Goblin’s Gorge Gravel Loop – bikepacking route 349 km

The Goblin’s Gorge Gravel Loop is a spectacular 349km and 5-7-day route on gravel roads in the heart of the Jyväskylä Region. It combines the population centers of Jyväskylä, Joutsa, Lievestuore, Suolahti, and Uurainen as well as the services and natural sites mainly along the trafficless gravel back roads. The Leivonmäki National Park and the Hitonhauta (Goblin’s Gorge), some of the highlights on the way, are some clear visible remnants of the previous ice age, having carved its marks deep into the base rock and forming endless moraine ridges across the region. Thanks to the work of the ice mass, the area is not surprisingly also full of lakes, providing more than 20 beaches along the route for a skinny-dipping or evening dust wash-off by the camp. The route starts and ends in the City of Jyväskylä, so getting on the route could not be easier by public transportation from different parts of Finland.

Goblin’s Gorge Gravel Loop is a one of the three Lakeland by Cycle bikepacking routes: the Old Church Gravel Loop (440 km), the Goblin’s Gorge Gravel Loop (349 km) and the Green Gold Gravel Loop (333 km). These three circular routes pass through the Lakeland landscape of the Jyväskylä Region, offering unique views of the region’s geology and nature.