Enebakk
Municipality · Akershus
About Enebakk
The southern trails of Østmarka, swimming lakes like Mjær and Lyseren, and a stone church from around 1200 at Kirkebygda.
What to do and where to stay in Enebakk
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1Enebakk churchHistory & culture
A stone church begun in the 1100s, with Renaissance murals uncovered in the 1960s, among them a woman churning butter among devils, and Norway's oldest pulpit canopy (1578).
Kirkebygda, Enebakk · 30–45 min · All year; interior when open or at services
2Østmarka National Park from BysetermåsanNature
Opened in May 2024, the 54 km² national park next to Oslo protects a large unbroken forest with lakes like the 4 km Mosjøen; Enebakk's Bysetermåsan car park is a way in.
Bysetermåsan car park off Rausjøveien, north-west Enebakk · 2 h to a full day · All year; ski trails in winter
3Vangen skistueFood & drink
Skiforeningen's 1961 lodge deep in Østmarka National Park serves food every day of the year except a few holidays, about 3.5 km on foot or ski from Bysetermåsan.
Vangen, west of Mosjøen, Østmarka · 3–4 h including the walk (about 7 km return) · All year; daily 10–15, weekends 10–16
4Kjerringhøgda lookout towerViewpoint
A short loop from Bysetermåsan climbs to a lookout tower over the Østmarka forest, about 20 minutes' walk up from the car park.
Kjerringhøgda, from Bysetermåsan, Enebakk · About 1 h (2.9 km loop) · All year (snow in winter)
5Enebakk bygdetunHistory & culture
A small open-air museum of four old buildings by the medieval church in Kirkebygda, run by the local history society and open on summer Sundays.
By Enebakk church, Kirkebygda · 30–60 min · Sundays 28 June–16 August 2026; also Bygdedagen 22 August
6Mari church on TangenhaugenHistory & culture
A timber church from 1761 on a knoll above lake Mjær in Ytre Enebakk.
Tangenhaugen, Ytre Enebakk · 15–30 min · All year (outside)
7Lake Lyseren at NosaSwim
A 7 km² lake on Enebakk's southern border; at Nosa and Lyserbråten the shore is public land with bathing places, piers and public parking.
Nosa / Lyserbråten, Lyseren, southern Enebakk · 1–2 h · Swimming June–August
8Rock rings at BjerkeLocal secretLocal oddity
Odd rings cut into a rock at a field edge by Bjerke farm, faint but with deep centres, and a second ringed stone 50 m behind; the history society gives no explanation. Farmland: ask at Bjerke.
By Bjerke farm, Ytre Enebakk, beside the dirt road · 15 min
9Damsåa mills and dams, FlatebyLocal secretHistory & culture
Most of Flateby's sawmills stood on the Damsåa stream from the 1500s–1600s; a dam has stood at Modelldammen since about 1650, and a wood-grinding mill came in 1900. Many sites are private homes.
Along the Damsåa stream, Flateby