Hätinvirta Ferry – Route Across Kotkatsaari loop from Liehtalanniemi

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Puumala

Hätinvirta Ferry – Route Across Kotkatsaari loop from Liehtalanniemi

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Hätinvirta Ferry – Route Across Kotkatsaari loop from Liehtalanniemi

01:50

28.5km

160m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes ferry crossings

Check ferry timetable.

After 2.84 km for 252 m

After 25.5 km for 252 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.97 km

Hätinvirta Ferry

Highlight • Bridge

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4.01 km

Route Across Kotkatsaari

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful views of the lake and nearby islands on both sides of the road

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15.1 km

Puumala Church

Highlight • Religious Site

15.7 km

Puumala Harbor

Highlight • Structure

15.9 km

View of Puumala Harbor from Puumalansalmi Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

High bridge just outside Puumala from which you can see the town harbor.

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20.0 km

Norppa Laavu (Lean-to)

Highlight • Rest Area

Lake-side shelter with great views. Features a covered BBQ area with a table.

Important for cyclists: There is a free public water tap and a toilet at the parking area …

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20.7 km

Kotkansaari Loop

Highlight • Trail

Starting point to this 3 kilometre (1.9 mi) hiking path around Kotkansaari. The path ends at the same point.

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21.7 km

Saimaa Geopark Information Sign

Highlight • Rest Area

Saimaa Geopark is a UNESCO Global Geopark in Eastern Finland. It shows off the nearly 2 billion-year-old bedrock and post-Ice Age landscape of Lake Saimaa, Europe's fourth-largest natural freshwater lake.

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