AUTTIKÖNGÄS WATERFALLS & NATURE TRAIL

About this tour

AUTTIKÖNGÄS WATER FALLS & NATURE TRAIL 3.5KM, HALF-DAY TOUR

Your excursion starts with pick-up from your hotel or apartments and transport to lovely Auttiköngäs waterfalls. The drive will take about an hour. Photo stops can be made along the way. Families with children or those looking for a mellow time in the Lappish forest will enjoy this tour.

Upon arrival Your guide will lead the way! This 3.5km hike is geared towards the active traveler and contains moderate elevation gain (240m). There are metal structures along the trail. The metal stairs have wooden duckboards suitable for dog paws as well and the other metal parts in the gorge can be gone around by using a signposted optional route without metal structures.

After 2 kilometers walk you can get your breath back while enjoying a snack and hot beverage by the open fire.

Auttiköngäs is a dream-come-true destination for day trip visitors. The area´s main sight and attraction is the 16-metre-high Auttiköngäs Falls. Auttiköngäs was established as a protected forest in 1995; later it was named a landscape forest. Today Auttiköngäs is part of the Northern Finland old-growth forest protection program. The forest in the Auttiköngäs area is so old that it can be called primary or virgin forest. There has never been any organised logging in the area.  The terrain is varying and jagged. The top of the large Könkäänvaara Hill reaches a height of 240 m, while Ispinävaara Hill at 190 m is definitely not as high but it is much steeper.