Why this ride
Lakeside sweepers, frequent viewpoints and reliable stop density. It also links naturally to Saimaa lake district.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Saimaa Road 62
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 140 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 16
- 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.
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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. Mikkeli
Finland's Lakeland does not rise, it spreads. Mikkeli lies in the middle of the Saimaa region, in the province of South Savo, on a landscape of long glacial ridges, forest and water that stretches in every direction. The town has about forty-six thousand people, which makes it the biggest place for a long way, and its centre sits on the shore of Lake Saimaa with a small harbour and a market square where you can buy fresh vendace, the little fish called muikku, fried crisp and eaten with mashed potato.
Read the complete Mikkeli write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Mikkeli sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Puumala.
2. Puumala
Puumala sits on a narrow strait in the middle of Lake Saimaa, the biggest lake in Finland, and the whole village is arranged around the point where road and water meet. Saimaa is less a single lake than an endless puzzle of channels, bays and islands, thousands of them, and the road here crosses the water on a bridge over the Puumalansalmi strait, with the glittering lake on either side and a light shimmering off the surface in summer. The endangered Saimaa ringed seal, which lives nowhere else in the world, swims in these waters, though you will be very lucky to catch a glimpse of one.
Read the complete Puumala write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Puumala comes up 51 km in. Next is Imatra.
3. Imatra
Planning note
140 km in you reach Imatra.
Recorded source links
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