Location, Maps and Description
Northern Lapland Region, Municipality of Enontekiö (enontekiolapland.com), Käsivarsi Wilderness Area
Meekonjärvi, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 69° 09.7220' lon: 21° 20.5421' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7682791 E: 275666
The wilderness hut is situated by Nordkalott Trail. Megonjávri/Meekonjärvi Open Wilderness Hut is located approximately 500 metres northwest, on the other side of Bierfejohka. The distance to the open wilderness hut is 1.4 km along the Kalottireitti Trail via a bridge across the river. The nearest other reservable huts are Guonjarjohka and Bihčosjávri / Pitsusjärvi.
Nordkalott Trail map
Other maps of the area
Excursionmap.fi
Directions to Kilpisjärvi and Käsivarsi Wilderness Area.
Price and Keys
16,50 €/night/person (incl. VAT 10%).
The key is in the coded key box on the wall of the hut. Instructions and code will be sent when booking.
Facilities
A stove and a gas cooker. Basic cookware (pot, frying pan, coffee pot). Bunk beds with mattresses, pillows and blankets. In the reservable hut, hikers sleep side-by-side in bunk beds, so hikers have to be comfortable with strangers.
There are three locked huts on the grounds, the northernmost of which is the reservable hut. There is a dry toilet, wood shed and nature tourism entrepreneurs' hut on the hut grounds. You can camp near the hut.
Please note that it takes some time before the hut is properly warm.
Notices
Ski touring season runs from March to April. In the summer, the recommended time for hiking is from the beginning of July to the beginning of September.
It is recommended to boil water from natural sources before consumption. The lake is approximately 50 metres away.
Weather conditions should be taken into account when planning an outing. Weather conditions in the wilderness can be extremely challenging. Fog or storms can form in just a few hours. Make sure that you have proper wilderness survival skills for the trek. Visitors must have appropriate equipment: warm clothing, food, drink, maps, compass, orienteering skills and matches. Take also your own toilet paper.
The firewood should only be used for heating the huts. Making campfires outdoors is prohibited if the hut does not have an official campfire site.
Pets are not permitted in the hut.
Safety on hiking
Waste Management
Metsähallitus follows the principles of litter-free hiking. Visitors are adviced to bring their own waste out of the area. Recycling point can be found at Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre. Read more about Hiking without Littering.
Maintenance and Management
Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland. For more information contact Fell Lapland Visitor Centre tel. int. +358 20 639 7950.
