Mountain bike trails 

cyclist in the forest
Äänekoski has three mountain bike trails in Äänemäki. The routes start at the foot of the ski slopes. Other sites suitable for cycling at different levels are the Nakertaja and Liikuntapuisto trails, the route from Syvälahti school to Mörkökoske, and the Kaakkovuori trail network. Between Äänekoski and Suolahti, it is also possible to use the mountain bike section cleared under the line from the Paatela canal to the Nakertaja dirt track. 

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You can ride a bike in the forest with every man's right, but stay on the paths! Excessive consumption takes away the soil surface, and the moss cover does not recover in an instant. Suomen Latu has prepared together with Metsähallitus mountain biker label, which reminds you to avoid lock braking and sensitive nature sites.

Äänemäki mountain bike trails

Origin: The route starts at the Äänemäki parking lot. There is a bike wash at the starting point. The address of the departure point is Äänemäki, Torpparintie 1, 44100 Äänekoski. The starting point is just under 2 km From the bus station in the center of Äänekoski, so you can also conveniently arrive by bus from, for example, Jyväskylä or Viitasaari.

Äänemäki mountain biking route offers cycling for mountain bikers of all levels. You can choose an easy, challenging or difficult route from the paths in Kangasmetsi depending on your level. The Äänemäki mountain biking route winds in the Äänemäki area of ​​Äänekoski and is approx 18 km. The routes run along dense forests and easy-to-navigate and dry ground floors. There are three routes of different levels to choose from: easy, challenging and difficult. 

4,3 km long easy route suitable for beginner mountain bikers. The route is technically easy in the main section, but the route has a few more difficult parts and some differences in height. The ground is a sandy fabric. 5,1 km long challenging route contains more technical sections and some height differences as well as stones and roots. 5,8 in size a difficult route consists of rocks, demanding ascents and descents and jumps. The route climbs up Äänemäki in three places, from where there is a wonderful view of Keitele. The starting point of the trail is located near the Äänemäki parking lot. 

Routes on the map

Elevation profiles of routes (pdf)

Map of mountain bike routes in Äänemäki.

Laulavan Mörö path – Äänekoski Sumiainen

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As a starting point could be Leirikeskus located at Lohilahdentie 4, for example. After about 5,5 km, there is the first fire place, a hut, between Pernalammi and Mäkilammi. From there it is definitely worth continuing at least as far as Väli- and Jurvonharju, which offers a wonderful ridge landscape. 

Length 36,9 km. The trail is mostly easy going at the bottom, although there are some steep climbs, as well as some more technical places. The trail is suitable for beginner mountain bikers to ride on e.g. a fat bike. The trail offers wonderful scenery, varying paths and terrains, and different forest types. Sometimes you travel in a dense mystical six, sometimes you go through wonderful high ridges.

Along the way, Mörkökoski's laavu and Väliharju's hut, at the extreme northern end of the route, Kettuhiekka's fire place. South of the Sumiastentie crossing, an excellent spring marked with a cape. 

Northern run From Syvälahti's old school to Laulumäki is partly technically unreasonably difficult, and it cannot be recommended to anyone who does not like carrying a bike. Unfortunately, the route is worth driving back and forth, there aren't many other trails in the area.

Route on the map

Cyclists in the forest on fatbikes.

Paatela-Suolahti

Between Paatela and Suolahti, you can cycle along the asphalted cycle path, along the dirt road along the old Pässinrata or along the mountain bike path cleared under the line next to the Pässinrata. This mountain bike route is an end-to-end route that works well as a transition to the Nakertaja bite track. 

As a starting point can be the other end of the route, for example Paatela Portti, from where you go under the Äänekoski-Suolahti road bridge along the edge of the Paatela canal to the dirt road. The dirt road can be reached directly from the light traffic route. After driving about 150 m on the dirt road, you go into the forest to the highest point in the area, from where you can see the view of Kuhnamo and the lower lock. At the other end, this route can be accessed from the Nakertaja pulping track through a 400 m dirt road transition next to the conversion plant. The transitions to the route are guided. 

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Length 4,3 km easy. The route, which is classified as easy, runs mainly on fabric terrain along the base of the line, where the differences in height are small. About half a kilometer from the canal, there is a section that is a bit more difficult to navigate, where a normal bike may not be able to pass through during the rainy season or if the clearing is just ahead of you in the summer. For mountain bike enthusiasts, this 500 m section is not difficult. There are extension poles made for cyclists in three places.

Lean in. At the beginning of the Nakertaja bite track is The porch of Hotel Keitele

 Route on the map 

Paatela-Suolahti 4,3 km cycling route

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