Right in the middle of Oslo lies the lays the main artery of industrial Oslo- Akerselva. Where there no longer is active manifacturing taking place, the historical sights are still there.
The river suffered from a lot of polution when in 1970ies authorities decided enough is enough and cleaned the river. Now this is a place where you can see a lot of parks and cafe's and there has even bee made a tourist route from Grønland all the way up to Maridalsvannet.
The track is about 10 km long and is a very nice place for a longer Sunday walk. There are numerous whaterfalls and parks throughout the track as well as historic sights and bridges. The rivers flows through a neighbourhood called Grünerløkka which is noted to be a hipster area with small vintage stores and designer stores as well as cafe's.
Once a year there is also a festival dedicated to the river called Elvelangs and it is an art and light installation festival where there are numerous art installations al the way from Nydalen down torwards center. This festival usually takes place in September.
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