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MTB Pohjukkaoja

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4.5 km

Route

Nuotiopaikka ja katos, jossa ruokapöytä.

2.5 km|Free

Wilderness Huts

Description

Rantapohja – Yli-Ii MTB Pohjukkaoja+

Description

Oulu stretches north to the former Yli-Ii parish centre. MTB Pohjukkaoja is a compact mountain-bike loop of about 4,5 km in the Yli-Ii district of Oulu, North Ostrobothnia. The line mixes forest with open field edges: there are corners and faster straight runs, small rollable humps, and a wide main pedalling line that was compacted from winter use, plus narrower side paths that suit fat bikes according to a Rantapohja write-up. For broader cycling maps and winter-maintained cycling paths elsewhere in the municipality, the City of Oulu publishes route information and links to Oulunliikenne through its cycling pages. If you combine trips with municipal sport tracks in the Ii area in summer, Visit Ii reminds riders that kuntoradat are shared with walkers and runners and asks everyone to watch speed differences and keep dogs leashed. At the start there is a warm shelter for breaks, and along the hillside you reach a timber lean-to with a fireplace—clustered near the mid-loop with Nuotiopaikka ja katos, jossa ruokapöytä. Yli-Iin frisbeegolfrata 9-väyläinen sits close to the same part of the circuit for a quick detour if discs are part of your day. The loop also sits in the same recreation neighbourhood as several other trails: Kirkonkylän lähilatu. Kuntorata valaistu and Keskustaajama kuntorata-latu follow groomed-ski corridors that walkers and cyclists also use in the warm season, and Yli-Iin rantaraitti offers a short waterside walking line that shares the lean-to cluster. Treat those links as separate outings with their own rules and winter upkeep. No commercial trail pass is described for this loop in the available material; upkeep has been described as a private effort rather than a city-maintained facility, so treat access courteously and check local notices if someone posts updates.

Length & route

About 4,5 km as one loop. The article describes a single main circuit with optional narrower side paths rather than signed alternatives with separate distances.

Getting there

The trail is in the Yli-Ii neighbourhood of Oulu; use the northern Oulu road network toward Yli-Ii and local maps for the last approach. For city-maintained cycling PDF maps and the Oulunliikenne journey planner, start from the City of Oulu cycling route hub. Parking and the exact trailhead should be confirmed on site or through any updated local notices; the article highlights a warm shelter at the start.

Good to know

The route sits on private initiative: the same source notes maintenance at the builder’s expense and that the City of Oulu had not, at the time of writing, joined the upkeep budget. Share trails calmly with other users if you link to municipal sport tracks nearby.

History

According to Rantapohja, Yli-Ii resident Jussi Niemelä removed dairy cattle from his holding at Pohjukkaoja a couple of years before the story and invested many hours building a dedicated MTB circuit with shelters; he continued maintaining the line at his own expense while the article noted that the City of Oulu had not contributed to those costs at that time.

Managed by

Oulu

Official Maintenance

+358 8 558 41330

Trail info

Recreation Area

Open / Good Condition

Activities allowed

Bike

Activity

Terrain & conditions

4.5 km

Distance

Roughly 30–50 minutes of riding on a short forest-and-field loop, plus time at the shelter or lean-to.

Est. Time

Wide compacted forest-and-field riding with optional narrower side paths; winter grooming on the wider line is noted as having firmed the base in the article’s wording.

Surface

Loop, Single Track, Wide Track

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

Rantapohja – Yli-Ii MTB Pohjukkaoja

Location

65.37326°N, 25.79010°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

North OstrobothniaRegion

OuluCity

Yli-IiVillage

Biking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Oulu, 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.

Finland North Ostrobothnia Oulu Biking TrailsMTB Pohjukkaoja

MTB Pohjukkaoja4.5 km

Route

Nuotiopaikka ja katos, jossa ruokapöytä.

2.5 km|Free

Wilderness Huts

Description

Rantapohja – Yli-Ii MTB Pohjukkaoja+

Description

Length & route

About 4,5 km as one loop. The article describes a single main circuit with optional narrower side paths rather than signed alternatives with separate distances.

Getting there

Good to know

History

Managed by

Oulu

Official Maintenance

+358 8 558 41330

Trail info

Location

Recreation Area

Open / Good Condition

Location

65.37326°N, 25.79010°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

North OstrobothniaRegion

OuluCity

Yli-IiVillage

Biking TrailsCategory

Activities allowed

Bike

Activity

Terrain & conditions

4.5 km

Distance

Roughly 30–50 minutes of riding on a short forest-and-field loop, plus time at the shelter or lean-to.

Est. Time

Wide compacted forest-and-field riding with optional narrower side paths; winter grooming on the wider line is noted as having firmed the base in the article’s wording.

Surface

Loop, Single Track, Wide Track

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

Rantapohja – Yli-Ii MTB Pohjukkaoja