Silfar Canyon — Attraction in Porsanger

Much more beautiful than the pictures manage to show! As with most of Norway, the cameras lense just never seems to capture the scale of things enough. There's a good sized car park and from there ors only a couple of hundred metres walk to the canyon. But although short, the walk is not necessarily easy for those who have an impairment or have balance issues. Good solid bottomed supportive shoes are needed, because there are a few ups and downs and loose stops. When yoh reach the canyon there are no safety rails of any kind. The rocks are sharp and jagged and trip hazards abound so please be careful if you're with children of have a dog. When we were there people were swimming in the lovely green crystal clear water and it certainly is a very picturesque place for a dip. Although please remember it is a river and so therefore there...

This is a beautiful place to stop and take some time to explore this canyon. The canyon is quite long and you can explore it from its upper and lower end. However, be careful and stay on the paths. Nature is very vulnerable and all traces remain visible for a long time... Remark; best photos you can get, if you are in there in the morning. Then sun shining...

The canyon is quickly visible after a short hike from the parking area. Definitely worth a visit for the unique terrain, plant life and turquoise water. It is possible to get to the bottom of the canyon, where you can wade in the freezing water and...