Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sør-Varanger Museum MUSEUM
( www.varangermuseum.no/no/sor-varanger ; adult/child Nkr50/free; 9.30am-2pm Jul-mid-Aug)
It's worth a stop at the Strand branch of the Sør-Varanger Museum, which preserves Nor-
way's oldest public boarding school and illustrates the region's ethnic mix. Visit, too, the
timber-built Svanvik chapel dating from 1934, and a couple of 19th-century farms,
Bjørklund and Nordre Namdalen .
Høyde 96 VIEWPOINT
The Cold War lookout tower Høyde 96 offers a view eastward to the bleak Russian mining
town of Nikel.
Activities
Numerous Kirkenes operators run boat and snowmobile safaris down the Pasvik Valley.
For hiking, douse yourself liberally in mosquito repellent before heading off into the
wilds. The most accessible route is the poor road that turns southwest 1.5km south of Vag-
gatem and ends 9km later at a car park near the northeastern end of Lake Sortbrysttjørna.
There, a marked track leads southwestward for 5km, passing several scenic lakes, marshes
and bogs to end at the Ellenvannskoia hikers' hut , beside the large lake, Ellenvatn.
Also from the Ødevasskoia car park, it's about an 8km walk due south to Krokfjell
(145m) and the Treriksrøysa , the monument marking the spot where Norway, Finland and
Russia meet. Although you can approach it and take photos, you may not walk around the
monument, which would amount to an illicit border crossing!
The topographic sheet to use is Statens Kartverk's Krokfjellet , which conveniently cov-
ers the entire park at 1:25,000.
Sleeping
Øvre Pasvik Café & Camping CAMPGROUND
( 95 91 13 05; http://pasvikcamping.no ; Vaggetem; tent/caravan sites from Nkr100/200, cabins
Nkr550-650)
This place rents out canoes and bicycles, and provides information on local wilderness and
attractions.
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