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Setesdal Valley is a hiking eldorado in Southern Norway Photo: Setesdal - Norway up close / Anders Martinsen fotografer

Hiking offers in Setesdal

Setesdal has much to offer hikers, from cultural trails and summit climbs to gentler walks in a nature park or to the region's highest waterfall.

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Setesdal Valley is a hiking eldorado in Southern Norway - Photo: Setesdal - Norway up close / Anders Martinsen fotografer

Hiking offers in Setesdal

Setesdal has much to offer hikers, from cultural trails and summit climbs to gentler walks in a nature park or to the region's highest waterfall.

Hiking offers in Setesdal

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Hiking offers in Setesdal

Read more: TrollAktiv guided mountain hikes Photo: Yvonne Zakariassen

Evje

TrollAktiv guided mountain hikes

The mountain hikes start from the TrollAktiv centre or from Byglandsfjord, 4 km to the north. From our starting point at 200 metres over sea level, we...
5-6 hours hike NOK 200 NOK 200 per person, min. 4 clients

Hike facts

Medium, 1 night, 4 nights

Landscape

Mountain, Forest
Guided hikes
Season:
April - October
Read more: Reach the summit Hartevassnuten from central Hovden

Hovden i Setesdal

Reach the summit Hartevassnuten from central Hovden

From central Hovden there are marked hiking trails to four summits. The 1068-metre Hartevassnuten is one of those. From here, there are magnificent...

Hike facts

Medium, 3 hours

Landscape

Mountain, Forest
Season:
June - October
Read more: The Rysstad nature park

Rysstad

The Rysstad nature park

Take a walk in Rysstad Turpark, nature park, just south of the centre of Rysstad. The park is signposted from Highway 9. From the car park, a path...

Hike facts

Easy, 2 hours

Landscape

Forest
Season:
May - October
Read more: Daytrip to Gloppefoss waterfall in Valle Photo: gloppefoss1 - © Frode Buen

Valle

Daytrip to Gloppefoss waterfall in Valle

Make sure not to miss this gorgeous scenery. Gloppefoss is one of the highest waterfalls in the Setesdal Valley, with a great flow of water through...

Hike facts

Medium, 4 hours

Landscape

Mountain, Forest
Season:
May - October
Read more: Cultural relics in the mountains between Hovden and Haukeliseter Photo: Destinasjon Hovden

Hovden i Setesdal

Cultural relics in the mountains between Hovden and Haukeliseter

The mountain area between Hovden and Haukeli is a treasure chest of cultural relics. The route has its starting point at the Hovden Ski Centre (approx....

Hike facts

Expert, 4 nights

Landscape

Mountain, Caves and Canyons
Season:
June - September
Read more: Three day cabin-to-cabin hike

Hovden i Setesdal

Three day cabin-to-cabin hike

This hike takes you through the northernmost parts of the Setesdal Austhei (the Eastern Hills). Starting out from Berdalen, at 800 m.a.s.l., a good...

Hike facts

Expert, 3 days

Landscape

Mountain
Season:
June - October
Read more: The Summit "Årdalsknapen" in Bygland Photo: Reidar Tveito

Bygland

The Summit "Årdalsknapen" in Bygland

The path to Årdalsknapen starts at Neset Camping. The first part is rather steep. the path runs through wooded areas and up above the tree line (762 m....

Hike facts

Medium, 4 hours

Landscape

Mountain, Forest
Season:
May - October
Read more: Hiking in the Setesdalsheiane

Valle

Hiking in the Setesdalsheiane

Experience Setesdal! A comprehensive network of marked footpaths exists in the Setesdal mountains. On both sides of the valley, you can hike in a...

Hike facts

Challenging, several days

Landscape

Mountain
Season:
June - September

Time of travel

About Setesdal

Setesdal

The Setesdal Valley stretches 147 kilometres in beautiful mountain scenery between Evje in the south and Hovden, a popular ski resort, in the north.
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Hiking in Setesdal

Setesdal is a hiking eldorado in Southern Norway, with a landscape that varies from flat lowlands to wild mountains.

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