Dry stone retaining wall with gutters, and stake stones along the road.
Photo: Kristin Melkild Avset, Finnmark fylkeskommune.
The old road that winds up the slopes in Øksfjordbotn was built between 1905 and 1910, and is 1.3 kilometers long. The road has been restored, and stands as a memorial to the efforts of the old road builders.
Practical info
Practical info
Opening hours
Always open
Parking
Parking lot with information board by county road 882
Toilet
No
How to get here
Take the E6 to county road 882 in Langfjordbotn, from here it is 14 km to Øksfjordbotn.
Accessibility
Accessibility
The hiking trail is wide and gravelled, and is well suited for tricycles and cycling. The road is 1.3 km long.
The stretch is the last remnant of the road between Tappeluft in Alta and Øksfjordbotn, which was built in the early 1900s. The road was built largely by hand over a five-year period. It was part of a larger road system that ran across the hills – from the fjord in Kvænangen to Langfjorden in Alta and with a connection westward to Øksfjord.
The road in Øksfjordbotn is built according to the chaussé principle, that is, a road built in windings to avoid steep gradients on the road in steep terrain. The fine stone walls along the road, the staff stones, troughs for watering the horse, gravel pits, quarries and the road itself have been preserved as it was when the road was built. It is one of the best preserved stretches of road in the country of this type. The road was protected under the Cultural Heritage Act in 2009.
