The Rotna Trail Grue Finnskog

You can rest at the shelters by Bjørsjøen, or at Grusetsetra, which can be found on the detour from Hyttjanstorpet up to the viewpoint at Mårhelleskjæra (449 metres above sea level). This very remote farm was a permanent settlement until the mid-1950s.

There is also a viewpoint at Hokkåsberget (448 metres above sea level), a detour on foot northwards from Byersetra, a walk of about two kilometres. This viewpoint can also be reached from Nordgrensetra later in the route. Blue-marked path from here about one kilometre.

At the junction at Hytjanstorpet, turn right, southwards, to Nersjøen. Here the trail continues north along Nersjøen, where we eventually pass a nicely situated shelter (‘Rotneblikk’).
Continue north again to Høytjennet, where the route continues westwards in a slight uphill direction to Butjernet. However, if you turn right at Høytjennet, you can enter Dulpetorprunden in Åsnes municipality.

Just west of Butjennet, which is barely visible between the trees, we come to the crossroads that can lead us up to Nordgrensetra, about 500 metres, see above about the viewpoint at Hokkåsberget.
From the junction, however, the route continues westwards towards Namsjøen. 500 metres before the toll road ends, the ‘old Namå-Rotna road’ turns down towards Namsjøen. About 500 metres along this road you'll find Lensefurua with a shelter. From the barrier, it's downhill all the way to Namnå, eventually on tarmac.

The road runs alongside Namnåa, which in the 1800s, and up until the Second World War, was the driving force behind several sawmills and mills. There was also a wadding mill, a power station, a wool spinning mill and a brickworks, the remains of which can still be seen. Timber was floated down the river until the mid-1960s. The buildings down towards Namnå are settlements from this time.