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Southern Finland

Mälkyä Lock, Saimaa Canal

Southern Finland

Mälkyä Lock, Saimaa Canal

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Mälkyä Lock, Saimaa Canal

Cycling

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Gravel riding

5.0

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Location: Lappeenranta, Southern Finland, Finland

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Angelina Kuhlmann

February 20, 2023

Cycling

The Saimaa Canal is not only pretty to look at, but historically significant. The canal and lock system connected Lake Saimaa, through which the Finnish-Russian border runs, to the Gulf of Finland.

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June 24, 2024

Cycling

this is the best preserved piece of the original (1850s) canal, the old one is the bendy one to the east and the modern (1960s) one is the straight one to the west (don’t expect seeing any ships there these days though...)

July 1, 2025

Cycling

Beautiful surroundings and park

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Saimaa Canal Lock Cycling Route - Lappeenranta, Finland

27.5km

01:40

180m

180m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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#2.

Saimaa Canal Route, Lappeenranta – cycling in the Finnish Lakeland

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03:14

210m

210m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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#3.

St. Mary’s Church of Lappee – Mälkyä Lock, Saimaa Canal loop from Lappeenranta

61.6km

03:53

240m

240m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Moderate

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Location: Lappeenranta, Southern Finland, Finland

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