Puijo Hill Road
Category 43.2 km
Distance
175 m
Elevation Gain
5.5%
Average Gradient
10%
Max Gradient
306 m
Summit Elevation
Puijo Hill Road is Kuopio's cycling climb — a 3.2km Category 4 ascent from the Puijo district road junction at 131m to the Puijo observation tower at 306m, through the forested fell that rises abruptly above Finland's most attractive inland city. The climb begins at the junction on Puijontie road, t...
Pro Tip
Puijo Hill is used by Kuopio-based cyclists as a hill-repeat training circuit — the 3.2km road is short enough to repeat four to five times in a single session and the consistent 5–6% gradient provide...
Part of
Cycling in Finnish Lakeland