Gagnåsvatnet

#926 among destinations in Norway

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Gagnåsvatnet or Gangåsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 5.49-square-kilometre lake is located about 9 kilometres southwest of the town of Orkanger and about 6 kilometres west of the village of Fannrem in the Orkdalen valley. ()

Local name: Gangåsvatnet Length: 9843 ftWidth: 2.49 miElevation: 499 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 63°16'18"N, 9°39'0"E

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Sør-TrøndelagNorway

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Gagnåsvatnet – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orkdal Church, Våvatnet, Orkdalen.

5.1 miE
Church
Orkdal Church
131 min walk • Orkdal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fannrem, about 6 kilometres south of the town of Orkanger. It is the main church for the Orkdal parish as well as the seat of the Orkdal prosti within the Diocese of Nidaros.
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Våvatnet
121 min walk • Våvatnet is a lake in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake was dammed in 1910 and is used as the main reservoir for the municipality of Orkdal. The water flows into the lake Songsjøen and then into the lake Gagnåsvatnet.
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Orkdalen
115 min walk • Orkdalen or Orkladalen is a valley and a traditional Norwegian district in Trøndelag county, Norway. In the early Viking Age, before King Harald Fairhair, the Orkla Valley was also a petty kingdom.