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Norwegians love beeing out in the nature, either on cross country skis in winter or hiking in summer. In Southern Norway, there are over 20.000 km marked hiking routes in summer and 4300 in winter, so it is more enough room for everyone. Organizations like Den Norske Turistforening marks routes with a red letter T, so it is easyto stay on the right track in the marked routes. They also offer in total more than 500 tourist cabins for rent (from easy accessible to very remote), about 50 are manned. Tap on each of the images below to open the video
CHALLENGES
Hiking routes
Ski Geilo has introduced a new challenge - the Geilo High Five. Visit five peaks over 1000 m within the ski area. Get a punchcard and a map and join the challenge which includes free coffee or hot chocolate.
All lifts and slopes in the skiresort Geilo at the same day - two valleys, five mountain sides. First all slopes at the «Geiloside», then the skibus to Vestlia and Kikut and all slopes there. In this video we show you a suggested route.
If you need to take your mind away from everything at the moment, a video of snow kiting at a remote place such as Hardangervidda Mountain Plateau in Norway can be an alternative.
Geilo has a lot of beautiful mountain trails and this one is one of the nicest. You can either start at Tuftelia, 4 km west of Geilo and do a roundtrip or start at Presthold below Hallingskarvet and just walk down to Tuftelia. You meet both wast mountain landscape, rivers and waterfalls, steep canyons and forest on your way, with some amazing views of Geilo and Ustedalen as well.
Tuva Turisthytte is a tourist cabin located at Hardanervudda, not far from Ustaoset and Geilo. In this video we visit the cafe and explore the beautiful mountain area in summer. A perfect starting point for hikes.
The beautiful Lake Ustedalsfjorden plays an important part in the activity offers in Geilo, both summer and winter. To give you the impression of the beutiful scenary and variety of sights, we take you on a round trip, crossing small rivers, a huge waterfall, historical viking graves, woods, a golf course and the beach.
A gravel mountain road to the backside of Hallingskarvet mountain range. When you have conquered the first steep climb, you enter a flat and open mountain area with beautiful lakes and great views
Why not make the the trip to Mount Fløyen a hike, instead of using the funicular. In this video, we show you the whole route (the easiest one) to the top.
Skansen is a viewpoint in Bergen and a great alternative to go all the way up to Mount Fløyen to get an overview of the city. It is possible to walk up in just 10-20 minutes in a quite steep hike
If you want a spectacular view of Bergen, visit Mount Ulriken. This is the highest mountain in Bergen and has a spectacular view over Bergen and its surroundings. Access with new (2021) gondola lift
In 2013, Sherpas from Nepal built stone stairs all the way to the top of Mount Hallingskarvet, which made the hike accessible for a lot more visitors. In this video we show you how to get there and the hike to the top of the stairs and further on Prestholtrunden - a roundtrip which ends up back at Prestholtseter.
Gaustatoppen is one of Norway´s most famous mountains. On a clear day, you can see as much as 1/6 of Norway and all the way to Denmark from the top.
If you take the Flåm Railway to Myrdal and walk back towards Vatnahalsen and head down a few of the serpentine turns, you pass a huge waterfall
At the western part of the Hardangervidda Mountain Plateau, where the mountains dive into the fjords, you will find one of Norway´s largest dams. This is also a tourist attraction for both visitors passing by their car and for cruise tourists visiting Eidfjord in Hardanger.
One of the most amazing activities you can attend when visiting Flåm, is to rent a bike in Flåm, bring it with you on Flåmsbana to Myrdal and ride it back to Flåm. you follow the river and pass some beautiful waterfalls
NAVIGATION
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CONTACT e: norwaycation@allthegoodies.com
SOCIAL
Norwegians love beeing out in the nature, either on cross country skis in winter or hiking in summer. In Southern Norway, there are over 20.000 km marked hiking routes in summer and 4300 in winter, so it is more enough room for everyone. Organizations like Den Norske Turistforening marks routes with a red letter T, so it is easyto stay on the right track in the marked routes. They also offer in total more than 500 tourist cabins for rent (from easy accessible to very remote), about 50 are manned. Tap on each of the images below to open the video
Hiking routes
CHALLENGES
Ski Geilo has introduced a new challenge - the Geilo High Five. Visit five peaks over 1000 m within the ski area. Get a punchcard and a map and join the challenge which includes free coffee or hot chocolate.
All lifts and slopes in the skiresort Geilo at the same day - two valleys, five mountain sides. First all slopes at the «Geiloside», then the skibus to Vestlia and Kikut and all slopes there. In this video we show you a suggested route.
If you need to take your mind away from everything at the moment, a video of snow kiting at a remote place such as Hardangervidda Mountain Plateau in Norway can be an alternative.
Geilo has a lot of beautiful mountain trails and this one is one of the nicest. You can either start at Tuftelia, 4 km west of Geilo and do a roundtrip or start at Presthold below Hallingskarvet and just walk down to Tuftelia. You meet both wast mountain landscape, rivers and waterfalls, steep canyons and forest on your way, with some amazing views of Geilo and Ustedalen as well.
Tuva Turisthytte is a tourist cabin located at Hardanervudda, not far from Ustaoset and Geilo. In this video we visit the cafe and explore the beautiful mountain area in summer. A perfect starting point for hikes.
The beautiful Lake Ustedalsfjorden plays an important part in the activity offers in Geilo, both summer and winter. To give you the impression of the beutiful scenary and variety of sights, we take you on a round trip, crossing small rivers, a huge waterfall, historical viking graves, woods, a golf course and the beach.
A gravel mountain road to the backside of Hallingskarvet mountain range. When you have conquered the first steep climb, you enter a flat and open mountain area with beautiful lakes and great views
Why not make the the trip to Mount Fløyen a hike, instead of using the funicular. In this video, we show you the whole route (the easiest one) to the top.
Skansen is a viewpoint in Bergen and a great alternative to go all the way up to Mount Fløyen to get an overview of the city. It is possible to walk up in just 10-20 minutes in a quite steep hike
If you want a spectacular view of Bergen, visit Mount Ulriken. This is the highest mountain in Bergen and has a spectacular view over Bergen and its surroundings. Access with new (2021) gondola lift
In 2013, Sherpas from Nepal built stone stairs all the way to the top of Mount Hallingskarvet, which made the hike accessible for a lot more visitors. In this video we show you how to get there and the hike to the top of the stairs and further on Prestholtrunden - a roundtrip which ends up back at Prestholtseter.
Gaustatoppen is one of Norway´s most famous mountains. On a clear day, you can see as much as 1/6 of Norway and all the way to Denmark from the top.
If you take the Flåm Railway to Myrdal and walk back towards Vatnahalsen and head down a few of the serpentine turns, you pass a huge waterfall
At the western part of the Hardangervidda Mountain Plateau, where the mountains dive into the fjords, you will find one of Norway´s largest dams. This is also a tourist attraction for both visitors passing by their car and for cruise tourists visiting Eidfjord in Hardanger.
One of the most amazing activities you can attend when visiting Flåm, is to rent a bike in Flåm, bring it with you on Flåmsbana to Myrdal and ride it back to Flåm. you follow the river and pass some beautiful waterfalls