In the summer you may have a picnic when it suits you best. Some like to enjoy the early morning, whereas others like to have nice, long lie in. For this reason we’ve planned the summer trips so that you can go and see the wild when it suits you best. Please remember, on Thursday the post bus leaves for Pyhäjoki from the hotel yard at 10.

MONDAY
Pallastunturi Nature Center.
The week begins with an introduction to Pallas’ Nature Center. The local routes of Pallas start from the corner of the Nature Center and the Hotel. The free exhibition of the Nature Center introduces the geology, flora, fauna and culture of the Pallas-Yllästunturi region. You get information about the hiking possibilities and tourist services of the region. You can purchase hiking maps and a fishing license for Pallasjärvi lake from the Nature Center.

TUESDAY
Vatikuru nature path 3 km.
The nature path represents the life of the fell and history of Pallas. A three-kilometer long eight-shaped path starts between the hotel and the Nature Center. This route also takes you to the ruins of the old hotel. When taking the route counter-clockwise the hills are gentler. The upper leg follows Vatikuru, towards Taivaskero for some time. You can get a map and a story about the old hotel from the reception. The trip can be made according to your own schedule.

WEDNESDAY
Pancake picnic at a lean-to.
Approximately 1,5 kilometers from the hotel, at the endpoint of Orava Avenue, there is a lean-to of the Ministry of Forestry, where you can start a campfire, fry pancakes and enjoy campfire coffee, while viewing the magnificent scenery. You can get fresh water for the coffee from the brook near the lean-to. You’ll receive a picnic backpack from the hotel reception. Contents of the backpack: € 10 for two and € 15 for four. Please return the backpack to reception after the pancake party. You can fry pancakes according to your own schedule.

THURSDAY
The Pyhäjoki nature path, 3,5 km.
Due to its versatile nature, this nature path provides one of the best day trips in the whole of western Lapland. Along one of the paths resides a lush grove of spruce forest, old-growth forest tree giants, a cloudberry marsh, juniper meadows and magnificent water rapids. Along the way, there are information boards providing information about the nature. The nature path starts from the road between Jerisjärvi and Raattama, near the shoreline of the Pallasjärvi lake. You can easily reach that point in your own car, or with the post bus at 10. The bus takes you to the beginning of the path and the hiking route takes you back to the hotel, going near the side of Palkaskero. This way the total length of the trip is 10 km. A small travel guide and a map from the reception, € 10. Ride on a post bus approximately — € 5 / person.

FRIDAY
Old Pallas movies.
Friday is for resting, we spend it in the hotel enjoying old Pallas movies. Get comfortable, order a refreshing drink from the bar, and you’re ready to enjoy the film! Old movies are shown at 16 and 20. And, at our place, we’re never that strict with time. If you want to see the movies before that or after that, please ask the personnel to start them for you.

SATURDAY
Picnic time at the lean-to.
Approximately 1.5 kilometers from the hotel, at the endpoint of Orava Avenue, there is a lean-to of the Ministry of Forestry, where you can start a campfire and grill sausages. The picnic backpack contains, among other things, ingredients for making coffee, mustard and sausages, and the local coffee delicacy, mettäkakko. Contents of the backpack: € 10 for two and € 15 for four. Please return the backpack to reception after the picnic. You can grill the sausages according to your own schedule.

SUNDAY
Conquering the Pallaskero and a trip to the gates of gnomes, approximately 7 km.
The summit of Rakkainen can be easily accessed, using the marked route starting at the corner of the hotel. You go 700 meters above the sea level. The summit of the kero is flat, so make a circle around it, which allows you to see all the way to the bottom of the valley. Up there you’ll find no sign of the Pallasjärvi lake, but move just 50 meters eastward, and you’ll get a dazzling view to those marvelous, fish-rich waters. On a hollow between Pallaskero and Taivaskero, a spring gushes up. The water of the spring appears to be boiling, since the ground water bursts up from the spring’s bottom with air bubbles. It is said this spring is the gate of the gnomes. The marked route of Palkaskero passes the spring on purpose. From reception you can get a map and instructions explaining how to go and see the gnomes’ gates. Please appreciate what you see and behave accordingly. The gnomes don’t like stones being thrown into the spring... A small travel guide and a map from the reception — € 10.

TAIVASKERO – THE HIGHEST AND PRETTIEST
On the summer fell, time stops and you can enjoy the peace of the nature and the beauty of the national landscape with a clear conscience. At Pallas you easily have eight days in a week. So if you wish to go hiking on the fell, then a day trip of a real hiker would be heading towards Taivaskero, which is the highest summit of the Pallastunturi tops, rising 809 meters above sea level. Taivaskero is the highest top in western Lapland, only in Kilpisjärvi can one find higher ones. The summit of Taivaskero is wide, and if you make a large circle around the summit, you can have a view in all directions, showing you the Olos, Ylläs and Levi fells. Another symbolic fire of the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1952, was lit on top of Taivaskero, using the rays from the midnight sun. A memorial plaque describing that event is attached to the stones on Taivaskero. There is a four-kilometer route to the summit of Taivaskero from the hotel. You can come back via Laukukero on a signed summer route. The total length of the route will then be 9 kilometers. A small travel guide and a map from the reception, € 10.