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On this page we update info about ice conditions in winter time. On the Linnansaari ice route there is sometimes great skating conditions and some years perfect snow conditions for skiing or snow shoeing.
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3/15/2025 8:31 AM

Sunny weather but a strong wind. The whole route Oravi-Linnansaari-Järvisydän is open and skateable. There is also a ski trail from Oravi to Linnansaari. The Linnansaare café is not open, the Oravi village shop and café is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a soup lunch is available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The ski trail in Oravi is also in good condition and there is an elk skiing competition today. The race starts at about 11 am and the results will be served at Ruukinranta, with the prize-giving at about 12.30 pm.

3/14/2025 10:00 AM

The route is prepared before noon

The route from Orav to Linnansaari will be ploughed and planed in the morning. We will report later if the route will also be ploughed from Linnansaari onwards. Equipment rental, shop and café are open from 9 am to 5 pm.

Winter hiking trail history

Marking of the winter hiking trail starts when the ice is thick enough. The hiking trail will open in December-January. Here you can see the statistics on how the winter hiking trail has been open for the last 10 years. By browsing through the entries in the diary you can see more precisely when you have been able to skate and when you have not been able to skate on the winter hiking trail.

7.12.2023-31.3.2024
3.1.2023-8.4.2023
23.12.2021-8.4.2022
19.1.2021-3.4.2021
9.1.2020-24.3.2020
23.12.2018-29.3.2019
10.1.2018-3.4.2018
28.12.2016-13.4.2017
2.1.2016-2.4.2016
26.12.2014-29.3.2015

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