{"id":5840,"date":"2020-05-12T09:14:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T09:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=aktiviteter&#038;p=5840"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:04:09","slug":"journey-deep-into-the-caves-near-harstad","status":"publish","type":"aktiviteter","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/journey-deep-into-the-caves-near-harstad\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey deep into the caves near Harstad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tInland from Harstad there are several caves. Fred \u00c5ge Hol takes visitors on caving trips, where the choice is between an easy cave for beginners and a more challenging one for those who dare to explore deeper.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Resshellaren cave in Sk\u00e5nland is a very easily accessible cave. True, it requires you to sit on your backside and slide five metres into the body of the cave, but once in you\u2019ll find yourself in a huge cavern with a roof towering many, many metres above you. There is nowhere you are likely to fall, and you won\u2019t get lost. Even people with a touch of claustrophobia feel comfortable here. There are limestone stalactites and stalagmites in abundance, and Fred \u00c5ge is very happy to tell visitors more about caves and caving. All in all, Resshellaren is an excellent introduction to \u201cunderground\u201d Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"metas-in-two-columns alignwide wp-block-vnn-activity-metas\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-activity-meta-parent\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"vnn__activity-meta-item\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M24 15c0-.2-.2-.4-.4-.5-2.8-1.4-6.2-1.4-9 .1-1.2.7-1.9 1.6-2.1 2.6-.2 1 .1 2.1.9 3.3-.4.7-.8 1.5-1.2 2.5-.2.4 0 .8.4 1 .1 0 .2.1.3.1.3 0 .6-.2.7-.5.3-.6.5-1.2.8-1.7.6.8 1.7 1.9 3.2 1.9h.3c3.3-.3 4.2-3.4 4.9-5.7.3-1 .6-2 1-2.5.2-.1.2-.3.2-.6zm-2.6 2.7c-.8 2.6-1.5 4.4-3.6 4.6-1.3.1-2.2-1.3-2.5-1.8 1.2-1.4 2.2-1.6 2.3-1.6.4-.1.7-.4.6-.8-.1-.4-.4-.7-.8-.7-.1 0-1.5.2-3 1.8-.4-.6-.5-1.2-.4-1.8.1-.6.6-1.2 1.3-1.6 2.1-1.1 4.6-1.2 6.8-.4-.2.8-.5 1.5-.7 2.3z\"\/><path d=\"M13.3 6.1c2.5.6 4.3 2.6 4.6 5.2 0 .4.4.7.8.7s.7-.4.7-.8C19 8 16.7 5.4 13.6 4.7c-4-.9-8.1 1.6-9 5.6-.4 2-.1 4 1 5.7 1.1 1.7 2.7 2.9 4.7 3.3h.2c.3 0 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href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0e4dfc95598953c0effd265c2c9cc5ad.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x900\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0e4dfc95598953c0effd265c2c9cc5ad.jpg\" alt=\"All ages can join the easiest easier caving at Resshellaren \u00a9 Fred \u00c5ge Hol\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0e4dfc95598953c0effd265c2c9cc5ad.jpg\" data-caption=\"All ages can join the easiest easier caving at Resshellaren \u00a9 Fred \u00c5ge Hol\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/7843c1e5d2830cbea38096e5dcb0f290.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x803\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/7843c1e5d2830cbea38096e5dcb0f290-768x514.jpg\" alt=\"Safety first \u00a9 Fred \u00c5ge Hol\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/7843c1e5d2830cbea38096e5dcb0f290.jpg\" data-caption=\"Safety first \u00a9 Fred \u00c5ge Hol\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d9166b21c8531bc502e3cc29da7060f4.jpg\" data-size=\"900x1200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d9166b21c8531bc502e3cc29da7060f4-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Trollkjerkav is for those without a claustrophobic \u00a9 Fred \u00c5ge Hol\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/d9166b21c8531bc502e3cc29da7060f4.jpg\" data-caption=\"Trollkjerkav is for those without a claustrophobic \u00a9 Fred \u00c5ge Hol\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: All ages can join the easiest easier caving at Resshellaren \u00a9 Fred \u00c5ge Hol<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Safety first \u00a9 Fred \u00c5ge Hol<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Trollkjerkav is for those without a claustrophobic \u00a9 Fred \u00c5ge Hol<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-banqueting-hall-in-the-mountain-drips-with-stalactites\">A banqueting hall in the mountain drips with stalactites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A cave as accessible as Resshellaren can be used for a variety of things. Fred \u00c5ge has served both coffee and soup in here, sometimes on a crisp white tablecloth with candelabra and flickering candlelight. Once he even brought a musician who played on a lur made of birch bark. The strange, other-worldly sound was entirely appropriate among all the dripping stalactites. Fred \u00c5ge has brought parties of kindergarten children and senior citizens here, so this is a cave that most people can enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trollkjerka-is-for-the-more-advanced\">Trollkjerka is for the more advanced <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Trollkjerka (The Troll\u2019s Church) is a large cave very close to Evenes Airport. Anyone venturing into Trollkjerka will need to have any feelings of claustrophobia under control and will also need to be pretty fit, as in parts of the cave they will have to wriggle and crawl their way along. However, this should on no account deter you if you have never been in a cave before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-there-are-many-entrances-to-the-caves\">There are many entrances to the caves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Trollkjerka has been measured as the 11th largest cave in Norway \u2012 although as cave measurement goes there are quite literally some hidden statistics. One entrance is simply a hole in the ground which one could easily fail to spot and fall right into, but fortunately it is in a very remote area so that is unlikely. From this entrance there is a drop of 40 metres (131 ft) down to the Kirkesalen (Church Hall), the largest in the network of caves, and as much as a 70-metre (230 ft) difference in height to the lowest measured point. The descent is, however, gradual, so there are no sharp drops. Another entrance is via a river that disappears suddenly into the mountain, the so-called Trollkjerringtaket. You enter the cave by wading through the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/b85ad86e8db833639813ccd74be072e8-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/b85ad86e8db833639813ccd74be072e8-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/b85ad86e8db833639813ccd74be072e8-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/b85ad86e8db833639813ccd74be072e8.