The North Mines Trail
The 2-km North Mines Trail starts in the Mining Yard and takes you past opencast mining pits close to where cobalt was first discovered in 1772.
De enorme steinmassene liggende i ryddige etasjer forteller den klare historien: Her har det vært drevet stort. Underveis i kulturstien Nordgruvene Rundt går vi praktisk talt in the mines’ cultural monuments. Here are the foundation walls for buildings that had different functions in mining and other traces of the extraction of ore from the Cobalt Mines.
The trail goes all the way to the top of the North Mines, with several viewpoints provided at the edge of the deepest pits. There are informative signs posted along the way. This makes the hike an exciting and educational journey into a distinctive mining landscape.
Marvel at the views of the Mining Yard and out over the village and Tyrifjord Lake.
At the top of the North Mines are the "royal stones". You are following in royal footsteps here: Look for the orange inscriptions in the rock made by King Harald V and Minister of Finance von Stemann.
En liten avstikker fra kulturstien tar deg ned til DNTs turisthytte Koboltkoia. Dette er en ubetjent turisthytte med 12 sengeplasser liggende i fantastiske omgivelser på Nordgruvene.
Underveis på rundturen har vi tilrettelagt utsiktspunkter til dagbruddene slik at alle kommer tett på. Disse er også tilpasset elektriske rullestoler. Terrenget og høydeforskjellen på turen gjør at vi anbefaler elektrisk stol.
