Kjemåfossen Waterfall – Futhellaren Rock Shelter loop from Kjemågneset

Hiking trails & Routes

Norway

Nordland

Saltdal

Kjemåfossen Waterfall – Futhellaren Rock Shelter loop from Kjemågneset

Easy

4.7

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319

hikers

Kjemåfossen Waterfall – Futhellaren Rock Shelter loop from Kjemågneset

01:22

5.08km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

69 m

Nordland National Park Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

Limited opening hours 12.00-17.00. Unfortunately, hiking maps for many of the relevant national parks not available, eg Borgefjell. But there is an Art gallery ;-)

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133 m

Trash Animals of Salten Bear Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

A series of animal sculptures made from objects that they can kill in the wild. A Trashanimal was set up on each of 12 environmental sites in Salten.

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521 m

Suspension Bridge Over the Vefsna River

Highlight • Bridge

3.24 km

Futhellaren Rock Shelter

Highlight • Cave

5.08 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.37 km

1.46 km

825 m

413 m

Surfaces

3.84 km

825 m

413 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

September 2, 2022,Storjord 🇳🇴

On our journey, heading south again, we pass the Nordland National Park Center and make a spontaneous stop. There we will find sufficient information about the many national parks in this area. Just as spontaneously we decide to do a small circular hike, which presents a challenge for me! A suspension bridge😅 But I conquered it with my head held …

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September 21, 2024,🇳🇴 Überm Polarkreis ... Saltdal Turissenter - Rundweg

A nice little walk for me. Peggy and I split up at the waterfall. She went further up, I continued walking down. We met again at our nice hut, where we checked in for two nights. 😁😉🤗

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September 26, 2025,🇳🇴 - Nordland :: Wanderung zum Kjemåfossen 26.09.2025

On our last day in Norway, we visited Nordland National Park and took a short hike to Kjemåfossen. The landscape is now tinged with yellow and green by the trees. I've never seen anything so different. The suspension bridge also required a bit more courage this time; it rocked quite a bit. But the might of the waterfall truly amazed …

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August 21, 2024,🇧🇻 Storjord: kleine Flussrunde an der E6 mit Zwischenübernachtung

So, and here is our last recorded tour from Norway. I still have countless pictures, but many of them weren't worth recording as a tour.
Here is a short walk, basically on the way back. I was looking for a nice place to stay overnight near the E6 and found one right here. A little off the main road, right …

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