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Alta

Northern Lights Cathedral (Alta Church) – Alta Church loop from Alta Airport

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Norway

Ruija region

Alta

Northern Lights Cathedral (Alta Church) – Alta Church loop from Alta Airport

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Northern Lights Cathedral (Alta Church) – Alta Church loop from Alta Airport

03:06

11.7km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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1.52 km

View of the Northern Lights in Alta

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Magnificent spectacle in the sky

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4.71 km

Kristian Birkeland Bust

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Kristian Birkeland was a Norwegian physicist who studied the northern lights and built a northern lights observatory on Mount Haldde near Alta.

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4.79 km

Northern Lights Cathedral (Alta Church)

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The evangelical cathedral is definitely worth a visit. Stunning no-corner architecture modeled after the Northern Lights with a bronze statue of Jesus made in Italy.

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4.89 km

Skoddevarre Helicopter Accident Memorial

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On August 31, 2019, an Airbus AS350 helicopter piloted by a contracted Helitrans pilot from Sweden crashed in the Skoddevarre mountains in Alta, Norway, during a sightseeing tour, killing all five people on board.

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5.60 km

Alta Church

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Alta Church (Norwegian: Alta kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the Bossekop area …

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6.58 km

Markedsgata

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Alta is a young city. It was only formed in 2000 through the merger of three municipalities and is the northernmost city with over 10,000 inhabitants. Margedsgata is a pedestrian-only …

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