{"id":5414,"date":"2019-04-12T11:11:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/?p=5414\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T16:40:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T14:40:46","slug":"trollkirka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/en\/hiking\/trollkirka\/","title":{"rendered":"Trollkirka: stunning caves with waterfalls"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5414\" class=\"elementor elementor-5414\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c1b122c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c1b122c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31745301\" data-id=\"31745301\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac9248e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ac9248e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On an extremely hot day in August, while we were on our way to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/en\/roadtripping\/atlantic-road\/\">Atlantic Road<\/a>, we stumbled upon a tiny parking lot in Fr\u00e6na, M\u00f8re og Romsdal. We found a sign there, saying &#8216;Trollkirka&#8217;, but most of it was in Norwegian. While eating our sandwiches we tried to figure out what it said. Something about flashlights? Bart-Jan convinced me to go figure out what this was all about. And the reward turned out to be way bigger than we thought.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1faa7ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"1faa7ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=trollkirka&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"trollkirka\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"trollkirka\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19371d24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19371d24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e258b5\" data-id=\"58e258b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4654564c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4654564c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>How do you get to Trollkirka?<\/h3><p>Trollkirka, also known as Trollkyrkja, literally means &#8216;Troll&#8217;s Church. The church is a collection of underground corridors linking several colorful <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Limestone\">limestone<\/a> caves to eachother. You can park the car along Riksveg 64 and follow the signs to Trollkirka. The hike takes approximately 1,5 hours up and one hour down. As said on the sign, it&#8217;s adviced to bring a flashlight (preferably a headlight) with you and you should probably wear waterproof boots too..\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c17f743 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c17f743\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2233f277\" data-id=\"2233f277\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25358d6c\" data-id=\"25358d6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631d635c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"631d635c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-1-1024x758.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4500\" alt=\"De route naar Trollkyrkja op een bord aan het begin van de wandeling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-1-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-1-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-1-1000x740.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-1-400x296.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76ea3590\" data-id=\"76ea3590\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e55160a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e55160a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b10659b\" data-id=\"1b10659b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db0b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db0b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Nature reserve Trollkirkedalen<\/h3><p>You&#8217;ll be hiking through a protected nature reserve called Trollkirkedalen until you reach the Trollkirka caves at 484 meters above sea level. The peat soil provides calcium rich soil, so the area is full of unique plant species and orchids that are threatened with extinction. Along the way you will come across little signs that describe what plants are growing there. Be careful with wandering of the tracks, because you never know what kind of plants you&#8217;ll be accidentally murdering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-767a49c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"767a49c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49f00887\" data-id=\"49f00887\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cf25be9\" data-id=\"7cf25be9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae4c1fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ae4c1fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-23.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-23-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5419\" alt=\"Twee vrouwen in natuurreservaat Trollkirkedalen Noorwegen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-23-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-23-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-541ec344\" data-id=\"541ec344\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1100da2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1100da2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60afdab2\" data-id=\"60afdab2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72203082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72203082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The perfect hike for a hot day<\/h3><p>Aside from lots of green, you will also come across lots of water. Small creeks, cute waterfalls and also lots of mud. The first time we undertook this hike it was 27\u00b0C (who says Norway is cold?!), so we took advantage of all the small creeks A LOT. During the climb we saw a couple of little kids playing in the waterfalls and tiny swimming pools carved by nature. So you could even decide to bring a towel and take a dip!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ce11da1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ce11da1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a565042\" data-id=\"3a565042\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ca05b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43ca05b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-30.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Trollvatnet, Trollkirka - Noorwegen\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQyNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xvc3Rpbm5vcnZhbmEubmxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzAzXC9Ucm9sbGtpcmthLTMwLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-30-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5426\" alt=\"Schapen grazen langs het Trollvatnet in Noorwegen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-30-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-30-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-30-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-30-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30eea39a\" data-id=\"30eea39a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d81bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22d81bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-29.