The Tohnin kirkkotie route offers history, art, local design, and nature destinations. The route is named after Tohnin äijä.
In the history of Töysä's Tohnin, it is told that Tohnin äijä was the builder of the stone church in Isokyrö. On one of his journeys, he carried a large stone boulder he had picked from Lapua's Simpsiö to Isokyrö. Even today, the window under the large stone built into the western end of the church is called Tohnin akkunan. The route passes through the centers of Kuortane, Lapua, Ylistaro, and Isokyrö. These places have restaurants, shops, museums, accommodation options, and service stations where you can also charge an electric bike battery. This route has two magnificent churches: Ylistaro's Komia church, which is one of the largest churches in Finland, and the old church of Isokyrö from the 1500s.
The route provides a diverse cross-section of Southern Ostrobothnian nature. Open plains, that is, large open field landscapes, turn into hilly forest roads especially at Lapua's Simpsiö. Along the route are the Sarvikas rapids, located in Ylijoen village in Kuortane. The Sarvikas rapids consist of five rapids with a water route length of 3.6 km. For fishing enthusiasts, the rapids are an interesting destination. Accommodation is also available nearby.
There are also gravel road sections along the route, for example, the Uusitie at the southern end of the route is a gravel road going through the forest.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
Ravintola Kuharanta, KuortaneKriikun Mylly
Kyrö Distillery Company
Kaatialan louhos, Kuortane
Ravintola Kuharanta, Kuortane
Soile Yli-Mäyryn Taidehalli
Kuortaneen Urheiluopisto
Ränkimäen talomuseo, Lapua
The Cultural and Business Centre Vanha Paukku, Lapua
Kiviristin frisbeegolfrata, Lapua
Hotelli Ravintola Lapuahovi, Lapua
Lapuan tuomiokirkko
Virkistysuimala Sateenkaari, Lapua
Kosolan Talo
Maatilamatkailu Peräkangas, loma-asunto, Lapua
Jokilaakson matkailupuutarha, Lapua
Saarenkankaan uimaranta, Lapua
Simpsiönkullas, huoneistohotelli, Lapua
Simpsiö Nature Centre, Lapua
Simpsiön uimaranta, Lapua
Wanha Karhunmäki, vapaa-ajankeskus, Lapua
Maijan Wanha Navetta
Kriikun Mylly
Pirula Oy
Perttilän riippusilta
Kyrö Distillery Company
Napuen taistelun muistomerkki
Isonkyrön Vanha Kirkko
Public transport
You can arrive in Alavus by train. From the station, it is a three-kilometer distance to Ranta-Töysä. The nearest station to Isokyrö, from where you can board a train, is in Tervajoki, about nine kilometers away by the most direct route. You can also get from Isokyrö by VR bus, but it is advisable to check in advance whether you can bring a bicycle on the bus.
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Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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