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Grensetur ved Boris Gleb

📷 Magnus Holter Bjørkto

Hard🥾 hiking

Grensetur ved Boris Gleb

📍 Sør-Varanger

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13.7 km
Length
⏱️
4h 30min
Time
⬆️
391 m
Ascent
🏔️
180 m
Max elevation
📅 Best season: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

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About the trip

# Border hike at Boris Gleb – On the border with a view of the Russian church Looking to hike along one of Europe's most fascinating borders? This tour around the Boris Gleb enclave is varied and exciting – but requires respect for border regulations. Choose your own adventure level: The inner semicircle follows the animal fence through steep and boggy terrain. If you prefer it easier, take the outer route – the well-maintained ATV track of the border guards. From the Russian memorial, you follow the ATV trail past Vardehaugen, before turning towards the border. After some steep sections, you reach border marker 211 – and there, on the Russian side, the Boris Gleb church emerges as an unexpectedly brilliant moment. Plenty of ups and downs along the fence, before you finish at the river. A hike that both challenges and inspires.

🚌 Getting there

General

Fra Hesseng kjør E105 mot Murmansk, ta av mot Skafferhollet på Elvenes og ta til høyre mot Russisk Krigsminnesmerke. Det er en liten snu/parkeringsplass der turen starter, men det kan være et alternativ å parkere på veien inn mot Skafferhollet.

📷 Magnus Holter Bjørkto

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