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Pirunkurun ponnistus ("Tähtipolku")

Local route8.0 km · 5.0 miBest Jun–Aug

Next nearby hike: Kesänkijärven kierros 1.2 mi · 2.0 km Explore Lapland →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Aug · highs 13–16 °C (55–61 °F)

J-9°-15°58
F-9°-14°46
M-5°-10°48
A1°-6°45
M7°-1°58
J13°5°89
J16°9°124
A13°7°112
S8°2°80
O1°-3°73
N-5°-10°71
D-8°-14°54

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Pirunkurun ponnistus ("Tähtipolku") is a local hiking route of about 8.0 km (5.0 mi) in Lapland, Finland. It lies about 28 km west of Kittilä. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Jun–Aug.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed): 8.0 km · 5.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length: 8.1 km · 5.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town: 28 km W of Kittilä (Tunturi-Lappi, Lapland) · GeoNames
Best months: Jun–Aug
Country: Finland
Region: Lapland
Continent: Europe
Route type: Local route
Operator (OSM): Parks & Wildlife Finland
From / to: Kesänkijärvi Parking
Shape: Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre: 67.6093, 24.2343
Route start: 67.6156, 24.2547
OpenStreetMap: relation 1446010
Official info: nationalparks.fi/pallas-yllastunturi

How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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