Tar Road (324 km/202 miles)
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The Tar Road is the latest official travel route in Finland. The road's reputation was at its peak from 1840 to 1910, when most of the tar exported from Oulu was produced in the Kainuu region.
It often took as long as three weeks for rowers of tar boats to travel to Oulu and back. Today's travelers can also try out rowing a tar boat along the route, but riding in a car is the most convenient way to travel.
The route runs from Kuhmo to Oulu and is is the latest official travel route in Finland. The road's reputation was at its peak from 1840 to 1910, when most of the tar exported from Oulu was produced in the Kainuu region. It often took as long as three weeks for rowers of tar boats to travel to Oulu and back. Today's travelers can also try out rowing a tar boat along the route, but riding in a car is the most convenient way to travel. The main theme of the travel route is tar and tar culture, which has always been distinct and genuine in this region. You can even catch the smell of tar on the way. You can conveniently reach the travel route by flying to Oulu or Kajaani. And even if you do not have a car, you can easily use a combination of different modes of transport on the route, such as the train, bicycle, and canoe. The route: From Oulu, National Road 22 to Vaala – Road 800 and Road 879 to Enonkylä – the Alassalmi ferry to Manamansalo Island and onward via Hakasuo and Melalahti to Paltamo and back to National Road 22 to Kajaani – National Road 6 to Vuokatti – Road 76 to Kuhmo.
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