Iso-Melkutin

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Location

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60° 44' 18.51" N, 24° 3' 45.8928" E
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General info: 

Iso-Melkutin seems too clear of a lake to be located in Southern Finland. Also the surroundings are more familiar from Lapland. Iso-Melkutin is a go-to destination for day hikes, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, SUP boarding or anything else best done on a small wilderness lake. An easy to walk 7,1 km hiking path goes around the lake and there are two campfireplaces along the way, in east & west ends. Small beaches are scattered around the lake and it´s possible to go swimming from almost anywhere.

The water is very clear with visibility 4-8 meters which makes it popular among scuba divers as well.

Interesting places nearby

Tärnaby i located in the Lapland Mountain Range north in Sweden. The ski resort Tärnaby/Hemavan is known as snow-secure area that often has good skiing conditions quite early and late in the season.

BASE: 492ft
SUMMIT: 1509ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1017ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 8
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 8

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