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Stone Cairns at the Arctic Circle
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This Highlight is in a protected area
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Saltfjellet landskapsvernområde / Sálttoduoddara duobddáksuoddjimguovllo
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Lemmi alias Schlumpf
August 4, 2024
Hiking
The travelers build all kinds of figures out of the stones lying around. This is in the tradition of the Sami, who used to mark their routes with such cairns. There are hundreds of these cairns here - anyone looking for a way would always walk in circles. There is also a sign pointing out that it is forbidden to create these cairns.
It is still nice to look at 😌
It is still nice to look at 😌
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Lukas Beck
July 25, 2025
Hiking
There are warnings on site that no new stone towers should be built. This is even said to be a criminal offense, so the words chosen here are very clear.
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Daniela - danik145
September 13, 2025
Hiking
Banned because it was overdone... Still, it's a moving moment when you see so many cairns. Incredible.
If you walk along the paths and take a closer look at these cairns, you can see that some of them have been there for a very, very long time!
If you walk along the paths and take a closer look at these cairns, you can see that some of them have been there for a very, very long time!
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