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Svalbard and Jan Mayen

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  • Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

    Hike Sarkofagen

    3.7 mi / 1640.4 ft gain
    The hike starts from Nybyen, the houses at the end of the road in Longyearbyen. First you need to cross the river, which is a lot of small streams forming a wide river delta. Depending of it is a hot day or if it has been raining a lot, it can be high water and tricky to cross. You continue up on...
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  • Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

    Hike to Trollsteinen

    3.1 mi / 2788.7 ft gain
    Trollsteinen means "Troll Rock" in Norwegian and the legend says that once upon a time a troll left his safe home inside the mountain, to hike up to the top. But the sun started to shine and as we all now trolls turns into rocks when the sun shines on them. So for this hike you have the opportuni...
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  • Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

    Hike to Nordenskiöldtoppen

    3.7 mi / 3454.7 ft gain
    Nordenskiöldtoppen is the highest peak in the area surrounding Longyearbyen. 1053 meters over sea level you will find the old metrological station set up by the famous explorer Nordenskiöld himself. In clear weather you will have a stunning view over Isfjorden and you can see almost all the way t...
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