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container for picking blueberries in summer. From the Holmenkollen T-bane station, take
the scenic ride to the end of the line at Frognerseteren and look for the signposted walking
route.
Henie-Onstad Art Centre
MODERN ART
(Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter;
Click here
;
www.hok.no
; Høvikodden; adult/child
Nkr80/30; 11am-7pm Tue-Fri, 11am-5pm Sat & Sun)
This private art museum con-
tainsworksbyJoanMiróandPabloPicasso,aswellasassortedimpressionist,abstract,ex-
pressionist and modern Norwegian works. From Jernbanetorget, take bus 151 to Høvikod-
den.
Activities
Avid skiers, hikers and sailors, Oslo residents will do just about anything to get outside.
That's not too hard given that there are over 240 sq km of woodland, 40 islands and 343
lakes within the city limits.
Climbing
The best local climbing is on the pre-bolted faces of Kolsåstoppen, which is accessible
on T-bane line 3 to Kolsås. Otherwise, there's the largest indoor climbing wall in the
Nordic countries at
Myrens Sportssenter
Offline map
Google map
( 23 22 67 67;
www.myrenssportssenter.no
, in Norwegian; Sandakervn 24; adult/child from Nkr100/
70;
9am-11pm Mon-Thu, 9am-9pm Fri, 10am-6pm Sat, 10am-8pm Sun).
Cycling
MountainbikerswillfindplentyoftrailsonwhichtokeepthemselvesoccupiedintheOslo
hinterland. The tourist office has free cycling maps, with
Sykkelkart Oslo
tracing the bi-
cycle lanes and paths throughout the city, and
Idrett og friluftsliv i Oslo
covering the Oslo
hinterland. It also has a pamphlet called
Opplevelsesturer i Marka,
which contains six pos-
sible cycling and/or hiking itineraries within reach of Oslo.
Two especially nice rides within the city (which are also suitable to do on an Oslo city
bike) are along the Akerselva up to Lake Maridal (Maridalsvannet;
Click here
; 11km) and
in the woods around Bygdøy (
Offline map
). The trip to Maridal will pass several water-
