Experience the vistas of Puumala and Saimaa on a bicycle

You can go on short and long trips in Lintusalo and other parts of Puumala. The terrain is hilly but you will be rewarded with breath-taking views and healthy exercise. There are plenty of places to swim along the way. You can rent a bike from Nestorinranta and take a water taxi for the water crossings if the bike ferry routes or timetables are not suitable.

Images Jevgeni Jepryntsev / Nestorinranta

Puumala and Saimaa
Archipelago tours and bike ferries

The cycling routes near Lake Saimaa are improving all the time

In addition to the Puumala archipelago route, you can cycle the longer Lake Saimaa archipelago route or shorter stretches in stunning lakeside scenery. There are in Puumala plenty of good cafés, restaurants and accommodation. The water crossings along the Puumala and Lake Saimaa archipelago routes are handled by bike ferries, which visit on our shore. See the Matkahuolto online store, for timetables and tickets, and also take a look at the Saimaa Cycling website. This provides additional information on the routes.

Contact us, and we will be glad to help you plan a cycling holiday.

info@nestorinranta.fi Tel. 040 510 6208

All of this is on the Puumala archipelago route:

  • 60 – 80 km of cycling
  • 10 km ferry trip, 40 minutes (on a ferry that also takes bikes)
  • Connecting ferry trip, 360 m, 2 minutes (on a ferry that also carries cars)
  • An archipelago road, 20 km
  • Causeways, bridges, beaches, cliffs
  • Stories about Nestori and the rare Saimaa ringed seal, Nestorinranta
  • The Säkkimäki lean-to
  • Liehtalanniemi museum farmstead, Saimaa Geopark
  • The award-winning ringed seal trail, Saimaa Geopark
  • Sahanlahti terrace restaurant and Tupavuori, Saimaa Geopark
  • Pistohiekka, Saimaa Geopark
  • Rakokivet, Saimaa Geopark
  • Beautiful parish village
  • Scenic cafés and restaurants
  • The Hurissalo village shop

Map of the route

Buy tickets for the bike ferry or order a water taxi

Ferry tickets coming!  Sorry.

Other cycling locations

Shorter cycling trips can be taken from Nestorinranta to, for example, the Säkkimäki lean-to, the Telkonniemi giant’s kettle or Niinisaari Island, where you can visit a winery, smithy, farm museum and gallery, and enjoy exquisite food in archipelago restaurant.

Säkkimäki lean-to

  • Highest point in the archipelago
  • Excellent view of Lake Saimaa
  • Lean-to and campfire spot, logs
  • Signpost “laavu, 300 m” on Lintusalontie in Liimattala
  • Approx. 7 km from Nestorinranta.

Telkonniemi giant’s kettle

  • A natural formation created by rocks that have been moved around by water over millennia.
  • Signposts lead to the location from Repolantie road in the southern part of Lintusalo.
  • Approx. 10 km from Nestorinranta.

The archipelago village of Niinisaari