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Fred \u00c5ge Hol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hundreds-of-people-can-fit-in-the-church-hall\">Hundreds of people can fit in the Church Hall <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the centre of the Trollkjerka network of caves is Kirkesalen (The Church Hall), a vast space with stalactites, stalagmites and the sound of a rushing river. There is room here for hundreds of people. Sakristiet (The Sacristy), a smaller space just inside, is completely quiet, however. Fred \u00c5ge is not sure why a long, narrow and impressively high-vaulted passage is known as Oraklet (The Oracle), \u201cbut I usually tell people they can ask about anything in here,\u201d he laughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-like-walking-through-an-organism\">It&#8217;s like walking through an organism  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The passage between the Church Hall and the Sacristy looks like what you might see when a miniature camera explores the internal organs of the body, says Fred \u00c5ge, for \u201cit feels just as though one is inside a living organism\u201d. The effect comes from the magical light from the torches and from the unusual rock formations on the cave walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-caving-tours-are-available\">Caving tours are available <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fred \u00c5ge takes both small and large groups into the caves on request. While Resshellaren is accessible for most people, to explore Trollkjerka you need to be fit. You should therefore have a chat with Fred \u00c5ge to find out which tour would suit you best. But note that you should on no account attempt to enter either cave on your own. A short walk to Resshellaren takes barely an hour, while a longer walk through the Trollkjerka caves takes up to three hours. \u201cAnd by the time you\u2019ve finished, you\u2019re pretty tired,\u201d says Fred \u00c5ge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\" alignwide wp-block-vnn-booking\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn-booking__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Harstad.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn-booking__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-visit-harstad\">Visit Harstad<\/h2>\n\n<p>For all the information you need about visiting Harstad and its surrounding areas simply check out the Visit Harstad webpage. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button link-to-booking-provider-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitharstad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vnn__byline vnn-grid has-author has-date has-tags\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-meta\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-author\">Written by arild<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">May 12, 2020<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">Last updated September 1, 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-tags\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=activities\" rel=\"tag\">Activities<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=caving\" rel=\"tag\">caving<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=hiking\" rel=\"tag\">Hiking<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_omrder=harstad\" rel=\"tag\">Harstad<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=autumn\" rel=\"tag\">Autumn<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=summer\" rel=\"tag\">Summer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_fasiliteter=adrenaline\" rel=\"tag\">Adrenaline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_fasiliteter=groups\" rel=\"tag\">Groups<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":8183,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","vnn_header_layout":"featured","vnn_header_layout_image_id":8183,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_x":0.5,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_y":0.5,"vnn_header_layout_description":"","vnn_header_layout_url":"","vnn_header_layout_url_text":"","vnn_header_layout_photographer":" Fred \u00c5ge Hol","vnn_header_layout_video_id":"","vnn_header_layout_yt_id":"","vnn_header_layout_vimeo_id":"","teft_location_geodata_lat":68.512344485369,"teft_location_geodata_lng":16.76513671875,"teft_cards_image_id":8183,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_x":0.5,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_y":0.5,"teft_cards_title":"","teft_cards_excerpt":"","footnotes":""},"todo":[2,13,14],"facilities":[26,5],"season":[6,7],"region":[67],"malgrupper":[28,11],"class_list":["post-5840","aktiviteter","type-aktiviteter","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","todo-activities","todo-caving","todo-hiking","facilities-adrenaline","facilities-groups","season-autumn","season-summer","region-harstad","malgrupper-adrenaline-kicker","malgrupper-nature-specialist"],"feature_media_url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/b85ad86e8db833639813ccd74be072e8.jpg","vnn_map_marker_category":{"id":14,"name":"Hiking","slug":"hiking","icon":"","parentIcon":"","parent":"Activities"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - 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