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Natuurreservaat Trollkirkedalen Noorwegen\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQyNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xvc3Rpbm5vcnZhbmEubmxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzAzXC9Ucm9sbGtpcmthLTI5LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-29-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5425\" alt=\"Bijzondere plantensoorten in natuurreservaat Trollkirkedalen Noorwegen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-29-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-29-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-29-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-29-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-29-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-29.jpg 2038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fb97958 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fb97958\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4beece1b\" data-id=\"4beece1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db91090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5db91090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before we knew it we arrived at the entrance of the first Trollkirka cave. A cold breeze greeted us. We couldn&#8217;t see passed a few rocks, as it was really dark inside. I hesitated, but Bart-Jan was already way ahead of me and rushed into the cave. We had to use both hands and feet to get into the cave, so I was really glad I brought my headlight.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b2b74b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b2b74b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71c2446d\" data-id=\"71c2446d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39a585ec\" data-id=\"39a585ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481ecfdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"481ecfdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-24.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-24-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5420\" alt=\"Vrouwen met hoofdlamp in Trollkirka grot Noorwegen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-24-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-24-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-24-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-24-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4c10bc\" data-id=\"f4c10bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-305e7dd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"305e7dd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fa33bbf\" data-id=\"4fa33bbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce820c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ce820c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>A colorful, underground surprise<\/h3><p>It&#8217;s impossible to get lost in the caves, so just follow the loud noise and keep going. If you decide to crawl into one of the tiny passages, you&#8217;ll hit a dead end. Bart-Jan tried that out for you. Don&#8217;t forget to mind your head, because you wouldn&#8217;t be the first one climbing out of the caves with a head wound! Eventually you&#8217;ll reach the spectacle that you came for: a giant limestone bowl, overgrown with bright green moss, with a waterfall coming down from the top. The waterfall is so gorgeous to look at, there&#8217;s a high chance you&#8217;ll accidentally get too close and become wet. But it&#8217;s so worth it.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-185c8f78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"185c8f78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6505215b\" data-id=\"6505215b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b830f96\" data-id=\"2b830f96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106d0a9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"106d0a9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-25.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-25-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5421\" alt=\"Vrouw poseert bij waterval in Trollkirka grotten Noorwegen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-25-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-25-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-25-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-25-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-25-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-25.jpg 1342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d024ea6\" data-id=\"7d024ea6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-714cac2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"714cac2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22deaed4\" data-id=\"22deaed4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e37566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69e37566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Indiana Jones and the Trollkirka caves<\/h3><p>The limestone caves have been carved out by the water through thousands of years. If you look very close, you can see the different layers of stone in the walls. But this cave isn&#8217;t all! When you walk out of the cave and climb a bit further up, you&#8217;ll get to the next Trollkirka cave. The only way to reach it is to go down a really shaky ladder! You can&#8217;t miss it. And you&#8217;ll found out why this place is called Trollkirka very soon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50a6f68a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50a6f68a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50a81312\" data-id=\"50a81312\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47f692c9\" data-id=\"47f692c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2e61e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b2e61e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-15.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-15-758x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4514\" alt=\"Man poseert in Trollkirka grot Noorwegen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-15-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-15-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-15-768x1038.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-15-1000x1351.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-15-400x540.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Trollkirka-15.jpg 1421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23d9f429\" data-id=\"23d9f429\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48e3fe41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48e3fe41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b2a8674\" data-id=\"7b2a8674\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e470de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52e470de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>&#8216;Cursing&#8217; in the Troll&#8217;s church<\/h3><p>I couldn&#8217;t help myself and yelled &#8220;Oh my god!&#8221; the first time I entred the cave. Because look at those colors! It was so special.. I could hardly believe we were the only ones there, as I thought this cave was even more beautiful than the first one. Apparently only a handful of people know there&#8217;s a second cave!\u00a0<br \/><br \/><em>(Update: we went back here in 2018 and the second cave still turned out to be a hidden gem!)