Paddling trip to the Särämäjärvi bird waters 10 km, Kajaani

Kajaani's Kuluntalahti is a good place to start paddling on the waters of Nuasjärvi. From Kuluntalahti, you can paddle along the river to one of the smaller lakes, Särämäjärvi. The route leads from the head of Kuluntalahti through beautiful rural scenery past Sivolanniemi to the mouth of the Särämäjoki river, from where you paddle towards the narrow, gently flowing river.

Särämäjoki is about 700 meters long. At first, you travel through a lush river landscape, but then you face a series of tunnels. There are four consecutive tunnels in a pipe. First, you pass under Takkarannantie, then the railway, followed by highway five’s road and a separate light traffic route. The old vaulted railway bridge is definitely the most impressive of these.

Särämäjärvi itself is not particularly scenic, but at its western end, a narrow stream flows into it. The mouth of the stream is a nice grassy channel.

There are no official landing places along the route, but landing is possible under the right of public access. However, note that the shores, especially in the Kuluntalahti area, are mostly inhabited.