Biking in Enontekiö

Biking in Enontekiö

Gravelled forestry roads, sandy heath trails, old German routes and challenging wilderness duckboards - from gentle road rides to expert fell crossings.

26 kmHetta-Näkkälä
c. 93 kmKalmakaltio-Pöyrisjärvi-Näkkälä

Enontekiö's fell highlands are great mountain-biking country, with gravelled forestry roads, sandy heath trails, old German routes and challenging duckboards across vast wilderness. Every area except the Malla Nature Reserve and the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is open access. Road biking is pleasant too, on quiet, well-kept roads. National biking trail 21 runs east-west through Hetta, marked with brown and white bicycle signs.

  • National biking trail 21 runs east-west through Hetta
  • Open access everywhere except Malla Nature Reserve & Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
  • Hetta-Näkkälä trail: 26 km along an old postal route
  • Kalmakaltio-Pöyrisjärvi-Näkkälä: c. 93 km
  • Expert routes reach the Arctic Ocean and the foot of Halti
Map of biking trails in the Tarvantovaara wilderness area
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Routes also used for hiking

Several routes in the hiking section of our website also suit bikes: Hetta-Näkkälä (26 km), Kalmakaltio-Pöyrisjärvi-Näkkälä (c. 93 km), Näkkälä to Pöyrisjärvi (c. 18km), Kalmakaltio to Naltijärvi (c. 20km) and Hetta to Sonkamuotka via Muotkajärvi (c. 30km). Metsähallitus maintains wilderness cabins in Pöyrisjärvi and Naltijärvi, with cabins for hire in Pöyrisjärvi.

Map showing gravelled forestry road biking routes near Hetta
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For expert riders

More demanding trails include Kultima to Leppäjärvi and Hetta to Ylimuonio. Experts should try the terrain trails from Pöyrisjärvi to the Norwegian border, or from Kaaresuvanto via Syväjärvi and Puussasvaara to Neuhkana. A very exotic route runs from Kåfjord on the Arctic Ocean, up the 'mountain road' to Guolasjärvi, then on good terrain and quadbike trails to Somasjärvi, east of Halti, Finland's highest mountain.

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The Hetta-Näkkälä Trail (26 km)

Part of an old postal route that carried post from Hetta to Näkkälä and on to Pöyrisjärvi and Kalkujärvi. Undemanding as a hike, it is demanding to bike, rocky in places, with duckboards at some but not all wet spots.

Biking in KilpisjärviBiking KilpisWilderness mountain-bike routes in the Kilpisjärvi area in the 'arm' of Finland, ranging from easy gravel to very demanding expert terrain.A forestry gravel road used as a biking route south of HettaBiking South of HettaOld postal trails and forestry roads south of Hetta, plus the Hetta-Pallas trail that completes one of Europe's longest continuous mountain-bike routes.Cyclist on a cross-border wilderness trailCross-Border BikingBorder-hopping routes from Finland into Norway and on towards the Arctic Ocean, following old postal trails and quad-bike tracks.Cyclist on a cross-country trail near HettaHetta Bike TrailsLonger day-trip biking trails around Hetta - from the easy illuminated 10km loop to the historic 26km old postal route to Nakkala.Mountain biker on a downhill trail in the Lappish fellsLevi Bike ParkA downhill bike centre at Levi ski resort with freeride, downhill and north-shore trails, plus the Yllas Bike Park and Super Bike Pass options.Wilderness biking panorama across the Poyrisjarvi fellsPoyrisjarviClassic multi-day wilderness traverses through the Poyrisjarvi region - unmarked, self-sufficient routes for expert riders up to 118km long.Wilderness hut on the open tundra of TarvantovaaraTarvantovaaraRemote quad-bike and single-track wilderness routes through the Tarvantovaara Wilderness Area, west of Leppajarvi, reaching towards the Norwegian border and Kautokeino.

Good to know

National trail
No. 21 (east-west through Hetta)

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