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Saarismäenlenkki bike route

—•Biking Trails

7.7 km

Description

Lapinlahti municipality – Outdoor areas and routes+

Description

Saarismäenlenkki is a short point-to-point bike route of about 7.7 km through the Saarismäki side of Lapinlahti in North Savo. It works as a neighbourhood link you can join with longer rides around the municipality rather than as a standalone destination trail. For the latest municipal word on outdoor areas, ski bases, and where hiking trails and laavu layers are shown on national maps, Lapinlahti municipality publishes a free outdoor recreation overview that sends visitors to Metsähallitus Retkikartta.fi for trail data. Around Lapinlahti, the volunteer-maintained Lapinlahti.net cycling pages collect loop and day-ride ideas starting from the town centre, with turn-by-turn strips and links to photos—useful context if you are stitching local roads and paths into a longer day. Regional route lists on Jälki.fi show Lapinlahti among municipalities that host marked MTB lines and long gravel rides toward the Tahko–Syväri lake district, which helps situate short connectors inside bigger ride planning. This connector meets Puolivälinlenkki, a longer biking trail toward Haminamäki. That longer trail passes Ketunlenkin laavu early on and, farther along, rest points such as Haminamäen kota, Haminamäen kuntoportaat, and the sports cluster at Hassilan hiihtomaa with Hassilan laavu nearby—worth knowing if you extend eastward for a half-day. Near part of the line you are also in the vicinity of the community snowmobile corridor Lapinlahden moottorikelkkailureitti, which is managed for motors; give sled traffic space where routes run close together. Ride predictably on short connectors: prefer marked cycleways where they exist, and check the municipality’s outdoor pages before you rely on winter or forestry detours.

Length & route

The bike route is about 7.7 km as one continuous line. It is not a loop. Treat timing as a short fitness spin or a link inside a wider Lapinlahti ride rather than an all-day MTB outing.

Getting there

Use Lapinlahti’s local addressing around Saarismäki to join the line from minor roads and cycleways east of the town centre. Exact trailhead parking is not published on a dedicated municipal sheet for this segment; Lapinlahti municipality’s outdoor service page is the best place to confirm current facility references and map layers. If you need mapped photos and city-centre round-trip cues to build an approach ride, Lapinlahti.net’s cycling article standardises departures from the roundabout of Linnansalmentie, Asematie, and Pajuharjuntie.

Good to know

Pyöräilynystävät Pyöris ry and Lapinlahden Latu ry are active locally; their sites mostly highlight rules and club activity rather than GPX for every connector. Riders aiming at MTB or gravel days in the same municipality can cross-check Jälki.fi’s Lapinlahti listings for longer published profiles. Snowmobile traffic uses separate corridors—see the regional sled route pages if you are unsure where engines are routed.

Managed by

Lapinlahti

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Point-to-point; combine clockwise or counter-clockwise with other Lapinlahti.net strips depending on how you link roads out of the centre.

Route direction

Open / Good Condition

Lapinlahti.net – Cycling routes

Activities allowed

Bike

Activity

Terrain & conditions

7.7 km

Distance

Point-to-Point

Route Type

Location

63.35337°N, 27.52878°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

North SavoRegion

LapinlahtiCity

SaarismäkiVillage

Biking TrailsCategory

Explore nearby

Lapinlahden moottorikelkkailureitti

281 m

Free

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Lapinlahti, 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 Savo Lapinlahti Biking TrailsSaarismäenlenkki bike route

Saarismäenlenkki bike route7.7 km

Description

Lapinlahti municipality – Outdoor areas and routes+

Description

Length & route

The bike route is about 7.7 km as one continuous line. It is not a loop. Treat timing as a short fitness spin or a link inside a wider Lapinlahti ride rather than an all-day MTB outing.