Kvarken from Vaasa, with Björkö trails and rising land
In Björkö, west of Vaasa, sea and land sketch a landscape that changes slowly. This visit helps you choose between a short walk, a long hike and an outing that depends on the ferry.
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Björkö, in the Kvarken Archipelago, offers low moraines, inlets gradually cut off from the sea and very shallow coastal waters. The Bodvattnet loop and the longer Björkö–Panike trail provide two different ways to explore the landscape.
The place
What makes it special
- The 3.8-kilometre Bodvattnet loop starts at Svedjehamn.
- Saltkaret observation tower, on the loop.
- The Björkö–Panike trail is about 23.7 kilometres long.
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- Kvarken Archipelago, Ostrobothnia, Mainland Finland, Finland · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Kvarken Archipelago, Replot, Replot-Björköby, Korsholm, Vaasa sub-region, Ostrobothnia, Mainland Finland, Finland · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Vaasa · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Vaasa · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Vaasa, Vaasa sub-region, Ostrobothnia, Mainland Finland, Finland · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Vaasa, Vaasa sub-region, Ostrobothnia, Mainland Finland, Finland · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Björkö, Kumlinge, Ålands Archipelago, Åland Islands, 22840, Finland · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Björkö, Kumlinge, Ålands Archipelago, Åland Islands, Finland · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Vaasa Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Vaasa Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
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