Push your limits with us
Rastipisto and Kairacross Join Forces
In 2025, a new Kairacross event, "Kairacross Karjala," will be organized. Previously known as "Karjalacross," the event will take place from July 1-2, on Lake Puruvesi, near the Savo-Karelia wilderness. There will be 36-hour and 8-hour routes available, with the shorter also suitable for heavier watercraft. Rastipisto is organizing the event in collaboration with Kairacross. For more information in Finnish, visit: kairacross.fi/karjala or in english also in this webpage.
NOTE: You can register at the previous price tier if you register by 26.1.2025 and use the discount code KAIRA25.
Kairacross Karjala 1.–2.7.2025
Experience the midsummer birch forests, wilderness, and vast lakes of Karelia and Savo.
Test your limits: challenge yourself and your friends to a demanding hike.
Or simply come to enjoy the summer, beautiful nature and friendly people.
Karjalacross is a two-day and one-night pair competition where you hike as far as you can in 36 hours on foot and with your own packraft, using orienteering skills. The entire route is 130 kilometers long. There is also a shorter series of eight hours and 30 kilometers available.
The event is organized with solid experience in hiking, rogaining and orienteering competitions.