Älvresan - Höljan, Holen
- Municipality: Torsby
- 6482.10 km away from you
Holen, existing rest area at Höljan there is parking, table and toilet.
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Älvresan - Tåsan, KlarPerfallet
- Municipality: Torsby
- 6501.86 km away from you
KlarPerfallet, beautiful fall for recreation, old industrial remains. An interesting place with old abandoned power station with the turbine still. Possible to have as a detour from the Nordvärmlandsleden.
Rest area Övre Bruket
- Municipality: Arvika
- 6539.85 km away from you
A roofed bench table is situated next to the ruins of an old mill at the Övre Bruket. There are also remains of the flotation flume between Mången and Bruksälven, where the walking bridge takes you east on the Bruksleden trail towards the Mångsjö dams. The…
Nature church Ratahokyrkan
- Municipality: Arvika
- 6526.65 km away from you
The large erratic blocks are said to have been a place of tradition, where ceremonies have been held. It is also said that locals might have kept their deceased here wintertime, waiting for spring and the journey to church and burial. The name "rataho" supp…
Point of interest Göpommen
- Municipality: Arvika
- 6552.15 km away from you
Göpommen or Göpugnen as the map sais, was earlier a view point, but as the pines have grown since then you cannot see far in this phase of growth. However the surrounding terrain is pleasant as you climb to the rocky area with pines around you. There is no…
Point of interest Torgeir's well
- Municipality: Arvika
- 6537.69 km away from you
Torgeir's well is one of the four special pilgrim places in Arvika municipality, along the Pilgrim Trail of Western Värmland. This place might have been the starting point for the introduction of Christianity in Värmland. According to western Värmland tra…
Point of interest Älgå kyrka
- Municipality: Arvika
- 6544.14 km away from you
The church of Älgå is one of the four special pilgrim places in Arvika municipality, along the Pilgrim Trail of Western Värmland.
Point of interest Glava kyrka
- Municipality: Arvika
- 6552.88 km away from you
The church of Glava is one of the four special pilgrim places in Arvika municipality, along the Pilgrim Trail of Western Värmland.
Point of interest Gladisvall
- Municipality: Arvika
- 6557.17 km away from you
Gladisvall historic church ground from the 12th century is one of the four special pilgrim places in Arvika municipality, along the Pilgrim Trail of Western Värmland.
Point of interest Skramlestenen
- Municipality: Arvika
- 6540.74 km away from you
The rune stone was found on the isthmus of Lake Gunnern, during an archeological excavation at Skramle in 1993. It is dated to the 600-700s. The incscription is very rare, called Old Norse runes. Only around 20 stones of this type have been found in all of…
Point of interest floatation flume
- Municipality: Arvika
- 6539.14 km away from you
The 250 m long floatation flume in Fredros is one of the few remaining in Värmland. It was built as the waterways of Gunnarskog in 1912 became an official flotation system. Flumes were built to facilitate the timber passages at difficult water falls, works…
Point of interest Övre Bruket
- Municipality: Arvika
- 6539.86 km away from you
Ruin of a mill at the copper and iron works area of Fredros bruk Today the area is characterized by farming and forestry. Historically the access to forests and waterways made it possible to extract minerals from smaller and larger mining pits, mostly coppe…
Remains of mining pits
- Municipality: Arvika
- 6566.73 km away from you
Description of remains Mining area, 65x35 m (NE-SW), consisting of three pits. These are 10x5 m (E-W), 8x4 m (E-W) and 40x5-6 m (ENE-WSW). Filled with water or moss. The remains consist of Material: iron ore, copper ore Tecnique: blasting Type: mining pits…
Old soap stone quarry
- Municipality: Arvika
- 6533.57 km away from you
Most likely soap stone was quarried in this open-pit mine sometime during the 19th century, as there is documentation of quarrying in other places in Värmland from that time period. In one of the houses nearby, built in 1785, a stove built with blocks from…
