For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in South Karelia. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful bike rides.
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The 10 Most Beautiful bike rides in South Karelia
Bike Riding
· South Karelia – Lappeenranta & Imatra region
Local Food Tasting Cycling Route from Lappeenranta
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
82.9 km
7:00 h
223 m
193 m
The Food Tasting Route is for one or two-day trip for cyclists, who are interested local delicates and Salpa Line’s war historical sites while cycling among the lake views.
Bike Riding
· South Karelia – Lappeenranta & Imatra region
Iron Curtain Trail from Imatra to Parikkala
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Multistage route
175.4 km
14:00 h
879 m
878 m
The Iron Curtain Trail from Imatra to Parikkala is part of a Europe-wide bicycle route.
Bike Riding
· South Karelia – Lappeenranta & Imatra region
Salpa Line and Spectrolite Cycling Route
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
75.1 km
6:00 h
204 m
213 m
A perfect choice for adventurous cyclists, who wish to familiarise in the historical Salpa line that was built during World War II and the Ylämaa gems and other minerals.
Bike Riding
· Finland
Savitaipale tour cycling route
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
52.2 km
3:35 h
134 m
134 m
The Savitaipale tour offers cyclists pure Karelian countryside, nice resting spots and historical places to visit next to Lake Saimaa.
Bike Riding
· South Karelia – Lappeenranta & Imatra region
Birdland Cycling Route in Parikkala
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
86.8 km
7:00 h
437 m
437 m
The Lintuinmaa cyclin route offers cyclists charming countryside landscape and diverse bird sites in Parikkala municipality / South Karelia near Russian border.
Bike Riding
· South Karelia – Lappeenranta & Imatra region
Taipalsaari Scenic Cycling Route
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
68.1 km
6:30 h
170 m
170 m
If you like water views, then head towards Taipalsaari! Taipalsaari is an archipelago municipality, which offers great bicycle routes starting from Taipalsaari or Lappeenranta.
Bike Riding
· South Karelia – Lappeenranta & Imatra region
Saimaa Archipelago Route
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Multistage route
156.6 km
15:00 h
763 m
833 m
Saimaa Archipelago Route takes you to the lake sceneries. Lake Saimaa and it´s waterways river Vuoksi and Saimaa Canal are the highlights, as well the Salpausselkä marginal formations.
Bike Riding
· Imatra
Imatra Architecture and Attratction Cycling Tour
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
39 km
3:30 h
164 m
164 m
The architecture tour introduces the cyclist to Imatra's nationally significant built-in cultural environment as well as significant individual architectural objects.
Bike Riding
· South Karelia – Lappeenranta & Imatra region
Two Towns on The Border, Lappeenranta - Imatra Cycling Tour
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
102.8 km
8:00 h
265 m
265 m
The cycling route connecting Lappeenranta and Imatra represent you the Saimaa Canal, Imatrankoski rapids and rural roads at the border between Finland and Russia.
Bike Riding
· South Karelia – Lappeenranta & Imatra region
Four Island Cycling Route from Imatra
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
51.8 km
4:30 h
218 m
220 m
This cycling route takes you to the beautiful sceneries of Suur-Saimaa’s water areas in Imatra and Ruokolahti. The route is a perfect choice for a one or two-day-long bicycle trip.
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Local Food Tasting Cycling Route from Lappeenranta by Pirjo
May 17, 2021
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Ellare Oy
Perinneherkku Lemin särä
Photo: Pirjo Räsänen, Ellare Oy
Aamiainen, Pulsan asema
Photo: Pirjo Räsänen, Ellare Oy
Illallissalaatti, Pulsan asema
Photo: Pirjo Räsänen, Ellare Oy
Paistetut muikut, Lappeenrannan satama
Photo: Pirjo Räsänen, Ellare Oy
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Local Food Tasting Cycling Route from Lappeenranta by Hanna
Photo: Hanna Ollikainen, Community
Photo: Hanna Ollikainen, Community
Photo: Hanna Ollikainen, Community
Photo: Hanna Ollikainen, Community
Photo: Hanna Ollikainen, Community
May 15, 2021
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When did you do this route? May 12, 2021
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Iron Curtain Trail from Imatra to Parikkala by Александр
Photo: Александр Кожевников, Community
Photo: Александр Кожевников, Community
Photo: Александр Кожевников, Community
Photo: Александр Кожевников, Community
September 09, 2019
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When did you do this route? September 07, 2019
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