Aurskog-Høland
Municipality · Akershus
About Aurskog-Høland
Cycle the loop around Rømsjøen to the Swedish border, past Rømskog church on its headland, a 1753 border stone and the 1860 Trosterud school museum.
What to do and where to stay in Aurskog-Høland
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1Cycle around RømsjøenActivity
A 3–4 hour ride round the border lake from Rømskog church, mostly quiet asphalt with 5.5 km of gravel, with a gravel side road to a 1753 border post.
Rømsjøen, Rømskog (start at Rømskog church) · 3–4 h · May–October
2Haukenestårnet fire tower, HaukenesfjelletViewpoint
A 12 m wooden fire lookout from 1909, used until 1975 and one of two left in Norway, now a DNT cabin about 1 km from parking at the end of Branntårnveien.
Haukenesfjellet, west of Rømsjøen, Rømskog · 1 h (about 2 km return) · all year
3Rømskog churchHistory & culture
A small church on a headland facing Rømsjøen, rebuilt in 1799 from an earlier stave church.
North-east shore of Rømsjøen, Rømskog · 15–30 min · outside all year; inside – check
4Urskog fort (Dingsrud fort)History & culture
A border fort at Lierfoss demolished under the 1905 Karlstad settlement; the commandant's house and barracks still stand, and trenches were dug out again in the 1980s.
Dingsrudveien 105, Lierfoss, between Aurskog and Bjørkelangen · 45–60 min · all year (outdoor site)
5Kurøen bygdetunHistory & culture
Rømskog's millennium site by Rømsjøen, about 1 km from the church: a farm with history back to 1599, an old courthouse building and grounds for picnics, swimming and fishing.
Kurøen, Rømskog · 30–60 min · summer weekends
6Hemnessjøen bike loop and bird wetlandsActivity
A ride from Hemnes along Hemnessjøen to Ydersbotn and back past farmland and the wetland reserves of Kollerudvika and Kragtorpvika, good for birds.
Start at Søndrehallen, Hemnes · 2–3 h · May–October
7Hemnes churchHistory & culture
A listed wooden cross church from 1872 with room for about 800 people, in the village of Hemnes.
Hemnes · 15 min · outside all year
8ElgheiatårnetHike
A 7.5 km return walk from Dreierudveien to an old fire lookout on Elgheia that you may climb at your own risk, with views to the Oslofjord on clear days.
Elgheia, Aurskog · 2 h (7.5 km return, 233 m climb) · May–October
9Finstadbru stationHistory & culture
A 1937 station designed by line manager Eigil Prydz, one of two left on its original site on the Urskog–Høland line, which closed in 1960.
Blakerveien 1515, Finstadbru, Aurskog · 15–30 min · outside all year; open on event days