DeatnuTana

A 6 km trail past rows of more than 500 pits once used to trap wild reindeer, plus stone-lined meat caches; on UNESCO's tentative list since 2025.

Parking on Rv895 about 7 km south of Skiippagurra (6 km from E6 towards Finland) · 2–3 h (about 6 km) · June–October (trail always open)

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A River Sámi museum in a 1790 guesthouse, with an 1820s fishing hut built for visiting 'salmon lords' and a collection of traditional Tana river boats.

Polmakveien 1599, Polmak (Buolbmát), by the Finnish border · 1 h · mid-June to mid-August (guided tours, shop/café)

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A wooden long church consecrated in 1853, one of the few in Finnmark the retreating German army did not burn in 1944.

Polmak village, just east of the Finnish border · 15–20 min · all-year outside

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A cable-stayed bridge, opened in 2020 to replace the 1948 suspension bridge, carries the E6 over Norway's most important salmon river and gives the village its name.

Tana bru, on the E6 · 15 min · all-year

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An easy flat walk into Norway's largest untouched river delta, a Ramsar site where up to 27,000 goosanders gather before autumn migration.

East side of the Tana river, signed turn-off about 37 km north of Tana bru on Fv890 · 2 h (5.3 km return) · May–October

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Tana's highest peak, a mountain sacred to the Sámi, with views from the top over the Tana valley to the forests of Finland; a long, hard day on foot.

Start at parking by Leavvajohka (Levajok), upper Tana valley · about 10 h (31.8 km return, 1,199 m ascent) · June–October

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A gastropub in Tana bru with more than 200 co-owners, cooking seasonal reindeer, salmon, king crab and game alongside pizza and burgers.

Rådhusveien 25, Tana bru, by the river · 1–1.5 h · all-year (assumed)

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A wooden long church from 1964 in Rustefjelbma (Ruostefielbmá), on the way north to the Tana delta.

Rustefjelbma, about 15 km south of the river mouth, Fv890 · 10–15 min · all-year outside

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A marked 2.4 km path from Polmak up to Tana's highest border cairn facing Finland, with a summit box and views of about 70 km in almost every direction.

Polmak, start above the former nursing home by Fielbmágeaidnu 22 (or walk up from Tana museum) · 2 h (4.8 km return, 263 m climb) · May–November

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A short signed walk from Boftsa up a low hill with views over Boftsa, Rustefjelbma and the Tana river; locals walk it all winter, and there is a box to sign at the top.

Boftsa, lower Tana valley; park at the ploughed lot at Urabakken, 250 m south of the signed start · 1 h (3.5 km return, 214 m climb) · all-year (ut.no lists it as a winter walk, Feb–April)

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