Vaikkojoki River

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The Vaikkojoki is a river in the Finnish North Karelia and North Savo landscapes. It has its origin in the lake Vaikkojärvi on the territory of the municipality Juuka. From there it flows in a predominantly southerly direction through a series of small lakes. Larger lakes at its river are Kärenjärvi, Vihtajärvi and Saarijärvi.

Finally, the Vaikkojoki flows approximately 50 kilometers and a height difference of 80 meters in the municipality Kaavi into the lake Kaavinjärvi. This flows from the lake to Rikkavesi Juojärvi. Thus, the Vaikkojoki forms a tributary of the iso- Kalla and Saimaa lake systems.

The river is ideal for canoeing.

Canoe route

The canoe route on the Vaikkojoki of Vaikkojärvi until after Kaavi is about 95 kilometers long. This canoe trip is a wilderness tour: The route runs through lonely, deep forests.

The route runs mostly on the river, but every now and then interrupted by Seeabschnitte. On the shore there are ways to pitch in landscaped picnic areas, a warehouse.

On the Vaikkojoki you paddle repeatedly by road under bridges. These provide an opportunity to cancel the canoe trip or just to start at this point.

The Vaikkojoki is passable with both the Canadian and with a kayak. For the canoe trip you should bring some experience in whitewater paddling.

There are 27 rapids on the track.

Canoe route Vaikkojoki

Flow places

Whitewater difficulty scale

Definition of levels of difficulty for rapids after the German Canoe Federation and ICF:

• I not difficult
• II moderately difficult
• III difficult
• IV very difficult
• V extremely difficult
• VI limit of navigability