Hetta-Pallas

The route starts in Hetta, the main village of Enontekiö, with a crossing of Lake Ounasjärvi or via the Mustavaara estate road. Local operators run the boat crossings. The path runs through pine heath forest all the way to the Pyhäkero wilderness hut.

A long climb from the Pyhäkero hut to the fell top starts gently, steepening near the summit. Remnants of early ski-tourism days can be seen by Lake Pyhäjärvi, once home to one of the area's first tourist lodges. From the summit, sweeping views open toward the great fells of Käsivarsi and south to the Pallas fells, and on clear days northwest to the snow-streaked peaks of Pältsä and Moskukainen on the Norwegian and Swedish border. The route then descends across damp slope mires and gravel ridges to the Sioskuru hut.

From Sioskuru the route climbs to Sios- and Sillavaara. To the west lie Haaravaara and Välivaara, backed by the massive Rautuvaara. The path gradually descends and crosses the river Marastojoki. The Tappuri wilderness hut and the Marasto reindeer round-up site are passed on the left. The route continues to Rouvivaara, opening onto a broad fell plateau with views to the Pallas fells, then crosses easy upland terrain to the Pahakuru hut.

From Pahakuru the route continues to the Hannukuru huts. The Ounastunturi fells fall behind as the Pallastunturi fells open up ahead. The path crosses an old reindeer round-up field, where dense juniper bushes surround a flat clearing and old, wind-bent mountain birches line the way, before reaching level heath and the huts.

From Hannukuru the route descends fairly steeply over the river Hannujoki, which runs between steep, rocky slopes, then continues toward Suastunturi. Though gentle and flat-topped, it still offers fine views — wetland meadows once mown for cattle fodder lie to the west, with Ruototunturi in the park's wilderness zone. The path runs through dense spruce and birch forest to the Suaskuru kota. More climbing follows toward Lumikero, from whose summit the winding Ounasjoki can be traced for miles. The path descends into Lumikuru, where a reindeer fence between the Näkkälä and Kyrö herding districts has a crossing bridge, then skirts the west side of Vuontiskero and descends to Röyninkuru and the kota beside the old Montelli reindeer cabin.

The route to Nammalakuru continues south. After a small climb it descends to the Nammalakuru hut. A side route also branches east from Montellin kota toward Vuontisjärvi.

From the Nammalakuru hut the route winds along the birch and spruce treeline toward the edges of Jäkäläkero and on to the Rihmakuru kota (3 km from Nammalakuru). From there a long climb through the Rihmakuru hills leads toward the Taivaskero saddle. East of Taivaskero (807 m), the highest point on the ridge, lies the deep, dramatic horseshoe-shaped Pyhäkuru ravine, whose steep walls drive powerful updrafts straight into the sky. Ahead on the horizon stands Ylläs, with Jerisjärvi closer by and Sammaltunturi and Lommoltunturi within the national park. The route descends south of Pyhäkero into Vatikuru and on to Pallastunturi.