Hiking trails – culture and nature go hand in hand…
In Okstindan nature and culture park, we work to facilitate that you get a good experience in nature, and we love to combine nature and culture. That is why we are now working with art and culture trails where local artists collaborate with children and young people on art projects
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Korgfjellet: a short hike to Murfjellet
If magnificent scenery and great outdoor adventures are a priority on your holiday, then you would be wise to not speed through the Korgfjellet Tunnel. Sadly, if you do, you will miss out on an incredible mountain experience. At Korgfjellet mountain pass, you can take delight in one of our
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The giant’s cauldrons
About 12 km south of the village of Korgen, along the Wilderness Road (Fv806), you will find some unusual, sculpted rock formations called “giant’s cauldrons” or glacial potholes, formed at the end of the last ice age. When the ice cap that had covered most of Scandinavia melted, immense volumes
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The Giant Pine – Storfurua
Northeast of Røssvatnet lake, in the last hills before you reach the Swedish border, there was once a primeval forest of huge pines. Except for a single giant tree and numerous large tree stumps, that forest is all but gone. Most pines were cut down and used to produce tar,
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Korgen – Sjøforsen
Starting in the center of Korgen, you can go on a nice round trip of 6 or 8 kilometers. Here you walk along the salmon river Røssåga, through boreal rainforest, past an old stone bridge from 1905, past Svartebukta with both play structure and exercise equipment, and all the time
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Svartebukta – a popular recreation area
The park is situated at a lake cove called Svartebukta, at the start of the Wilderness Road (Villmarksveien) and near Korgen’s community centre (Samfunnhus). Families and young and old come here to picnic, walk around the shore, play or get some exercise. During the Korgen Summer Festival and other cultural
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Anders Larsa Mountain
Anders Larsa Mountain can surprise you with an expansive view, with its 668 m.a.s.l. From the summit you can see an exquisite bunch of peaks, mountainous terrain and lakes: Simafjellet, Grønfjellet, Okstindan, Sørtuva, Skaret and Kongsfjellet which stretch along Bleikvatnet and stop at Litlbleikvatnet. Kjerringtindan lies in the south, and
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