Summer
River activities
The Trysilelva River offers exciting experiences for the whole family. Choose between rafting, river boarding, ducky, canyoning, canoe trips, kayak courses and trips on wooden rafts. You can take the children family rafting, or on a family ducky trip.
Safety is fully ensured in all river activities.
Hiking
There are many beautiful hiking areas in Trysil. There are guided trips to the 1132-metre peak of Trysilfjellet Mountain, and you can join a guided walk at the Kolosjøen Nature Park. Here you will find an interesting cultural path with old-fashioned bloomery furnaces, hay-drying racks, lumberjack huts and a logging dam. Self-operated raft ferry to one of the islands in Kolosjøen lake.
You can pick up our free hiker’s map of marked trails at the Tourist Office.
Biking
Trysil has several marked cycle routes, suitable for all levels. You can cycle on roads, in the forest, on the mountain, or combine different terrains and hills. Each of the routes has some fine spots to stop and relax.
Bikes, child seats and cycle carriages can be hired in Trysil. Free maps and route descriptions are available at the Tourist Office.
Fishing
Huge lakes, gentle streams and the Trysilelva River provide good fly-fishing. Trysilelva is a part of Scandinavia’s longest water system. The river offer large stocks of wild fish, including trout, grayling, pike and whitefish. You can choose between organised activities, such as logger boat fishing, guided fishing trips, fishing trips on wooden rafts, fishing in exclusive fly-fishing zone and fishing school for the entire family. We also offer boat and fishing equipment rental, Fisher’s Shack, Fishers’ social and sales of locally produced flies.
The fishing permit is inexpensive, covering over a hundred rivers and lakes.
Golf
Trysil Golf course is one of Norway’s leading forest and mountain courses. The 18 hole main course runs through varied forest terrain at the foot of the Trysil Mountain. There is also a 7 hole short course and a large driving range. Equipment is available to rent for both adults and children. From Trysil you can also reach four other golf courses in just an hour’s drive.
Wildlife safaris
The wildlife in Trysil is unique to Norway, and there are a variety of animals that are close by, and in their natural habitat. For an extra special day you can join an elk safari, either by bus, minibus or on foot with elk dogs. You can also get in a canoe and paddle on a beaver safari. You will be taken on a tour of the beaver’s kingdom, where you will search for beavers, beaver lodges, fellings and any other tracks.
Winter
Trysil is Norway’s largest ski resort with 65 slopes and 32 lifts. There are also a number of activities to choose from outside the ski slopes.
Dog sledging, sleigh rides and ice fishing
From December through April you can go dog sledging. The trips are of various lengths, and there are also special family days. You can also try out our nightly sleigh rides in horse-drawn sleighs in the woods of Trysil. From March through April you can take part in guided ice fishing-trips. You can catch perch, gwyniad, char and pike.
Cross country skiing
In and around Trysilfjellet there are 100 km cross country tracks. The tracks are groomed for both classical and freestyle, and there is a three-kilometre-long lighted track for those who would like to go skiing after dark.
Spa and swimming pools
At Radisson SAS Resort Trysil, which will open late 2008, you will find a wellness area with pools, saunas, spa and fitness centre. The pools will offer both calming, relaxing waters as well as rolling waves perfect for small-scale surfing. The hotel will also feature a bowling alley with eight lanes.