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Solund

Ramnenipa

This hike is a favourite, especially among the locals. It begins through the residential area of Brattelia, near Hardbakke, before continuing along a…
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Solund

Pollatinden

An essential mountain hike and a must for anyone visiting Solund. The adventure begins by the road, where a sawn surface of conglomerate…
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Skognipa

This locality shows gigantic blocks of volcanic rocks in the Devonian basin. The rocks are not remnants of a volcano that intruded into…
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Stroka

If you would like to experience a truly magical sunset, the sunset bench at Stroka, near Avløyp, is a perfect place to visit.…
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Solund

Lågøystolane

The famous Lågøystolane consist of large glacial erratics of conglomerate resting on bedrock that originally formed on the seafloor, that is, on what…
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Steinsundøyna

On Steinsundøyna, both along the road and out in the terrain, you can notice large stones, often several tens of cubic metres in…
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Ytrøyna

A walk northwards along the road eventually reaches Olavatnet. Here lies the contact between the conglomerates in the south and the oceanic crust…
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Utvær

Utvær is Norway’s westernmost island and is located in Solund municipality. The island is home to Utvær lighthouse, which has been in operation…
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Gjølanger Gruber

There are several small mines in the area linked to exploration and trial extraction of iron and titanium ore. The occurrence was not…
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Rossvikheia

This is a popular and frequently used path to the top of the hill. The first part of the walk follows the historic…
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Trøsdalen

The eclogite in Trøsdalen formed when a dark igneous rock, typically basalt, diabase, gabbro or amphibolite, was transformed under extreme pressure and temperature…
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Smilla

At Smilla there is a marble field that lies as a narrow strip in the bedrock, from Nygård in the east to Øn…
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