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Finland : Lapin lääni

4.0 km (2.5 miles) SSW of Lehmikumpu, Lapin lääni, Finland
Approx. altitude: 70 m (229 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 66°S 155°W

Accuracy: 5 m (16 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: Moulding Mushrooms #10: Farming 10 km from the Confluence Point

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  66°N 25°E (visit #5) (secondary) 

#1: The Confluence from 75 m

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

07-Sep-2014 -- This is the fourth out of 5 reports reaching confluence points in Central Finland. The story starts from 65°N 26°E. The previous report is 66°N 26°E.

Although I had to take a plane back to Switzerland the next day and although I was still 140 km away from the airport (with my bicycle), I could not refrain from visiting this confluence. So when I had reached the village Alaniemi, I turned into the small road towards Tervola. Soon the road got a dirt cover. The nearest I could get to the confluence from the road was 800 m. A bumpy forest track helped me to halve the distance. At 400 m, I abandoned my bicycle and walked through spruce forest.

The forest turned out to be somewhat spooky. Dusk had already come and I realised how remote this hike was.

The confluence is in a mixed spruce and birch forest with a moss, foliage and of course mushrooms. Some of the mushrooms have started moulding already. In 50 m distance from the confluence point there was a huge clearing from where I took the picture #1.

After returning to my bicycle, I just made it to the little town Tervola before nightfall. Again I was lucky to find a simple hotel and spent a comfortable night there.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to a road: 800 m
  • Distance to a track: 400 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 400 m
  • Time to reach the CP from bicycle parking: 12 min
  • Time at the CP: 6:40 PM
  • Measured height: 67 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 1 m
  • Position accuracy: 5 m
  • Topography: almost flat
  • Vegetation: moss, grass, mushrooms, mixed spruce and birch forest.
  • Weather: partly cloudy, 15° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Moulding Mushrooms Confluence

The story finishes at 65°N 25°E.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 75 m
#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: Moulding Mushrooms
#10: Farming 10 km from the Confluence Point
ALL: All pictures on one page