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Hiking around Skuteheia

Hiking around Skuteheia Photo: Elin T. Haugen Hiking around Skuteheia Photo: Elin T. Haugen Hiking around Skuteheia Photo: Elin T. Haugen
Hiking around Skuteheia Photo: Elin T. Haugen
Hiking around Skuteheia Photo: Elin T. Haugen
Hiking around Skuteheia Photo: Elin T. Haugen

Hike facts

Effort level
  • Easy
Duration
  • 4 hours
  • 5 hours
Landscape
  • Mountain
Season:
May - September

Contact information

Description

Skuteheia

Gullingen in Suldal, Ryfylke is a diverse and typical part of this mountain region, with hills and peaks, distinguished by old-fashioned and modern farming. Pasture-land for farm animals. Black grouse and grouse in the area. Birch forests with a rich vegetation and loads of blueberries. Excellent fishing waters.

The hike around Skuteheia is a nice and easy hike in hilly terrain. Starting point/parking lot by the road exit to Blåsjø. In the beginning, you follow a gravel road and pass Håvestølen on the way to Stavastølen. Then the track parts at Stavastølen. You continue through the Stavastøldalen, up to Skuteheia, further down to Svartavatnet and cross Stordalsheia. You unite with the "støls" tour at Håvestølen. The hike goes through high mountain terrain with good swimming and fishing possibilities (remember a fishing license).
Season: mai - september
14 km, 4–5 hours, easy hike.

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Facilities

  • Season

    • may
    • august
    • july
    • june
    • september
  • Activities

    • freshwater fishing
  • Nature and terrain

    • water
    • mountain
    • nature
  • Grading

    • easy
  • Duration

    • 4 hours
    • 5 hours
  • Distance

    • bathing spot

Equipment and safety

Please follow these safety tips when you go hiking in Norway.

1. Be prepared
Be sufficiently experienced, fit and equipped for your intended trip.

2. Leave word of your route
Many cabins, hotels and other lodgings have tour notification boxes in which you may put a written notice of your planned route

3. Be weather-wise
You should always be alert to forecasts of bad weather, yet not rely completely on forecasts of good weather.

4. Be equipped for bad weather and frost
Always take a rucksack and proper mountain gear.

5. Learn from the locals
Local people can often tell you about avalanche trails, wind and snow conditions, and the safest routes.

6. Use a map and compass
Always have and know how to use a map and compass.

7. Do not go solo
If you venture out alone, there is nobody to give you first aid or notify a rescue service in an emergency.

8. Turn back in time - sensible retreat is no disgrace
If conditions deteriorate so much that you doubt you can attain your goal, turn around and return.

9. Conserve energy and build a snow shelter if necessary
The stronger the wind, the tougher the walking/skiing. Suit your speed to the weakest member of the party.

Find more detailed safety tips in the Norwegian Mountain Code.

 

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