UCI Gran Fondo Tour Lakeland (mid) 101km

The Tour Lakeland route starts at Sibelius Hall on the shore of Lake Vesijärvi and goes via Paimela to Vääksy. From there, the route continues to the eight-kilometre-long Pulkkilanharju ridge that cuts through South Päijänne and further towards Sysmä. Both Vääksy and Pulkkilanharju are excellent resting places for jogging cyclists. From Pulkkilanharju, the Medio Fondo route continues to Kalkkinen, where Mani Bar, a classic country bar familiar to many cyclists, is located.  After Kalkkinen, the most challenging part of the route, the winding and rolling Kopsuontie, lies ahead.

Lahti's landmarks, masts and ski jumps, familiar from the Vesijärvi tour, begin to appear on the horizon already twenty kilometers before Lahti. The rest is a nicely winding and well-maintained road and partly a pedestrian and bicycle lane before arriving back in the urban area.

See also Tour Lakeland's 145-kilometer Gran Fondo route, which goes all the way to Sysmä and Nuoramoinen.