Besseggen

Take the boat from Gjendesheim to the Memurubu Mountain Lodge in the morning, and walk back to Gjendesheim on the marked trail on Besseggen, at 1 743 metres above sea level. The tour takes six to eight hours, depending on the chosen pace. You can also start the hike at Gjendesheim and take the boat back the same afternoon or the next morning. Memurubu Mountain Lodge offers accommodation. 

Aursjøen culture trail

This is a path that gives you a nice walk, while you learn about how people struggled to water their fields and crops in earlier times. Annual rainfall in the district is like in the Sahara desert, approximately 300 mm a year. Information boards along the route give you information about the old spectacular irrigation system. The walk follows a man made ditch at the beginning, dug out to bring the lifegiving water from the mountains to the fields down in the valley. At the small Flåtåtjønn Lake, a dam was constructed to collect melting water; here it is also possible to spot the remnants of a reindeer pitfall system.

Halfway you find a small open stone hut, where you can prepare a cup of coffee or tea.

The place is suitable for a stop, it is advisable to bring a packed lunch. Have a pleasant walk, please take care not harming anything. The irrigation system is still being used.

Location:
Close to the Aursjøen Lake, at the outskirts of Reinheimen National park. Follow the rv 15 road westwards from Bismo, continue to Gjøingsli, after three kilometres follow signposting to Aursjøen. 10 kilometres uphill the mountain side. Parking place on the highest point, from where you can see the lake. Start to the right from the information board. Five kilometres roundtrip, easy walking, rather flat, allow up to two hours. Well throdden path marked with red colour.

Season: Mid June till end of September.

Hulderstigen in Sjodalen

A nature and culture trail of about five kilometres in easy terrain. There are information boards alongside the path. Part of the path crosses the Stuttgonglia nature reserve. Hulderstigen is signposted from the rv 51 road. The trail is easy for children and is both educational and fun. Also opportunities for fishing along the route.

Galdhøpiggen

Norway’s highest mountain at 2.469 metres above sea level. Galdhøpiggen is a favourite for adults and children all summer. You can find your own way up from Spiterstulen in about four hours or come with guide crossing the glacier from Juvasshytta in about three hours. A guide costs NOK 150 per person, children up to 15, NOK 100,-. Departure daily at 10 am between 20 June and 25 September (also 11.30 during July and half of August. Meet at Juvasshytta half an hour in advance. There are daily guided tours from Raubergstulen for staying guests.