Vuokatti Trail Challenge

Vuokatti, Finland
02 Sep, 2017 (Sat)

Trail running

21.097 km, 42.195 km, 100 km

Races offered by this event

Half Marathon

02 Sep, 2017 (Sat)
Trail running
21.097 km
960 m of elevation gain
The start is located at an old school in Teerivaara and the finish is at hotel Vuokatinhovi. The track follows UKK- hiking route and goes over total of 13 large hills or ‘vaara’ as called in Finnish. The track offers outstanding hill, forest and lake sights for runners. Total height difference is about 960 meters and some of the climbs and descends are very steep and rocky, which makes the run very technical and challenging. Runners should be careful on the hill sides especially in wet conditions. As the route is very demanding especially in the last 13 kilometers it is sure to offer unforgettable experiences when overcoming the challenges. However, the hard work is rewarded with superb sights at the top of the numerous hills. The track is very versatile. It’s mostly wide and clean path but there’s also duckboards and stairs, rocks and rocky areas as well as short parts of sand roads. Despite the very technical parts, the track is generally well runnable. This route is by far the most stunning and awe-inspiring part of the Vuokatti Trail Challenge.
On site
Trail

100 km

02 Sep, 2017 (Sat)
Trail running
100 km
2280 m of elevation gain
0-10 km
100 km competition starts from Hiidenportti National Park which is located in the region of Kainuu, Finland and municipality of Sotkamo. Wilderness sceneries in the start area are totally amazing. First 10 km of the track will lead the runners through the Hiidenportti National Park. The foothpath is quite narrow all the way but the sceneries are fantastic when the path will guide the runners through the Hiidenportti canyon area and after that very old forest area. First 10 km are quite easy to run with only few little hills. In this section the route is quite flat.

10-20 km
In this section runners will follow Talonpojan Taival –hiking trail but the path is very small and there is plenty of ground vegetation. Terrain is mainly commercial forest with recently planted trees and logging places and is therefore quite slow and heavy to run expesially on the few swamp areas. In the end of this section the bigger hills comes to the picture when runners are approaching the Murtovaara service station. Murtovaara house museum area is few hundred years old where runners will still feel the history of the old buildings and surroundings.

20-30km
After Murtovaara service station the route will continue to follow Talonpojan Taival –hiking trail to Peurajärvi area and after that Kiuruvaara hill area and Halmejärvi service station. In this section the path is very small and there is plenty of ground vegetation. Terrain is mainly commercial forest with recently planted trees and logging places and is therefore quite slow and heavy to run. Yet, the sceneries are good in this area and you can feel the wilderness around you. Also in this section the bigger hills comes to the picture in the end when runners are approaching the Kiuruvaara Hill area. From Kiuruvaara, runners will come down 100 meters of elevation to Halmejärvi service station.

30-100km
After the Halmejärvi service point the route carries on towards Maanselän Etappi via UKK-hiking track. In this part of the track the runner can admire e.g. Tavikoski rapid and magnificent several kilometers long esker on top of where the track runs. Sometimes spectacular viewpoints on top of ridges and forest hills surprise runners. Especially this part of the Vuokatti Trail Challenge radiates the spirit of wilderness and silence of forests where runner can enjoy clean and green nature. From Maanselän Etappi the route continues via 42 km route (see 42 km route description) towards the legendary 13 Hill´s area called Vuokatinvaara which is the great and extremely hard ending to 100 km track. Sceneries are amazing in this Vuokatinvaara area which will start about 23km before finish.
On site
Trail

Marathon

02 Sep, 2017 (Sat)
Trail running
42.195 km
1320 m of elevation gain
The start of the Vuokatti Trail Challenge 42 km competition is located at the Maanselän Etappi and the finish is at the hotel Vuokatinhovi. The track follows UKK-hiking path and offers great scenery and beautiful wilderness with old boreal forests. Shortly after the Maanselän Etappi there is a long uphill as the track goes over Lappavaara hill area. After that the track is rather even and there are no big climbs before Teerivaara. The condition of the UKK-hiking path gets better in this part of the track and the duckboards and bridges are generally in good condition. The path is also good and easy to run. Wildlife can be seen throughout the Vuokatti Trail Challenge track for example grouse birds like black grouse and capercaillie. After Teerivaara the competition route is the same as the 23 km route (see 23 km route description) and it will lead the runners towards the legendary 13 Hill´s area called Vuokatinvaara which is the great and very hard ending to 42 km track. Sceneries are amazing in this Vuokatinvaara area which will start about 23km before finish.
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Trail

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