Pallastunturi Approach
Category 310 km
Distance
340 m
Elevation Gain
3.4%
Average Gradient
8%
Max Gradient
540 m
Summit Elevation
The Pallastunturi Approach is the cycling ascent into the heart of the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park — Finland's third-largest national park and a Lapland wilderness of exceptional scale — a 10km Category 3 climb from the Raattama village road junction at 200m to the Pallastunturi fell visitor c...
Pro Tip
The Pallastunturi approach is best ridden as a point-to-point ascent from Raattama with a bag drop or a pre-arranged vehicle at the visitor centre — the 20km out-and-back is a substantial day given th...