Why this ride
Lakeside sweepers, frequent viewpoints and reliable stop density. It also links naturally to Olavinlinna and Finnish Lakeland.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Lakeland Savonlinna-Kuopio
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 321 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 58
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check gravel share, wildlife risk and seasonal road works. Specific flag: seasonal traffic.
Seasonal context
May-Sep
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Savonlinna
Savonlinna rises out of the water in the middle of Finland's Lake Saimaa, a town of just over twenty-seven thousand built across islands and narrow straits, with the great stone castle of Olavinlinna holding the centre. The fortress was founded in 1475 by Erik Axelsson Tott, a Swedish-Finnish knight, to guard the eastern border against Novgorod and Russia, and it has been bashed about by wars ever since. Today it hosts the Savonlinna Opera Festival each July, when thousands of people sit in the courtyard to hear arias echo off medieval walls. It is one of the odder pleasures of the Nordic summer.
Read the complete Savonlinna write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Savonlinna sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Varkaus.
2. Varkaus
Planning note
Varkaus comes up 89 km in. Next is Kuopio.
3. Kuopio
Kuopio is a lakeside city in the middle of eastern Finland, a place of just under ninety thousand people spread between water and forest, and it is the capital of the Savo region, whose people are known for their sense of humour and their talkative, roundabout way of speaking. The town stands on the shore of Lake Kuopio, one of thousands of lakes in this part of the country, and in summer, the water is dotted with boats and the air is full of birdsong. In winter, the lake freezes, and the people skate and ski across it.
Read the complete Kuopio write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
178 km in you reach Kuopio. Next is Savonlinna.
4. Savonlinna
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Savonlinna write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Savonlinna, late in the day.
Recorded source links
More motorcycle rides nearby
- Punkaharju Ridge Road · 61 km
- Saimaa Road 62 · 140 km
- Koli and Pielinen Loop · 199 km
- Kuopio long day · Petäjävesi Old Church · 435 km