Falling Leaves Lahti 2026

Falling Leaves Lahti and gravel camps 2026

Lahti region in Finnish Lakeland offers gravel riders stunning natural beauty and diverse landscapes with forests alternating with pristine lakes and ridges across them.

Choose Lahti region, Finland for your next gravel destination!

Falling Leaves Lahti, September 12, 2026

Falling Leaves Lahti marks the traditional closing of Finland’s gravel season. Experience the beauty of the turning of the leaves while riding pristine gravel in the Lahti and Salpausselkä UNESCO Global Geopark region.

The event takes place in Pajulahti Sports Centre, close to the city of Lahti. Distances of 50, 100, 145 and 180 km.

Registration opens on Mid October

Event Venue Pajulahti

Pajulahti Sports Resort welcomes top athletes, local residents, and event guests alike with excellent facilities for accommodation, dining, recreation, and training. As Finland’s only official Olympic and Paralympic Training Center, Pajulahti offers a world-class environment where performance, recovery, and relaxation meet in perfect balance.

Pajulahti Sports center

Enjoy Lahti – the Gateway to Lakeland Finland

Lahti is a compact city of around 120,000 people and it is the gateway to the Finnish Lakeland – the largest in whole Europe. There are totally over 188,000 lakes in Finland and the water is the cleanest in the world. Lakeland is where also Finns come to recharge and reconnect with nature. Make the most of your time here!

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Salpausselkä UNESCO Global Geopark – A Landscape Created by Water

The Salpausselkä ridges, long chains of eskers, magnificent rocky hills and hundreds of lakes dotted with islands create a landscape with breath taking scenery and of unique geological interest in the Lahti region.

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World's happiest gravel routes

The Lahti Region offers top-notch gravel riding and great cycling for tours of many kinds. Did you know that the internationally valuable landforms of the Salpausselkä UNESCO Global Geopark area consist of gravel and sand? That’s what gravel is made of!

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