The active mountain biker’s dream, Liperi’s Kinttupolut

The route follows entirely the marked trails of Liperi's Kinttupolut. The starting point of the route is at the lower parking lot of the Pärnävaara Sports Center.

This 63 km long route consists of the following marked trails:
1) Jyri Trail (Yellow)
2) Matkalampi Trail (Blue)
3) Pahakala Trail (Pink) 
4) Matkalampi Trail (Blue)
5) Jyri Trail (Yellow) 
6) Heinälampi Trail (Green)
7) Surmilampi Trail (Turquoise)
8) Pesävaara Trail (Red)
9) Surmilampi and Heinälampi Trail (Turquoise&Green)
10) Pärnä Trail (Black)
11) Pärnä Bike Park (downhill trails of different difficulty levels from easy to demanding)
12) Return from Pärnä Bike Park with the purple colors of the Winter Trail back to the Pärnävaara Sports Center.

Weather-appropriate clothing and equipment

Enough drinks and snacks

Tools according to the length of the riding day (e.g., multi-tool, tire repair kit, inner tube)

Drive from Joensuu along highway 9 towards Kuopio about 13 km, exit at Ylämylly junction and park at your desired parking lot.

Regular bus traffic from Joensuu to Ylämylly, from where it is less than a kilometer to Matkalampi Trail.

Check schedules on Joensuu region public transport website https://jojo.joensuu.fi/.

Free parking at the official starting point of the route:
Pärnävaara Outdoor Center, Urheilutie 5A (from here 3-7 km to Matkalampi Trail)

You can also start the route from other official starting points:
Honkalampi beach, address Honkaranta 2e

Matkalammentie 1 (next to Sompalampi lean-to)

In Ylämylly center, several services and parking lots (shops, restaurants, gas stations, cafés)