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National bicycle route 46 (Asikkala segment)

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37.4 km

Route

Description

Municipality of Asikkala – Travel and hiking routes+

Description

This line is about 37.4 km of the former national bicycle touring corridor known as Pyörämatkailureitti 46, crossing Asikkala in Päijät-Häme between lake landscapes around Vesivehmaa–Virtasalmi and the Kalkkisten village sports cluster. The full numbered corridor historically linked Hamina, Kouvola, and Heinola toward Sysmä, Lake Päijänne crossings, and onward to Central Finland, as mapped and annotated by OpenStreetMap contributors. Brown “national bicycle route” signage was retired in the 2010s and those routes are no longer maintained as a signed system, though the roads remain public cycling roads. For local services, trail hubs, and the municipality’s outdoor overview, start from the Municipality of Asikkala travel-routes page; Visit Lahti’s gravel and trek-cycling collection places Asikkala in wider Päijät-Häme loop planning—including the paved-forward Ice Age touring ring and Vääksy–Pulkkilanharju scenery. From west to east, early kilometres pass the Ratsutila Vahto / ratsastuskenttä equestrian area roughly 7 km along, then drop toward Virtosaari on Päijänne. That island stop clusters a grill shelter, sauna, landing, and lakeside services maintained as a recreation site; facilities and visitor rules for the pause are documented alongside other lake islands. The virtues of a longer stop read like a small harbour pause: swim pier, shelter cooking, and optional sauna rather than a full trail centre. Near the eastern end the route threads Kalkkisten school and neighbourhood sports fields—outdoor gym, disc golf, rinks, and ball areas that read as a village sports hub more than wilderness. Connectors worth folding into the same day on our map include Vellamo retkipyöräilyreitti: Kalkkisten kierros for a signed trek-cycling ring around the Kalkkisten corner, Valtakunnallinen pyöräilyreitti nro 4 toward the Vääksy canal side and regional network, the short walking loop Kultainen tassu ulkoilureitti across the Virtosaari fireplaces and sauna corner, and Kalkkisten latu as the winter ski track hugging the same sports block.

Length & route

The route is about 37.4 km as one continuous point-to-point line through Asikkala and is not a loop. Expect a national touring mix of local roads rather than a single-purpose bike highway; the legacy “route 46” numbering described wider east–west links toward Heinola and Sysmä beyond this municipal slice.

Getting there

Coordinates begin from the Vesivehmaa–Vääksy side of Asikkala and run toward Kalkkisten; practical access usually means Finnish regional road 314 and local village links with parking around Vääksy services or Kalkkisten sports field edges—confirm day parking against local signs. The municipality steers visitors to its map application for live outdoor status alongside the travel-route overview. Regional trek ideas that share the same lake belt start from the Visit Lahti gravel-page stage notes, including shuttle ideas via Vääksy harbour.

Good to know

OpenStreetMap still carries a Finnish note that the Päijänne crossing between Suopelto and Tehinniemi only fits the mapped direction for riders assembling the full legacy line toward Sysmä—irrelevant to this Asikkala-only slice but useful if you splice longer stages later. Virtosaari visit length is capped at two days on the association pages, dogs must stay leashed, open fires only at designated fireplaces with wildfire rules respected, and sauna use is described as boating-season oriented on the island list.

History

Finland’s earlier national bicycle route network was signed with brown-based markers on state roads (ELY centres) and municipal paths; maintenance of that system ended in the 2010s and OpenStreetMap classifies the old corridors as discontinued touring lines rather than active signage projects. Route 46 in community mapping runs from southeast Finland toward Lake Päijänne and Central Finland, with notes that some mid-lake ferry links only worked seasonally and in one direction along the historic stage planning.

Managed by

Asikkala

Official Maintenance

(03) 888 6111

Trail info

Point-to-point west–east across Asikkala on the legacy national route 46 geometry; not a loop.

Route direction

Recreation Area

Lake

Dogs (On Leash)

Dogs

Open / Good Condition

Activities allowed

Bike

Activity

Terrain & conditions

37.4 km

Distance

Leisure riders typically budget about two to three hours for the 37 km road leg, or a half day if you linger at Virtosaari’s sauna and shelter.

Est. Time

Predominantly paved local and rural connectors typical of southern lake-belt touring, with occasional gravel village links depending on shortcut choices; Visit Lahti’s regional itineraries emphasise similar mixed surfaces on longer Asikkala gravel variants.

Surface

Point-to-Point, Wide Track

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

Moderate Traffic

Traffic

Visit Lahti – Gravel and trek cycling routes

Location

61.29762°N, 25.68129°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

Päijät-HämeRegion

AsikkalaCity

Asikkala (Vesivehmaa–Kalkkisten)Village

Biking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Asikkala, 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 Päijät-Häme Asikkala Biking TrailsNational bicycle route 46 (Asikkala segment)