Saimaa Gravel Tour 150 km (2025) - TREK Hope charity group

Saimaa Cycle Tour - TREK Hope charity start group 11:16

By registering for the TREK Hope start group, you support Sylva Ry's work for children, teenagers and young adults with cancer and their families. 20 euros will be donated to Sylva Ry for each registration. For more than 30 years, Trek has been part of the Trek 100 event in the United States in support of children with cancer. TREK Hope is Trek's Nordic counterpart to Trek 100 and there is currently no equivalent event in Europe.

If you have already registered for the Saimaa Cycle Tour and would like to join the TREK Hope charity group, please contact Saimaa Cycle Tour customer service at support@saimaacycletour.com. We will make the group change free of charge and send you a payment link to pay the difference.

Saimaa Gravel Tour 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 gravel roads.

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

Two-step registration process for the Saimaa Gravel 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:

• 20 euros for Sylva Ry's activities for children and young people with cancer
• TREK Hope cycling shirt (to be picked up at SCT Expo upon registration)
• Beverages and snacks at all service points
  
• Food at the finish
  
• Participation bib
  
• Timing chip and timing service
  
• Medal for those who finish the route
  
• 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