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Norway
Ruija region
South Varanki

Kirkenes Church – Ant Playground, Kirkenes loop from Kirkenes

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Hiking trails & Routes
Norway
Ruija region
South Varanki

Kirkenes Church – Ant Playground, Kirkenes loop from Kirkenes

Moderate

4.5

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Kirkenes Church – Ant Playground, Kirkenes loop from Kirkenes

02:11

8.04km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 27, 2026

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Kirkeneshalvøya dyrelivsfredning

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145 m

View of the fjord at Kirkeneshalvøya Dyrelivsfredning

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2

302 m

Kirkenes Church

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a friendly optician who repaired our glasses and didn't want to charge anything for it

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380 m

Arguably one of the oldest houses in Kirkenes. The city was the most heavily bombed in Norway during World War II.

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3.32 km

Kirkenes Town Entrance

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4.63 km

Ant Playground, Kirkenes

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This is the king crab, the symbol of Kirkenes.

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4.82 km

Kirkenes Town Square

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King crabs everywhere

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5.20 km

The memorial in the center of Kirkenes shows a Soviet soldier and commemorates the liberation of Norway from the Nazis towards the end of World War II.

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8

5.34 km

Andersgrotta World War II Bomb Shelter

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The Andersgrotta is not a natural cave, as the name suggests, but an air raid shelter that was built by the Germans (or their prisoners of war) during World War …

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8.04 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.17 km

2.07 km

385 m

352 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.49 km

1.36 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

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