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Palovartija Trail (in planning)

—•Hiking Trails

3.5 km

Route

Riihitupa päivatupa

0.4 km|Free

Wilderness Huts

Riihituvan WC Liiteri

0.4 km|Free

Outdoor Toilets

Description

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Description

Palovartija Trail (in planning) is about 3.5 km point-to-point in the Syöte National Park area on the border of North Ostrobothnia and Lapland, in Pudasjärvi municipality. The Finnish listing name includes SUUNNITTEILLA (in planning): treat length and geometry as provisional. Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland publishes current Syöte National Park information on Luontoon.fi, including rules, seasonal closures, and campfire restrictions—read that before you set out. The same planning pass should include the UKK-reitti entry on Luontoon.fi, because this segment meets the Urho Kekkonen National Hiking Route network almost at once from the start of the drawn line. About 0.4 km along the route you reach the Riihitupa day hut cluster at the edge of Riihisuo: Riihitupa päivätupa is a day-use shelter and Riihituvan WC Liiteri groups dry-toilet and woodshed buildings a few steps away. Read more on our Riihitupa päivätupa page for the pin and gallery; Metsähallitus still hosts the public service description on Luontoon.fi under the same name. From that junction the corridor aligns with other Syöte hiking infrastructure: UKK Trail: Syöte to Pintamo (west section) continues toward wilderness huts and boat landings farther west, Pytkyn pyrähdys is a longer marked walking loop through Kellarilampi and Lauttalampi, and Syötteen kierros maastopyöräreitti shares trail bed in places with the summer hiking mesh—watch for bikes where signage allows shared use. Matkalla Suomessa rounds out the picture for trip planning around Iso-Syöte: the park mixes short family loops with multi-day links, UKK-reitti is highlighted as part of the hiking palette, and Syötteen luontokeskus at Erätie 1 is named as the practical place to pick up maps. Pudasjärvi sits on Finland’s southern fell fringe; Syöte draws hikers, mountain bikers, and winter skiers into the same upland mosaic.

Length & route

The trail is about 3.5 km point-to-point and is not drawn as a loop. Until Metsähallitus publishes a feature page under the Palovartija name, treat junction signing and possible reroutes as subject to change and verify against Luontoon.fi.

Getting there

Most visitors stage Syöte hikes from Syötteen luontokeskus parking at Erätie 1 or from other park trailheads such as Kellarilampi and Lauttalampi lots west of this segment. This planned link sits where UKK-reitti and Pytkyn pyrähdys meet Riihitupa; choose parking based on whether you are doing a short out-and-back or a longer UKK day. Matkalla Suomessa lists several national-park parking areas with road names for Pudasjärvi and neighbouring municipalities.

Good to know

Dedicated web and YouTube searches did not surface a Metsähallitus trail page or a trail-overview clip that names only this Palovartija segment; keep monitoring Luontoon.fi for a future feature publication. Campfire and pet rules for the national park are spelled out on the same Luontoon.fi destination.

Managed by

Pudasjärvi

Official Maintenance

GPX data from: © Metsähallitus, 2024

Trail info

Either direction along the drawn line; if you combine with UKK-reitti, follow whichever direction your UKK stage planner recommends.

Route direction

National Park

Area

Luontoon.fi – UKK-reitti (Pudasjärvi)

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Public Transport

Activity

Terrain & conditions

3.5 km

Distance

Roughly 1–1.5 hours one way at an easy pace on 3.5 km forest paths, excluding long breaks at Riihitupa.

Est. Time

Point-to-Point

Route Type

Location

65.60031°N, 27.59694°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

North OstrobothniaRegion

PudasjärviCity

SyöteVillage

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Pudasjärvi, 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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