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Vollen - Coastal hiking
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  • May 6, 2021
  • 2 min

Vollen - Coastal hiking

The beaches in the inner Oslofjord are special. In many places, slanted slate layers are eroded to quite flat, but rough rocks. Occasionally you will find soft sandy beaches with wide-open grasslands inside. The slates erodes into gravel of small flat stones. Some of the beaches are covered with this kind of gravel. If you follow the coastal path along the beaches between Vollen and Slemmestad, you can find small beach crabs or admire the views to Oslo, Nesodden and the islan
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Vollen og Rabben - idyllic bathing areas
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  • May 6, 2021
  • 2 min

Vollen og Rabben - idyllic bathing areas

Many people know Vollen right outside of Oslo as a beautiful little "southern village" with white wooden houses. The beaches and the terraced rocky beaches are not as well known. On the sandy beach of Vollen the children can wade on shallow water and play with a shovel and bucket. If you go to the left you will find a bathing ladder. If you go to the right you will find a completely different terrain. Here the mountain has been eroded by the natural forces to a relatively fla
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Asker - Hvalstrand bathing facilities
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  • May 5, 2021
  • 1 min

Asker - Hvalstrand bathing facilities

Hvalstrand bath is the most traditional bathing facility in Asker. It was created in 1934 by private owners with a plundge tower, roller coaster and a stately restaurant. During the 1960s, operations became less profitable, and from 1978 Asker municipality had to take over. At that time, the plant was in poor condition due to lack of maintenance. In 1993 the plant was protected. The old, partly destroyed plundge tower was replaced with an exact copy, and the restaurant was re
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