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b11a3bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b11a3bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d40352d\" data-id=\"2d40352d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10ad2457\" data-id=\"10ad2457\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f280224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f280224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-26.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-26-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5422\" alt=\"Vrouw poseert bij waterval in Trollkirka grot Noorwegen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-26-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-26-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-26-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-26-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-26-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-26.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9e07d\" data-id=\"c9e07d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fb160ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fb160ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25444ad7\" data-id=\"25444ad7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b47fe65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b47fe65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At leat you know where to find it now! So if you&#8217;re ever on your way to the Atlantic Road and decide to go hiking in the neighbourhood, so should go visit Trollkirka. The hike is really doable &#8211; even for beginners &#8211; and the reward is amazing! Besides the caves are really cool, so it&#8217;s a perfect place to visit on a hot summers day. And if you&#8217;re really ambitious you could even dive into the idyllic Trollvatnet before you hike down.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fc6a3cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fc6a3cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b3bfa27\" data-id=\"4b3bfa27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68c3de59\" data-id=\"68c3de59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7229e50c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7229e50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-31.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Trollvatnet, Trollkirka - Noorwegen\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQyNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xvc3Rpbm5vcnZhbmEubmxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzAzXC9Ucm9sbGtpcmthLTMxLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-31-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5427\" alt=\"Twee vrouwen zitten aan het Trollvatnet in Noorwegen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-31-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-31-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-31-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lostinnorvana.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Trollkirka-31-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ed52ca8\" data-id=\"5ed52ca8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On an extremely hot day in August, while we were on our way to visit the Atlantic Road, we stumbled upon a tiny parking lot in Fr\u00e6na, M\u00f8re og Romsdal. We found a sign there, saying &#8216;Trollkirka&#8217;, but most of it was in Norwegian. While eating our sandwiches we tried to figure out what it said. Something about flashlights? Bart-Jan convinced me to go figure out what this was all about. And the reward turned out to be way bigger than we thought. How do you get to Trollkirka? Trollkirka, also known as Trollkyrkja, literally means &#8216;Troll&#8217;s Church. The church is a collection of underground corridors linking several colorful limestone caves to eachother. You can park the car along Riksveg 64 and follow the signs to Trollkirka. The hike takes approximately 1,5 hours up and one hour down. As said on the sign, it&#8217;s adviced to bring a flashlight (preferably a headlight) with you and you should probably wear waterproof boots too.. Nature reserve Trollkirkedalen You&#8217;ll be hiking through a protected nature reserve called Trollkirkedalen until you reach the Trollkirka caves at 484 meters above sea level. The peat soil provides calcium rich soil, so the area is full of unique plant species and orchids that are threatened with extinction. Along the way you will come across little signs that describe what plants are growing there. Be careful with wandering of the tracks, because you never know what kind of plants you&#8217;ll be accidentally murdering. The perfect hike for a hot day Aside from lots of green, you will also come across lots of water. Small creeks, cute waterfalls and also lots of mud. The first time we undertook this hike it was 27\u00b0C (who says Norway is cold?!), so we took advantage of all the small creeks A LOT. During the climb we saw a couple of little kids playing in the waterfalls and tiny swimming pools carved by nature. So you could even decide to bring a towel and take a dip! Before we knew it we arrived at the entrance of the first Trollkirka cave. A cold breeze greeted us. We couldn&#8217;t see passed a few rocks, as it was really dark inside. I hesitated, but Bart-Jan was already way ahead of me and rushed into the cave. We had to use both hands and feet to get into the cave, so I was really glad I brought my headlight. A colorful, underground surprise It&#8217;s impossible to get lost in the caves, so just follow the loud noise and keep going. If you decide to crawl into one of the tiny passages, you&#8217;ll hit a dead end. Bart-Jan tried that out for you. Don&#8217;t forget to mind your head, because you wouldn&#8217;t be the first one climbing out of the caves with a head wound! Eventually you&#8217;ll reach the spectacle that you came for: a giant limestone bowl, overgrown with bright green moss, with a waterfall coming down from the top. The waterfall is so gorgeous to look at, there&#8217;s a high chance you&#8217;ll accidentally get too close and become wet. But it&#8217;s so worth it. Indiana Jones and the Trollkirka caves The limestone caves have been carved out by the water through thousands of years. If you look very close, you can see the different layers of stone in the walls. But this cave isn&#8217;t all! When you walk out of the cave and climb a bit further up, you&#8217;ll get to the next Trollkirka cave. The only way to reach it is to go down a really shaky ladder! You can&#8217;t miss it. And you&#8217;ll found out why this place is called Trollkirka very soon. &#8216;Cursing&#8217; in the Troll&#8217;s church I couldn&#8217;t help myself and yelled &#8220;Oh my god!&#8221; the first time I entred the cave. Because look at those colors! It was so special.. I could hardly believe we were the only ones there, as I thought this cave was even more beautiful than the first one. Apparently only a handful of people know there&#8217;s a second cave! (Update: we went back here in 2018 and the second cave still turned out to be a hidden gem!) At leat you know where to find it now! So if you&#8217;re ever on your way to the Atlantic Road and decide to go hiking in the neighbourhood, so should go visit Trollkirka. The hike is really doable &#8211; even for beginners &#8211; and the reward is amazing! Besides the caves are really cool, so it&#8217;s a perfect place to visit on a hot summers day. 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