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Ruija region

Alta

Komsatoppen – Northern Lights Cathedral (Alta Church) loop from Alta Airport

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Norway

Ruija region

Alta

Komsatoppen – Northern Lights Cathedral (Alta Church) loop from Alta Airport

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Komsatoppen – Northern Lights Cathedral (Alta Church) loop from Alta Airport

02:51

9.79km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Bus stop

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764 m

View of the Northern Lights in Alta

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Magnificent spectacle in the sky

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1.87 km

View of the Harbor in Alta

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3.05 km

Komsatoppen

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Komsatoppen is Alta's local mountain. It has a height of 213 meters. From the summit, there is a very good panoramic view. You can see the Altafjord, the town of Alta, and the Arctic Ocean.

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3.34 km

Rocky Forest Trail

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Beautiful, unspoilt path. Sure-footedness required.

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5.75 km

Kristian Birkeland Bust

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Kristian Birkeland was a Norwegian physicist who studied the northern lights and built a northern lights observatory on Mount Haldde near Alta.

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5.82 km

Northern Lights Cathedral (Alta Church)

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The evangelical cathedral is definitely worth a visit. Stunning no-corner architecture modeled after the Northern Lights with a bronze statue of Jesus made in Italy.

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5.99 km

Markedsgata

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Alta is a young city. It was only formed in 2000 through the merger of three municipalities and is the northernmost city with over 10,000 inhabitants. Margedsgata is a pedestrian-only …

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6.08 km

Slate Worker Statue in Alta

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Very nice sculpture in honor of the slate mining in Alta 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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9.79 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.98 km

1.78 km

953 m

590 m

484 m

Surfaces

4.63 km

2.87 km

1.73 km

566 m

Elevation

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Friday 22 May

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Komsatoppen – Northern Lights Cathedral (Alta Church) loop from Alta Airport

View of the Northern Lights in Alta

View of the Harbor in Alta

Komsatoppen

Rocky Forest Trail

Kristian Birkeland Bust

Northern Lights Cathedral (Alta Church)

Markedsgata

Slate Worker Statue in Alta

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