
Kåtamyrbäcken
Nature reserve
- County: Norrbottens län
- 6532.76 km away from you
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Description
Here you find an old growth pine forest where certain individuals are up to 300 years old. The dead wood in the area is important to many today rare forest species. Everywhere there are hills and ridges with large and small glacial boulders. In addition to Kåtamyrbäcken stream, several smaller streams flow through the area. Around the streams, the forest is more verdant, and here we see spruce, birch and a number of large oldgrowth aspen. The area is 2 square kilometres in size.
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Nature reserve
Facts
Municipality: Jokkmokk
Year of formation: 2009
Size: 2 square kilometers
Manager: County Administrative Board
Form of protection: Nature reserve
Communications
Kåtamyrbäcken lies about 4 kilometres east of Larve. From road 97 you reach the nature reserve via a road which leads in towards the southwest at Jokkmokk Airport. From the E45 you get here via a logging road which heads northwards towards Larve.
Directions
Kåtamyrbäcken is located about 4 kilometers east of Larve. From road 97, you reach the nature reserve via a road that goes southwest at Jokkmokk airport. From road 45 you get to Kåtamyrbäcken via a forest road that goes north towards Larve, exit about 18 kilometers north of Kåbdalis.
Regulations
All regulations can be found in the reserve decision. It is allowed to:
- camping
- hike
- make a fire, remember to bring your own wood!
- pick berries and edible mushrooms
- drive snowmobiles on snow-covered ground
- fish and hunt in accordance with the laws in force
It is not allowed to harm plant and animal life. Remember the right of public access and protect nature!
Contact
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Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten
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