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Places near Namsos by type
All 268 places by distance →One day from Namsos
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:56 pm
67 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Namsos
- Spillumsfjelletviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Sagfossenwaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Elvalandetriver spot · 1 hrs
- Otterøyariver spot · 1 hrs
- Hoddøyariver spot · 1 hrs
- Back in Namsos
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Namsos?
Namsos Kirke (church, about 1 km), Norsk Sagbruksmuseum (museum, about 3 km), Hoddøya (river spot, about 15 km), Elvalandet (river spot, about 18 km), Otterøya (river spot, about 20 km), Kunstmuseet NordTrøndelag (museum, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Namsos?
224 places on Spotwander: 55 waterfalls, 50 wildlife, forests & gardens, 33 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 35 beaches & coast, 9 rivers, islands & mangroves.
Which is the nearest waterfall to Namsos?
Sagfossen, about 5 km by road; Kvennfossen (6 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Namsos?
Storvikskogen Naturreservat, about 4 km by road; Dølaelva Naturreservat (8 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Namsos?
Start in Namsos, visit Spillumsfjellet, then Sagfossen, then Elvalandet, then Otterøya, then Hoddøya, and drive back — about 67 km by road in all.