{"id":5806,"date":"2021-06-11T01:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gerald-zojer.com\/blog\/?p=5806"},"modified":"2021-06-13T01:36:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T22:36:08","slug":"boat-hike-from-hetta-through-ounasjoki-to-kakkalojoki-and-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gerald-zojer.com\/blog\/boat-hike-from-hetta-through-ounasjoki-to-kakkalojoki-and-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Hike from Hetta through Ounasjoki to K\u00e4kk\u00e4l\u00f6joki &#8211; and Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>With a friend we took an old river boat to travel down Ounasjoki until the K\u00e4kk\u00e4l\u00f6joki estuary. After going up a few Kilometers K\u00e4kk\u00e4l\u00f6joki, where we visited a friend, we took the same route back: Down K\u00e4kk\u00e4l\u00f6joki and up Ounasjoki, back to Hetta.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer Has Arrived<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first week of June was quite warm, with temperatures above +20\u00b0C. Thus the water levels of the lakes and rivers are going down rapidly, so we had to make a move in order to visit a friend a few Kilometers up K\u00e4kk\u00e4l\u00f6joki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ounasjoki<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/galleries\/2021-06-ounasjoki-kakkalojoki\/Ounasjoki_kakkalojoki-boat_hike_0008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/galleries\/2021-06-ounasjoki-kakkalojoki\/Ounasjoki_kakkalojoki-boat_hike_0008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"203\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Our water vehicle during a break in Ounasjoki<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We packed our gear into the the boat, and headed toward east, where Perill\u00e4koski was the first challenge. It is certainly doable, also with an old wooden river boat, however, it being the first rapid along the way leaves one challenged as the feeling for the boat is still somewhat expandable. All went well, though, and we continued our trip eastward. We made our first stop at the Yrj\u00f6 Kokko bird tower. From under the roof of the bird tower we witnessed some rain going over the Ounastunturi and Pallasunturi national park, before we continued our journey down to Harrakoski, where K\u00e4kk\u00e4l\u00f6joki runs into Ounasjoki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">K\u00e4kk\u00e4l\u00f6joki<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gerald-zojer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/galleries\/2021-06-ounasjoki-kakkalojoki\/Ounasjoki_kakkalojoki-boat_hike_0010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/galleries\/2021-06-ounasjoki-kakkalojoki\/Ounasjoki_kakkalojoki-boat_hike_0010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"187\"\/><\/a><figcaption>K\u00e4kk\u00e4l\u00f6joki<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving up K\u00e4kk\u00e4l\u00f6joki turned out easier than expected, as the shore is well used from fishermen, making it easy to pull the boat by rope up the rapids. After reaching and resting at our destination, we made the whole trip back. That is, having fun down the rapids of K\u00e4kk\u00e4l\u00f6joki, before having fun pulling the boat up the rapids of Ounasjoki. Both ways were doable in a (long) day trip. Moving the river boat down the rapids went smooth and easy, making the boat hike an enjoyable trip, during some quite hot days (where one can fully enjoy walking up the rapids in the rivers).<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a friend we took an old river boat to travel down Ounasjoki until the K\u00e4kk\u00e4l\u00f6joki estuary. 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