Valdres

Walking the edge

According to National Geographic, the Besseggen ridge is one of the top 20 hikes in the world. Not surprisingly, it’s located not far from Valdres – the home of some the most spectacular mountains in Norway.

Dynamic Variation:

Valdres

Nils Rogn

Beitostølen

Morten Helgesen

Besseggen

Morten Helgesen

Fagernes

Cathrine Dokken

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Things to do

In Valdres you can go hiking, fishing, cycling, golfing and rafting in summer, and dog sledding, cross-country and alpine skiing in winter.

Where to stay

Food and drink

Getting here and around

By plane:

There are daily flights from Oslo Airport to Fagernes Airport, and the journey takes approximately 30 minutes. The airport is located only 15 minutes from Fagernes.

By road:

There are several daily bus departures from Oslo Bus Terminal to Fagernes.
There are also daily bus services from Lillehammer, Bergen and Sogndal.
Valdres can be reached from Oslo in the southeast and Bergen in the west on the road E16. From Gol in the southwest and Vågå in the north on the road 51, and from Gjøvik in east on road Fv33.

By train:

The nearest train station is located in Gol, one hour by bus from Fagernes. Travel time from Oslo to Gol by train is around three hours. There are bus connections from Gol to Fagernes several times daily.

Valdres also offers ...

There is no need to wait until you´re here to find out what you´d like to do.