Gravel Camps Lahti 2025
Duration: 6 days/ 5 nights/ 4 cycling days
Starting place: Lahti, Finland
Total length: 450 km - elevation of 4000 ascending meters
Level: moderate - requires a good cycling condition
Type: guided tour with support vehicle
Group size: minimum 6, maximum 15 persons
Explore the beauty of the Salpausselkä (Lahti) Geopark, which is part of UNESCO’s World Heritage List, in the Finnish Lakeland region. The area offers stunning natural beauty and diverse landscapes with forests alternating with pristine lakes and ridges across them.
This guided 4-day gravel tour takes you around the best gravel roads and trails in the area. Covering approximately 450 km with 4000 meters of elevation gain during a unique gravel adventure. The daily average distance is 110–120 km, requiring good fitness, but maintaining a social pace and atmosphere. Daily shortcuts are possible. A small group size guarantees a personal service and experience.
Gravel Camp Dates 2025
26-31 May
13-18 July
19-24 August
2-7 September - incl. Falling Leaves Lahti event
Custom period gravel camps are possible. Contact us for more information
Highlights and itinerary
- Gravel biking through the Salpausselkä Geopark area with ridges, eskers and kettle holes from the Ice Age. This area has also been the setting for various Gravel Events during the last 5 years.
- Finnish Lakeland Region countryside: nature with pristine lakes and forests as far as you can see
- Cycling with high quality gravel bikes without luggage; it will be transported for you every day from accommodation to another
- Enjoy lunches on the road; where there isn’t a restaurant along the route, we will cater it for you!
- Guided by local guides, with years of experience in the region, who have hand-picked the best routes for you to discover
- Vääksy canal, Evo National Park, farmland views and lake swimming after a day of cycling
Day 1: Individual arrival to Lahti
Day 2: Lahti - Pajulahti (100 km)
Meeting the guides and rental bike fitting. On the first day the scenic farmlands, alternated with forest roads, offer the perfect intro to the Lahti gravel region. 75% of pristine gravel and forest roads with limited ascending meters. A rewarding Finnish sauna and unique lake swim await in Pajulahti.
Day 3: Pajulahti - Vierumäki (110 km)
Starting towards south and cruising along wide-open gravel roads for the first 45 km. After the intro follows a rollercoaster of forest roads ending with an additional 400 ascending meters in the last 16 km. 85% unpaved and gravel roads. Possibility to visit the hotel’s sauna and spa in the evening (12 €/ adult).
Day 4: Vierumäki - Vääksy (95 km)
A gravel rollercoaster for breakfast starting from Vierumäki. When turning west the hardpack pristine gravel roads pass along, and in between, multiple lakes. We finish the day at the Vääksy canal landmark connecting Lake Vesijärvi and Lake Päijänne. 70% unpaved and gravel roads. A night in the charming old apothecary/ event centre is a perfect ending for this day! Possibility to book a sauna on site.
Day 5: Vääksy - Lahti (125 km)
The final day takes you through undoubtedly one of best gravel sections in the region: the Evo National Park. Beautiful and wide gravel forest roads are once again alternated with farmland scenery. No long climbs but you will collect over 1000 ascending meters by the time you return to Lahti.
Day 6: Individual departure
As we want to provide the best possible experience to the guests, we reserve the right to make changes to the route when needed. The content of the trip may change due to weather or other conditions to ensure the safety of our customers. The local guides may also adjust the itinerary during the trip based on their discretion.
For reservations and additional information, please e-mail to ride@breakway.cc