Saariselkä Plateau Climb
Category 49.1 km
Distance
295 m
Elevation Gain
3.2%
Average Gradient
8%
Max Gradient
484 m
Summit Elevation
The Saariselkä Plateau Climb is the gateway ascent to the Saariselkä fell plateau in northern Lapland — a 9.1km Category 4 climb from the Ivalojoki river valley floor at 189m to the Saariselkä village plateau at 484m, on Road 4 (the E75 European highway, known as the Arctic Highway) threading north...
Pro Tip
The Saariselkä approach on Road 4 is the main highway to Norway via the Utsjoki border crossing — lorry and caravan traffic is significant during daylight hours throughout summer. The practical cyclin...