Ounasvaara Bike Park – Mountain Biking in Rovaniemi, Finland
Rovaniemi is the centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland. It is situated about 5 km south of the Arctic Circle and is between the hills of Ounasvaara and Korkalovaar. Ounasvaara has been the centre of sports and activities since 1927. It is not only a renowned sports centre, but also a year-round recreational area for townspeople and visitors. You can hurtl down the slopes of Ounasvaara while skiing, bobsleighing or mountain biking.
In the Bike Park of Ounasvaara you can rent a cross-country bike or a down hill bike and ride along the marked bike tracks. You can easily rise to the top of the hill by a chair lift and bring your bike along. There are also many unmarked tracks on the hill for more advanced cyclists. The marked down hill tracks have got three degrees of difficulty:
Free ride (length 1350m) = Easy
DH Dirt (length 790m) = Average
DH Black (length 740m) = Difficult
Open mon-sat from 11 a.m to 6 p.m. (from 17th June to 10th August). On sundays and when it rains the Track is closed.
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