Torghatten has a naturally formed tunnel in the middle of the mountain, 12–15 metres wide, twice as high and 160 metres long.  The hole was formed when the North American and European continental plates collided 600 million years ago, but while science tells us one thing, legends tell us something else. 

According to one story, a brute of a troll fired an arrow at a girl who was running away from him. The king in one of the other mountains saw this and threw his hat in between so that the arrow went through the hat. Then the sun rose and as happens in legends, the sunlight turned the trolls to stone, just as it did with the seven sisters who lie like a mountain range close to Sandnessjøen. 

On the walk up to Torghatten, you will learn more about this special mountain and the myths that have sprung up around the mountain with the hole.