Kempele Biking Trails

This biking path goes from Oulu to Lumijoki

Sarkkirannan MTB-rata is a compact mountain-bike loop of about 3.7 km through the Sarkkiranta sports area in Kempele, North Ostrobothnia. Visit Oulu lists Sarkkirannan urheilukeskus on Kempeleentie roughly two kilometres from the town centre toward Oulunsalo, with baseball and full-size rubber-granule football pitches plus a skate park, traffic and play parks, two beach volleyball courts, crushed-stone fields, running track, athletics field, three tennis courts, and a mountain bike trail threading the rolling sports-site terrain(1). Suomi.fi describes the same campus as a broad year-round outdoor sports area maintained by Municipality of Kempele, including a fitness trail and lit outdoor routes in winter(3). Elsewhere in Kempele, Municipality of Kempele outlines the 36 km Köykkyri hiking and cycling recreation stack and ongoing renewal of the Leton route that starts near Sarkkiranta and heads toward the shoreline(2). About 1.4 km into the ride you pass the Kempelehalli arena block and Kirkonkylä school sports cluster—gyms, ball fields, and training facilities pressed close to the corridor. Nearer the west side, Hyppyrimäen kuntoportaat climb the old ski-jump hill and Sarkkirannan pulkkamäki offers a winter sled hill beside Urheilutie; Sarkkirannan yleisurheilukenttä, Sarkkirannan tekonurmi jalkapallokenttä, Urheilukeskuksen beachvolleykentät (2 kpl), Urheilukeskuksen tenniskenttäalue, Sarkkirannan frisbeerata, and Urheilukeskuksen skeittipaikka all lie in the same bowl, so expect other users and keep speeds sensible. The circuit meets Sarkkirannan kuntorata and Sarkkirannan valaistu latu at shared corners; winter skiers use the lit tracks that double as popular jogging corridors when snow melts(1)(3). Leton latu branches toward the sea from this area; on that ski route you pass Leton laavu, a lean-to worth knowing if you combine disciplines on colder days. This is a municipal training and club venue first: courteous passing, yielding at crossings, and checking current event calendars keep the experience pleasant for everyone.