Prestvannet Lake
Prestvannet Lake
4.5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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mary.
7 contributions
Feb 2020
I had a lovely bracing walk up to the lake and when I arrived, it was covered in snow. The only way you could tell it was a lake because there were lifesavers in places around. I also found the Tromso Geophysical Observatory which had a screen showing auroral activity.
Written 14 February 2020
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Fiona C
Brisbane, Australia9 contributions
Jan 2023
We took the bus here at 7pm as the hotel receptionsit said you could see the northern lights there....and we did! Spectacular views and experience of the lights dancing over the frozen and snowy lake. Didn't even have to pay to take a tour there, just a local bus!
Written 15 January 2023
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Cheryl
78 contributions
Mar 2024 • Solo
If you are staying in Tromsø and the sky is looking clear this is one of the darker places you can go to see the lights without leaving the island. It was a half hour walk (uphill) from the centre of Tromsø. The roads are really well lit but shoe spikes might be advisable.
I was really lucky as got to experience an hour of ever changing lights the night that I went.
I was really lucky as got to experience an hour of ever changing lights the night that I went.
Written 27 March 2024
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C-Aliza
Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco Island8 contributions
Jan 2021
When you walk to here, have a compass or GPS with you. With this much snow, easily you can get lost.
Written 15 February 2021
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Ole Thore M
Copenhagen, Denmark110 contributions
Jan 2019 • Friends
Only about 15 min walk from the central city and an excellent spot to watch the Northern light- and its free :-)
Written 14 March 2019
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Jim C
London, UK166 contributions
Mar 2018 • Friends
If you walk out to the centre of the frozen lake, then you have a great field of vision - pretty much 360 degrees. There is a little light from the path around the perimeter of the lake, but it really doesn't impact the viewing, and I even got some good photos just using my iPhone & a very small tripod.
Written 12 March 2018
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Lance Kerwin
Tromso, Norway603 contributions
Mar 2017 • Solo
One of my favorite place in Tromsø. This is also a great spot to see the aurora borealis at night. Prestvannet is also very nice during summer time. The place is so picturesque.
Written 17 March 2017
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wensday
Sheffield, UK87 contributions
Nov 2016 • Couples
Lovely location, great for jogging or walking. Panoramic views of the surrounding area very popular with skaters and families on the frozen lake. On the occasions the aurora is visible in Tromso itself then this is an ideal spot to get up high and away from the city lights.
Written 22 November 2016
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Gregory T
Tromso, Norway32 contributions
Aug 2015 • Solo
I only discovered this after years of living here, embarrassingly. It's a beautiful little lake with a great path all around it - it is 2-3 km to walk the entire path. I sometimes bike it. On a sunny day, I highly recommend this. Lots of local birds. You can see distant mountains, and it's a wonderful, fresh experience. There are several places you can sit on benches or rocks and look at the water, and enjoy some food. Cute little bridges and treelined paths. Highly recommended - not fantastic views as in Fløya (up the mountain lift on the mainland), but super super nice, and sheltered a bit from the wind.
Written 25 April 2016
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Felix L
Oxford, UK98 contributions
Oct 2019
This is a perfect hour-or-so walk from Tromso. Absolutely beautiful (frozen when we were there) lake with great views of the mountains too.
Written 25 December 2019
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Salve!
Volevo chiedere: è permesso campeggiare con la propria tenda in questo posto per qualche giorno?
Grazie!
Written 15 November 2018
Is this lake frozen now so you could ice skate on it?
Written 24 November 2017
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