkan bike route, and the four-village Kylätalolta kylätalolle bike network(3). From the school cluster you can follow the marked Kuonan kierros line briefly, then branch onto Pyhäjärventie (highway 27), cross the railway on the bridge, and continue on forest roads through spruce swamp and bog scenery to the river meanders. Kuonanjoki is described as about twenty metres wide and calm along this reach; the riverside leg is a little rougher than the good gravel elsewhere. The route passes the Mutka farm area, joins Koskenperäntie past an unguarded level crossing, and closes back toward Väliojan koulu. Riding is easy overall with only modest elevation change; traffic is heaviest only on highway 27. Day-to-day trail care sits with Kuona–Väliojan Kyläyhdistys ry (0400-256576)(1). The same trailhead links naturally to Kuonan kierros for a shorter marked village loop or to Kylätalolta kylätalolle maastopyörä-/pyöräreitti when you want a long regional day. Travel is under your own responsibility; municipal guidance frames these trails for everyman’s-rights access(2).

A roughly 7.2 km marked summer bike circuit rolls through Kuona–Välioja east of Haapajärvi on forest paths, short road links, and a wide cleared track under the power line. North Ostrobothnia’s village “Retkeilevä Haapajärvi” upgrades in 2020–2021 added new bridges, a laavu with a dry toilet, and field signage, with day-to-day care from Kuona–Väliojan Kyläyhdistys ry (0400-256576). For step-by-step directions, road crossings, optional shortcuts back toward Väliojan koulu, and how the same corridor becomes a groomed ski track in winter, rely on the City of Haapajärvi’s Kuonan kierros page(1). The wider Retkeilevä Haapajärvi introduction explains how six village areas received mapped routes under that programme(2). Metsähallitus lists the same feature for national browsing on Luontoon.fi(3). Riding is mostly easy rolling terrain, but fresh fill can stay soft through boggy dips; the city notes wide, grippy tyres when it is wet. The signed line begins from the Väliojan koulu cluster: you follow Väliojantie briefly, then swing into the power-line clearing for a couple of kilometres before junctions with Kuonan kuntorata and the parallel ski version of Kuonan kierros latu. About one-third of the way round you reach Kuonan kierros, the Kuona lean-to that shares the trail name, plus the new dry toilet—natural lunch stops before the remaining forest-road links and highway crossings closer to Pyhäjärvi road. Near the school you can tie in to Mutkan kierros maastopyörä-/pyöräreitti for a longer pedal on Kuonanjoki-fringe gravel, or join the 46 km Kylätalolta kylätalolle maastopyörä-/pyöräreitti when you want a regional village loop. Respect highway 27 crossings and any grooming notices the village association posts for the shared winter track. Paper map PDFs bundle Kuonan kierros with Kuonan kuntorata for printing(4).

The Kurkineva mountain bike and cycling route is about 11 km on our map as a point-to-point line in the Koposperä village area of Haapajärvi, North Ostrobothnia. For closures, fresh maintenance notes, downloadable map files, and the full clockwise route description, the City of Haapajärvi publishes a dedicated Kurkinevan trail page(1). That page describes the complete Kurkinevan loop riders use as a roughly 26 km circuit starting and ending at Koposperän kylätalo (Koposperä village hall): the first half is mostly easy riding on chipseal and gravel through spruce forest and open fields, with a noticeable rocky rise at Kiusankallio; after about 10 km the official description moves into a tougher, roughly 1 km stretch through young birch and pine where the track base is grassy and often wet—wide tyres on a mountain bike or fat bike are the practical choice there(1). Where that section meets gravel again near Vastaskangas, the marked line joins waymarking shared with the Kylätalolta kylätalolle maastopyörä-/pyöräreitti, then continues through wetland-edged forest roads and along Pykälöntie before closing the circle back toward Koposperäntie(1). The wider Retkeilevä Haapajärvi programme groups this ride with other village hiking and cycling projects: routes are marked in the terrain, many trailheads have an info board with a short description and map, and a 1:30 000 trail map is distributed from the town hall and library(2). Koposperän kyläyhdistys ry handles route upkeep and answers questions on 040 721 8062(1). The EU Leader-backed Kotoisa Koposperä project separately documented investment in Koposperä’s village hall and public swim spot—context for anyone using the village hall as a meeting point(3). If you are planning a longer day in the same network, the Kylätalolta kylätalolle maastopyörä-/pyöräreitti adds a long cross-village circuit with many small stops; on our map that connecting ride is about 46.7 km. Nearby Koposperä loops such as Settijärven kierros and Jokelan kylän pyörä/maastopyöräilyreitti are listed beside this route on the city’s retkeily index(2).

Jokela village bike/mountain bike trail starts from Koposperä village hall & there are sign posts along the way. The biking route of Jokela village goes through beautiful rural landscapes, is easy & fast to ride.