Rental hut
Mäkränmaja
Number of beds
3 beds
Size (in square metres)
20 m2
Address
Rantatie 53, 83960 Koli
Coordinates
Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 63° 04.6656' lon: 29° 50.7952' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 6997438 E: 643768
Mäkränmaja rental hut (1 room) is situated at the foot of Mäkrävaara Hill, 1.5 km from the Herajärven kierros Trail, in a peaceful location in the middle of an old-growth forest. The hut is well-suited for trekkers and hikers. Mäkränmaja is around 100 metres’ walk away from the parking area, and a small stream runs under the trail.
A rental hut is a place for an overnight stay that can be rented for only your use.
Reservations
The reservation day for reservable and rental huts begins at 2 pm and end at 12 noon.
Bring along your invoice and proof of payment to the hut.
Available for rent all year round. No reservations longer than one week at a time.
Basic details of the destination
- Municipality
- Lieksa
- Region
- Pohjois-Karjala
- Location
- Koli National Park
- Heating
- Stove, wood-burning stove
- Electricity
- No
- Cooking
- Gas stove
- Drinking water
- Must be brought yourself
- Toilet
- Toilet with suction emptying
- Staying overnight
- Bed, folding beds, mattresses, pillows
- Pets
- Allowed
- Sauna
- No
Arrival instructions
Hiking
It is possible to hike to Mäkränmaja hut. The distance from Ukko-Koli to Mäkränmaja is approximately 5 kilometres.
Driving Instructions
In the summer
From Koli Nature Centre Ukko, drive downwards along Ylä-Kolintie Road for 2 km and turn right towards the Koli village. Distance from the nature center to the Koli village is altogether 3,6 km. When you reach the village, turn right onto Merilänrannantie towards Loma-Koli and drive for roughly 1 km, then turn right onto Rantatie road and continue for another 1 km until you reach the harbor. From harbor continue driving Rantatie about 6.3 km until you reach Pieni Mäkräntie road. Take this road and then turn right at the first crossing. You can continue driving for about 1,4km to the next crossing via a smaller, rocky road. In the summertime cars can be parked near the last crossing, about 300 metres away from the hut. When parking, be careful not to block the route.
In the winter
Drive from Koli Nature Centre Ukko downhill via Ylä-Kolintie ca. 2 km. The road curves right, towards Koli village. The distance from Koli Nature Centre to Koli village is ca. 3,6 km. From Koli village turn right and drive via Merilänrannantie towards Loma-Koli ca. 1 km and turn right to Rantatie, towards Koli harbour (Kolin satama). Please note, that good studded tyres are required when driving on Rantatie at winter. Continue to the harbour for about 1 km, and drive straight from the harbour via Rantatie for 4 km. From about here you can see a small plowed space for a car on the right side of the road, a metallic singpost number 27 and a forest path starting to rise uphill. You can park your car to the small area plowed here. Please, do not block the Rantatie road when parking. There is about a 1 km hike via non-winter maintained forest path uphill.
Read more about the area and more detailed arrival instructions on Nationalparks.fi.
Yard
A firewood shed and a toilet with suction emptying.
There is no campfire site on the hut's yard.
Camping in the yard is prohibited.
Keys
The key is in a key cabinet on the hut wall. The cabinet is protected with a code. Instructions and the code are sent to you by e-mail at the time of booking.
Always keep the keys inside the key box, so they won’t get lost or locked inside the hut.
Facilities
Heating and lighting
The hut has a wood-burning stove, an open stove and firewood for heating. Please use firewood sparingly. Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
In rainy weather and during low pressure, smoke will not exit the fireplaces properly. The fireplace may then smoke up the hut. It is a good idea to preheat the fireplace so that smoke exits properly. Check the heating instructions in the hut folder.
The hut has solar panel powered lights and charging facility (USB socket).
We recommend using a headlamp, which leaves your hands free to do chores around the hut. For safety reasons, candles must be burned on a non-combustible surface and constantly monitored.
Cooking
Gas stove, kettle, frying pan and tableware.
Drinking water
There is no running water in the hut.
Visitors must bring enough drinking and domestic water to the hut.
It is also possible get clean drinking water from Koli Nature Centre Ukko.
Staying overnight
Bed spots for 3 in bunk beds, mattresses and pillows.
Please bring your own linen or a sleeping bag.
In the summertime it's recommended to bring a mosquito net with you to quarantee a good night's sleep.
Toilet
There is a toilet with suction emptying. Putting leftovers or litter into the toilet is prohibited.
Please bring your own toilet paper.
Waste disposal
There are no waste containers by the cabin. Visitors are advised to take their accumulated waste with them.
Metsähallitus follows the principles of litter-free hiking. Visitors are adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Read more about hiking without littering (nationalparks.fi).
For the biowaste, there is a composter.
Other things to keep in mind
There are no accessible services in the hut.
Dishwashing liquid, spices, fire-making equipment and toilet paper are not included.
Please clean the hut before you leave.
Safety
Although Finland has a broad network for mobile phones, there are some areas in the park without signal. If this happens try to climb to a higher place or go into an open area. Check the mobile network coverage with your mobile phone operator before your trip.
There are fire alarms at wilderness huts, but we recommend to bring a 9 V battery and/or your own travel fire alarm with you.
Read more about the area and its current information at Nationalparks.fi.
Hut maintenance
Maintenance and Management: Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland.
More information:
Koli Nature Centre Ukko, ukko(at)retkipaikka.fi, tel. +358 40 773 2442.
If you notice that anything requires maintenance, kindly let us know so that we can react to the needs as quickly as possible.
Hiking information services: Koli Nature Centre Ukko
Ylä-Kolintie 39
83960 Koli
Check additional information and opening hours