Skrevet av: Arne Nilsen/Niels Westphal
Dato: 20.11.2004 21:33
Várjjat Sami Museum (Varanger Sami Museum)has opned it`s doors to Finnmarksløpet. From the 2005 race, the museum is a new checkpoint where the mushers and dogs can receive supplies during the race. Because of this the checkpoint Skippagurra are skipped on the return from Kirkenes.
Várjjat Sámi Musea/Varanger Sami Museum are situated in Vuonnabahta/Varangerbotn, in the sami municipalty. Unjárga/Nesseby. Please visit the website to the Museum http://www.museumsnett.no/vsm/hoved.html
From Varangerbotn og Várjjat Sami Museum the track goes directly south-west over the moors between Varangerbotn and Tana and out the Tana river a little south of Skippagurra. Next checkpoint is in Sirbma. The track to Sirbma follows the Tana river to Hillagura. From Hillagura to Sirbma the track makes a turn north and up towards tha platau. The details on this stretch are too be found in the Trail info for Open class.
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