Saimaa Gravel Tour 150 km (2025)

The longest Saimaa Gravel Tour route is about 150 kilometres long. The first group departs on Sunday 13 July 2025 at 10 am. The route starts and finishes in Imatra and follows the Russian border zone area towards the Saimaa Canal. From the canal, the route continues towards Lappeenranta Fortress and famous Sand Castle at the Lappeenranta Port area. From the Lappeenranta Port the route returns to Imatra over the Saimaa Canal and through winding sandy roads which run next on the shores of Lake Saimaa. The last few kilometres are on sandy roads along the River Vuoksi to Imatra Rapid and finish line. The final route and service points will be announced later.  The final route and service points will be announced in autumn 2024. About 75% of the route is on sandy roads.

You can also participate in Saimaa Gravel Tour 150 km with an electric bike.

Two-step registration process for the Saimaa Cycle Tour:

1. Create a user account (If you already have a user account, log in and go to step two)

• Create an user account to register for the Saimaa Gravel Tour event
  • If you don't have a user account, create it over here

2. Pay your registration

• Choose your departure time and add it to shopping cart
• Confirm and pay your registration at the checkout
  • You can find more information about accepted payment methods here
  • If you want to pay your registration with a sports benefit (Finnish sports benefits only), please read the payment info from here

The registration fee includes:

• Beverages and snacks at service points
• Food at the finish
• Participation bib
• Timing chip and timing service
• Medal for those who finish the route
• Printable diploma delivered to your email
• First-aid services
  
• Bike service (spare parts to be paid separately)
• Transportation to the finish line for those who DNF (did not finish)
• Shower and changing rooms
• Guarded bike park and storage service for your personal items