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Finland : Lapin lääni

6.3 km (3.9 miles) SW of Jääskö, Lapin lääni, Finland
Approx. altitude: 139 m (456 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 67°S 155°W

Accuracy: 3 m (9 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View to the South #3: View to the West #4: View to the North #5: View to the East #6: GPS Reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunter #9: Bicyle Parking at the Confluence #10: Drying Gear in an Appartment in Rovanemi

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  67°N 25°E (visit #3) (secondary) 

#1: The Confluence from 10m Distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

15-Jul-2024 -- This is the last out of 10 reports visiting confluence points during a 10-day bicycle trip from Rovaniemi to the Norwegian Sea and back. The story starts from 67°N 26°E and continues from 67°N 24°E.

After wild camping near Rattosjärvi, I followed the remote road with hardly any traffic up to a turnoff to this confluence. From the turnoff, I had to ride 15 km on a gravel track and back, to visit this confluence. But I had enough time, because my flight back home from Rovaniemi was only the next day.

At the nearest distance from the road, I had 400 m straight line distance left for a hike. On the right side of the road was a spruce forest that invited for a pleasant hike. But unfortunately, the confluence was on the left side, which meant again I hike though the swamp and dense undergrowth. I tried to keep my shoes dry by hopping from one tussock to the next, but succeeded only partially: the left foot remained dry while the other got wet by a wrong step. The confluence itself was also in wet and mossy ground with spruce trees in all sizes.

I returned the same way to my bike, rode back those 15 km on the gravel track. Another 100 km later I was back in Rovaniemi, where I rented an apartment and dried all my gear.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to a main road: 15 km
  • Distance to a track: 400 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 400 m
  • Time to reach the CP from the road: 10 minutes
  • Time at the CP: 9:08 AM
  • Measured height: 150 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 3 m
  • Topography: mostly flat
  • Vegetation: spruce, pine, moss
  • Weather: overcast, 22° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Unfortunate Side Confluence

The story finishes here.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 10m Distance
#2: View to the South
#3: View to the West
#4: View to the North
#5: View to the East
#6: GPS Reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunter
#9: Bicyle Parking at the Confluence
#10: Drying Gear in an Appartment in Rovanemi
ALL: All pictures on one page