Discover Åsen: Hiking, history and a swimming area

If you are looking for a hotel in Åsen, you can plan your trip around different interests: hiking at Stokkvola, local history around the railway station and Åsen kirke, or a visit to the Håmmårsbukta freshwater swimming area each offer a different focus. The trails and places give you concrete points of reference for deciding what to focus on during your stay.

Travelling by train

Trains from Åsen station run on the Nordland Line towards Steinkjer, Trondheim S, Melhus and Lundamo. The destinations served may change for operational reasons, so check the current service before you travel. The station itself is also part of the area's history: it opened in 1902, while the station building dates from 1944. The railway station and the building therefore came into being at different times.

Hiking around Stokkvola

Åsen's Millennium Trail leads towards Stokkvola, whose summit is 516 metres high. The Stokkvola Trail starts at Møssingdalen Ski Centre in Åsen and leads through mountain terrain to the summit. Thus, Stokkvola is the direction of the Millennium Trail, while the other trail has the summit as its destination and a specific starting point. These differences may help you plan your hike.

There are several rest areas with benches along the Stokkvola Trail. The trail is accessible with a pushchair, although some sections are steep. Both details matter when deciding: its suitability for pushchairs and the steep sections. Your own assessment of the route remains part of your planning. The 516-metre summit is the destination on the Stokkvola Trail; the Millennium Trail leads in its direction.

The railway station, church and Elvheim

Åsen kirke is also one of the area's buildings with a recorded date. The present church is a wooden long church and was consecrated on 31 August 1904. The consecration took place shortly after the station opened; the station building, by contrast, dates from the later year of 1944. This sequence distinguishes the histories of the three buildings.

The Elvheim estate now consists of four buildings: a dwelling house, a storehouse, a dye works and a power station. It offers a different perspective on Åsen's buildings than the railway station and church. Visits to Elvheim are possible by arrangement. Bear this condition in mind if you include the site in your travel plans.

Swimming and fishing

Håmmårsbukta is a freshwater swimming area in Åsen. Whether conditions are suitable for swimming depends on the weather. If fishing is part of your stay, fishing permits are available at the Esso service station in central Åsen. Check locally for availability. This lets you consider the two activities as different options for your stay, while keeping the weather conditions for swimming and the availability of permits in mind.

More to explore in the wider destination of Levanger

The wider destination of Levanger offers its own nature and culture themes. Levanger is situated on the Trondheim Fjord and Levanger Bay. The Falstad Trail connects the Falstad Centre with Falstad Forest and is about 1,600 metres long. The Falstad Centre in Ekne is a museum, a human rights centre and a memorial site associated with the Second World War prisoner camp. Falstad Forest is a national memorial site and war cemetery.

Eidsbotn is another regional nature attraction: the bird protection area in Levanger municipality covers about 2.3 square kilometres of water. Nearly 200 bird species have been recorded in the area. General access is permitted in the Eidsbotn nature reserve, provided that nature is not harmed. The markets offer different times of year as a guide to planning a visit to the wider destination: Marsimartnan takes place around the turn of February and March, and Levangermartnan in July and August. Exact dates vary.

Discover more destinations: Skogn, Åsenfjord, Ytterøy, Ekne, Levanger.

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