Heggenes

Skaget 1685 masl, Langsua National Park

  • The summer farm compound of Storeskag with parts of the mountain Skaget visible beyond.
  • Information board on uprised slate plates at the trailhead to Skaget
  • Red summer farm hut and a wooden sign at Storeskag
  • Skaget rises over the summer mountain farming area of Vesleskag. The vegetation is autumn coloured, and the first snow has fallen on the high altitude
  • Yellow grasses and red mosses grow at a small pond in the wetlands south-east of Skaget. The mountain rises in the background.
  • Skaget rises over an autumn-coloured swamp with new snow on the summit. A small brook flows calmly through the swamp.
  • Skaget with a tad of new snow on its hills is behind a small dark brown cabin which is standing on a small patch of grass within juniper thicket.
  • Hiker in a red jacket outside the cabin Storeskag at the sign pointing the way towards the summit of Skaget.
  • Map of the hiking path to Skaget

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Skaget (1685 m.a.sl.) is the highest mountain peak in Langsua National Park.



Directions

Follow road 51 to Heggenes and exit towards Yddin (toll road). Continue past Yddin Fjellstue (mountain lodge) and follow the road that ends up by Storeskag. Park your car approx. 700m before the tourist cabin Storeskag, at a large parking area with information boards and a toilet. The standard of the road can vary early in the season due to snow melting.



Summer route description

The path to Skaget starts to the left just after the parking area. There are several paths crossing, but you keep on the main path until it splits underneath the east shoulder, Nasen. We recommend choosing the main route to the right up on the east shoulder (Nasen), turning westwards over the plateau towards the summit. Alternatively, you can keep following the path straight ahead underneath the summit area. There are two options: turning right steep uphill a gully approx. midway underneath the summit plateau or keeping straight still, traversing the whole mountainside beneath the summit and then following the cairns towards the summit from the west (partly scrambling). All routes can be combined to make a round trip, however on your way back down, the main route is the easiest to follow. We only recommend this hike in clear weather.



Length: ca. 3.5 km one way

Duration: ca. 1.5–2 hrs. up

Elevation gain: ca. 540 meters

Suitable for children: from 4-5 yrs.

GPS-coordinates starting point 32v 512472 6793545

GPS-coordinates summit 32v 510711 6795232






Source: Valdres Destinasjon