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Muorravaarakanruoktu Rental Turf Hut
22.3.2024
Exceptionally, bookings for the reservation and rental huts maintained by National Parks Finland for the year 2025 can only be made starting in late November 2024. More information
Rental turf hut for 4 persons. Next door, you will find the Muorravaarakka open and reservable wilderness hut.
Booking
Hut can be booked directly at Eräluvat.fi webshop (verkkokauppa.eraluvat.fi/en/). Terms of reservation for the Muorravaarakanruoktu reservable hut. The hut cannot be booked 11.-31.5. and 16.10.-30.11.
Photo: Tuija Kangasniemi/Metsähallitus.
Photo: Tuija Kangasniemi/Metsähallitus.
Photo: Tuija Kangasniemi/Metsähallitus.
Suitable for overnight stays for hikers with good navigation skills. The hut is located in the Urho Kekkonen National Park's wilderness zone, which has no marked trails. The nearest shops and restaurants are located in Saariselkä and in Ivalo. The turf hut was built in 1953.
Location
- Northern Lapland, Municipality of Sodankylä, Urho Kekkonen National Park.
- Muorravaarakanruoktu rental turf hut, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 68° 15.487' lon: 28° 15.518' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7572173 E: 552027.
- The hut is situated next to the River Muorravaarakka on the west side of Tiyhtelmäkuru Ravine.
- Suitable for overnight stays for hikers with good navigation skills. The hut is located in the Urho Kekkonen National Park's wilderness zone, which has no marked trails.
- The closest huts are the Muorravaarakka open and reservable wilderness hut, the Anterinmukka open wilderness hut, the Jyrkkävaara open and reservable wilderness hut, the Sarvijoki open and reservable wilderness hut, the Sudenpesä reservable turf hut, the Hammaskuru open and reservable wilderness hut, the Luirojärvi open and reservable wilderness hut, the Kuusela rental hut, and the Rajankämppä open wilderness hut.
- You can get to the hut on foot or by skis from several starting points (pdf 659kt). The distance from Aittajärvi is ca. 27 km and from Raja-Jooseppi ca. 33 km.
- Excursionmap.fi
Price
60 €/night (incl. VAT 10%).
- From the March to September is possible to stay in the hut maximum two nights in a row and from October to February maximum 7 nights in a row.
- The hut cannot be booked 11.-31.5. and 16.10.-30.11.
Keys
Key for the hut is in a coded key box located outside at the hut door. You will receive further instructions and the code when booking.
Facilities
- Two sleeping platforms, matresses, pillows and table.
- A wood-burning stove, a fireplace, a gas cooker, a saucepan, and a frying pan.
- A campfire site, a dry toilet and a woodshed.
- There is a smoke alarm in the hut, but we recommend bringing your own device with you.
- Take own candles, toilet paper and headlamp with you.
- Household water is taken from the river Muorravaarakkajoki.
- Near the Rental turf hut is the Muorravaarakka Open and Reservable Wilderness Hut.
Notices
- It is allowed to bring pets in the hut.
- There are no accessible services in the hut.
- You can camp by the campfire sites.
- The route includes some river crossings. There are bridges by the River Suomujoki at Aitaoja, Kotaköngäs, and Porttikoski, by the River Nuorttijoki at Kolsankoski, and by the River Luttojoki at Raja-Jooseppi. The wading cable is located by the River Nuorttijoki some 300 metres upstream from the Kärekeoja hut.
- Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
- When leaving the hut, remember that it has to be clean and ready for the next customers.
- Make sure you pack a first-aid kit.
- Metsähallitus follows the principles of litter-free hiking. Visitors are adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Read more about Hiking Without Littering.
Maintenance and Management
- Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.
- For more information contact Urho Kekkonen National Park Customer Service tel. int. +358 206 39 7200.