Nature reserve

Vilhatten

Nature reserve

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Description

Most of Vilhatten lay under the sea surface after the most recent ice age. Traces of the wave action can be seen to this day in the form of exposed bedrock and shingle fields. The forests vary between old-growth pine forests, younger deciduous forests and tall-growth spruce forests. The area is 2.2 square kilometres in size.

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Activities And Facilities

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Facts

Municipality: Älvsbyn

Year of formation: 2013

Size: 2.2 square kilometers

Administrator: County Administrative Board

Form of protection: Nature reserve

Communications

The reserve is most easily reached from the north, via the logging road that starts from Tvärån about 5 kilometres northwest of Sikfors.

Directions

The reserve is most easily reached from the north, via a forest road that starts from Tvärån about 5 kilometers northwest of Sikfors.

Regulations

All regulations can be found in the reserve decision. It is allowed to:

  • camping
  • hiking
  • drive snowmobiles on snow-covered ground
  • build a small fire in a designated area
  • picking berries and edible mushrooms
  • fishing and hunting in accordance with applicable laws

Littering or damaging plant and animal life is not allowed. Remember the right of public access and protect nature!

Contact

Email address

Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten

norrbotten@lansstyrelsen.se

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