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Norway
Ruija region
Alta

Alta Rock Carvings – Alta Rock Carvings loop from Hjemmeluft

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Norway
Ruija region
Alta

Alta Rock Carvings – Alta Rock Carvings loop from Hjemmeluft

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Alta Rock Carvings – Alta Rock Carvings loop from Hjemmeluft

00:54

3.30km

50m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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368 m

Alta Rock Art – UNESCO World Heritage Site

Highlight • Historical Site

The rock art in Alta with thousands of paintings and carvings. A unique historical experience with the activities of a people who were hunters and gatherers in the Arctic region. The symbols and rituals are around 2000-7000 years old.

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698 m

View of the Yellow House and Fjord

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3

859 m

Boardwalk Through the Rocks

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4

918 m

Komi Culture Petroglyphs

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5

1.02 km

Alta Rock Carvings

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The rock paintings, which are between 2000 and 6200 years old, show the life of hunters and fishermen.

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1.92 km

Alta Rock Carvings

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I was very impressed by the drawings

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2.25 km

View of Alta Rock Carvings and Altafjord

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At this beautiful viewpoint there is also an information board about the discoveries of the rock carvings in 1960-70

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2.43 km

The Red Rock (Det Røde Berget)

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There are also rock carvings on the red stone, but they are not accessible. It is called red stone because it contains iron oxide.

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3.30 km

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1.87 km

1.40 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.88 km

839 m

365 m

180 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 30 August

16°C

12°C

21 %

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Comments

August 10, 2024,Norwegen 🇳🇴: Alta Museum - Felsritzungen in Hjemmeluft
Having arrived high up in northern Norway, we pay a visit to the Alta Museum. The stone history book presents thousands of rock carvings that are up to 6,000 years old and show humans and animals in hunting situations, rituals and social interactions. The circular route on a wooden boardwalk is around 3 km long. The rock paintings are very …

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June 12, 2023,Wanderung durch das ALTA-Wektkulturerbe-Museum mit prähistorischen Felsenkunst
This tour was great. The counterpart to the cave paintings in Périgord.

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July 27, 2022,Runde UNESCO Welterbe Alta Hjemmeluft
Visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Hjemmeluft in Alta. On a circular route you can see the rock carvings from 7000 to 2000 years ago. There is also a detailed accompanying booklet, which you receive with admission (approx. EUR 13 per adult). Even if the area is not fenced in, it may only be entered with an entrance fee!

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July 29, 2025,Die Felskunst in Alta
The rock art in Alta, with its unique and universal value, is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as a cultural heritage site. The rock art is characterized by its great diversity and large number of figures. The oldest are 7,000 years old.

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June 9, 2026,... in Alta in das Museum. Oder: Felsritzungen in Hjemmeluft.
... High Noon showed the time when we were there. 😊 In the most beautiful weather, we leisurely walked around the scenic and lovingly designed location. The "pictures" were sometimes very clear. The informative brochure explains many details. ☝️ The museum (indoor) is entertaining and well done. Relaxed, we later had a Latte Macchiato. 😊 And then two buses arrived …

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July 12, 2022,🇳🇴 ALTA Museum ✏️
Ancient rock carvings were found in Alta in northern Norway in the last century. They give an exciting insight into the culture of the Stone Age. Alta's prehistoric rock art is on the Unesco World Heritage List, it is one of eight UNESCO sites in Norway. There are carvings and rock paintings, the oldest are more than 7000 years old. …

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June 14, 2023,Wanderung-Museum Alta Felsenritzungen 🇳🇴
Rock carvings in Hjemmelift/Jiepmaluokta in the Alta Museum were on the agenda (Rock Art World Heritage Site). The rock art at Alta, thousands of paintings and carvings, is a unique testament to aspects of life, the natural environment and activities of a hunter-gatherer people in the Arctic regions of prehistoric times.

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