Østmarka

Østmarka is a forested area to the east of Oslo and part of the congregation of woodland areas known as Oslomarka. The area is situated within the municipalities Oslo, Lørenskog, Rælingen and Enebakk. Østmarka is delimited to the west by populated areas of Oslo, to the north of communities of Skårer,
Lørenskog and Rælingen and to the east by the lake Øyeren, to the south-east lies Enebakk and to the south-west Sørmarka, another forested area. (more than 1 billion years old) containing easy-to-see folds that make up valleys and hills in the north-south direction. For this reason the terrain has a lot of hills, no matter where one goes.

The latest ice age has left its ostensible marks in the terrain. Along the upper marine border (about 210 meters) the ice has left large amounts of gravel and sand. Sand, Sandbakken ("Sandy Hill"), Sandbekken ("Sandy Creek") and Grusbakken ("Gravel Hill") are all on about the same elevation. The sand mines at Ødegården have been left there by the ice. Beach snails have been found at Lutvann at an elevation of 200 meters.

Nature reserve

Østmarka nature reserve covers 12.5 square kilometers. It received it status in 1990 and was expanded in 2002. The purpose of the protection is the conservation of a substantial, relatively untouched coniferous forest along with it plant and animal life typical of this part of Oslomarka, and which has particular scientific and educational significance. The bulk of the reserve is located in Rausjømarka and is owned by the municipalities Oslo, Lørenskog and Rælingen.

Farms, cabins and restaurants in Østmarka

*Mariholtet
*Østmarkskapellet
*Rustadsaga
*Skullerudstua
*Sandbakken
*Vangen
*Losby
*Larsbråten
*Skjelbreia

Highest peaks

# Barlindåsen Rælingen 398 moh,
# Bjørnåsen (Bjønnåsen) • Rælingen 396 moh,
# Ramstadslottet • Rælingen 394 moh,
# Hektnerhøgåsen • Rælingen 377 moh,
# Vardåsen • Enebakk 374 moh,
# Fageråsen • Enebakk 373 moh,
# Marikollen Rælingen 370 moh,
# Tonekollen • Enebakk 368 moh,
# Puttåsen • Oslo 363 moh,
# Svartåsen (•) Lørenskog 361 moh,
# Tronfjellet (•) Lørenskog 359 moh,
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Skarpdunderen Lørenskog 359 moh,
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Hengeberget • Enebakk 358 moh,
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Mortvassåsen • Lørenskog 358 moh,
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Haukåsen Oslo 357 moh,
# Haugerkollen • Lørenskog 353 moh,
# Snellås • Rælingen 350 moh,
# Kjerringhøgda • Enebakk 349 moh,
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Lisæterkollen • Lørenskog 349 moh,
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Langmyråsen Rælingen 346 moh,
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Mønekollen Lørenskog 346 moh,
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Linfjellet • Lørenskog 345 moh,
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Pipåsen • Enebakk 345 moh,
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Grinderkollen • Enebakk 345 moh,
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Sæterkollen Lørenskog 344 moh,
# Svartåsen • Enebakk 343 moh (•) signifies that the trigonometric point is not situated on the peak's highest point.

Largest lakes

*Børtervann 2.58 km²
*Langen 1.49 km²
*Nord-Elvåga 1.39 km²,
*Nøklevann 0.79 km²
*Nordbysjøen 0.75 km²
*Bindingsvannet 0.61 km²
*Mosjøen 0.55 km²
*Sværsvann 0.47 km²
*Lutvann 0.41 km²
*Geitsjøen 0.36 km²
*Skålsjøen 0.32 km²
*Gjeddevannet 0.29 km²
*Halsjøen 0.28 km²
*Ramstadsjøen 0.27 km²
*Mønevann 0.26 km²
*Nordre Krokvannet 0.22 km²
*Søre Krokvannet 0.22 km²
*Tonevann 0.21 km²
*Røyrivann 0.17 km²
*Morterudvann 0.16 km²
*Tappenbergvannet 0.15 km²
*Åmotdammen 0.15 km²
*Myrdammen 0.07 km²
*Steinsjøen 0.07 km²
*Motre Krokvannet 0.03 km

Plank Road

during the period when small sawmills were sprouting throughout the forsts of Oslomarka and the timber export became a substantial industry - from ca 1750 and well into the 19th century, this engendered a big need for transportation. In Østmarka alone there were over 2,000 drivers and 4-5000 horses occupied with moving planks between Øyeren and Kristiania (today Oslo). It was too long to drive from Enebakk via Øyeren and Strømsveien to get to Kristiania. This is why the Plank Road was built. The Plank Road starts at Eikeberg and Børter in Enebakk - it crosses the ice on Børtervann and moves up to Rausjø, here it turns up towards Vangen and Skjelbreia, further over Eriksvann, Søndre Skytten, Elvåga, across to Nøklevann, Rustadsaga, Østensjøvannet and down to the city. The Plank Road is today open and tagged as a ski track.

References

*"Østmarka fra A til Å", by Even Saugstad, ISBN 82-995415-0-6.

ee also

* Haukåsen radar

External links

* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/markadb/showarea.cgi?id=11 Presentation of Østmarka in the Marka database] from Skiforeningen