The Best Trails in Oppland (Norway)

Besseggen Ridge, Jotunheimen, Norway

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Hiking

lorena_m

Distance

9.44mi

Elevation +

3494f

TrailRank

54| 4.67

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The Besseggen Ridge is one of the most famous trails of Norway. It should not be attempted in bad weather because a section involves scrambling on all four (actually even climbing). Those with fear of heights will probab...

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Jutenheimen highlights (Bessegen-Glitterheim-Spiterstulen)

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Hiking

Ilia Lotosh

Distance

27.83mi

Elevation +

6175f

TrailRank

50

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Two days hike in one of the most beautiful places in Norway, the Jutenheimen national park. This trail goes through the best known locations of the park - the Bessegen ridge and the Glitterheim cabin. The trail begins...

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Hike from smuksjoseter fjellhotel- Rodane NP

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CRLH

Distance

5.91mi

Elevation +

449f

TrailRank

49| 4.84

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In Høvringen you take the tolroad ( bomveg) to Smuksjoseter. Afther 5 km drive , you park your car and start the hike. The trail is easy, but wet on several places. You have during the hike a beautiful view on the rough...

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Bessheim-Gjendebu-Olavsbu-Spiterstulen-Glitterheim-Bessheim 28/3-2/4-2011

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Cross Country Ski

Mart72

Distance

66.68mi

Elevation +

7625f

TrailRank

48

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This is a nice roundtrip in Jotunheimen starting at the lovely stue Bessheim. We slept in lodges so only carried a 40l backpack. The terrain was quite steep and and day-distances were long so all together a difficult tri...

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Eidbugarden - Tiynholmen - Eidbugarden trouhg the lakes

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Hiking

SastRe.O

Distance

8.36mi

Elevation +

1480f

TrailRank

47| 4.33

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Beatiuful path I speacialy like in my trip to Norway. It's no really hard and if you have a clear day you will have spectaculars views :) Hope you like it! Feel free to leave any comments so other people will know how t...

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Hike from Juvasshytta towards Galdhøpiggen

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Hans de Witt

Distance

4.45mi

Elevation +

666f

TrailRank

43

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Hike from Juvasshytta towards Galdhøpiggen. We just stopped before we had to walk over the glacier. If you want to walk over don’t forget the robes from the starting point.

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Lillehammer to Ski Jump area

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Hiking

cyiannou

Distance

4.70mi

Elevation +

1063f

TrailRank

42

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Lillehammer from Clarion Collection Hotel to Olympic Ski Jump area and back. Note: There are 936 steps to the top of the summit. Chairlift operates 09-19. 40 NOK one way.

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Fokstumyra nature reserve

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Hiking

CRLH

Distance

4.54mi

Elevation +

52f

TrailRank

42| 4.33

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Nice walk in Fokstumyra nature reserve and perfect place for bird watching. The path is sometimes very spongy. We were very lucky to see on our walk a moose on a distance of only 50 meters!

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Galdhøpiggen

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Hiking

Ralph.W

Distance

7.05mi

Elevation +

2096f

TrailRank

41| 4.0

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This hike was an organized hike. The startingpoint is at the Juvasshytta at 1841 meter. At the Juvasshytta you can book this hike. http://juvasshytta.no/galdhopiggen To reach the Juvasshytta you have to pay toll 10eur...

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Best of Jotunheimen circular

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Willemvanderbilt

Distance

40.39mi

Elevation +

6027f

TrailRank

40

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A slice of everything that the awe-inspiring mountain wilderness of Jotunheimen has to offer. You will find yourself between steep peaks, rugged highlands,glacial valleys and glacier-fed lakes during the course of this 4...

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Leirungsdalen- mountains-lakes- Jotenheimen NP

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Hiking

CRLH

Distance

9.85mi

Elevation +

1053f

TrailRank

40

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Beautiful hike with view on the mountains and lakes such as ovre and nedre leirungen and Gjende. And perhaps you can see the hikers far away, walking the besseggen.

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Hensåsen

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Hiking

SastRe.O

Distance

7.23mi

Elevation +

2228f

TrailRank

40| 4.33

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Beautiful path in Hensåsen. You don't need to follow strictly this path, you will see that there is not a specific trail. It's just for knowing which direction to take :) It would be nice to leave a comment so other peo...

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Knutshøe

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Hiking

Ralph.W

Distance

9.83mi

Elevation +

1017f

TrailRank

40

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Nice hike around the Knutshøe. We tried to walk over the ridge of the Knutshøe but the begin of the mountain is to steep and to dangerous for us. That way we desided to walk around the mountain. When you passed the ba...

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170828 Besseggen Ridge

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Hiking

MT471

Distance

8.95mi

Elevation +

3356f

TrailRank

39

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This is not a circular route and you have two options for hiking it. You can start from Gjendesheim and then, on completion of the walk, get the ferry back from Memerubu. Alternatively, and this is what we did, you can t...

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Besseggen classic

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Alpine Climbing

Igorkhm

Distance

9.13mi

Elevation +

3563f

TrailRank

38

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One of the most famous hike in Scandinavia. Start the hike at Memurubu and hike the Besseggen ridge towrads Gjendesheim. . You can take the boat from Gjendesheim in the morning to Memurubu. From there fairly steep uphill...

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Sognefjellet

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Hiking

Sebastiaan Van Leuven

Distance

9.72mi

Elevation +

1742f

TrailRank

38

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Nice tour near Sognefjellet area with amazing views to glaciers all around, while visiting two national parks (Breheimen & Jotunheimen). This hike mainly follows well marked routes and is not physically demanding, but ev...

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Hulderstigen

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Hiking

Ralph.W

Distance

3.71mi

Elevation +

226f

TrailRank

38| 3.67

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This is a nice easy walk which is well marked. The only advise I can give is to use DEET anti mosquito stuf.

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Impromptu wander through Leirungsdalen (Jotunheimen)

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Hiking

Gau, Elise & Elenore

Distance

5.22mi

Elevation +

1027f

TrailRank

37

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We started on the Knutshoe trail but stopped at the first real climb due to a fear of heights. As an alternative we took the return route via Leirungsdalen, took a side turn and wandered around through the valley and up ...

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Galdhøpiggen, Norway (2469m)

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Alpine Climbing

Stig Norre Rasmussen

Distance

7.05mi

Elevation +

2110f

TrailRank

36

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The route starts by the hut used for skiing where you can also park your car. I recommend going at least two persons tied together as you need to pass the Styggebreen glacier. At least consult the locals to hear about t...

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Høgdebrotet and Steinflytinden

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Alpine Climbing

thammer

Distance

16.29mi

Elevation +

4951f

TrailRank

36

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A one-day hike to Høgdebrotet and Steinflytinden. The view from both peaks are stunning. From Høgdebrotet, you have a perfect view of Besseggen and Besshøe. We tried reaching Tjønnholstinden from the east, climbing over ...

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Norde Brurskardknappen

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Hiking

Ralph.W

Distance

6.97mi

Elevation +

1421f

TrailRank

36

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It's a very beautiful hiking route. But several water streams must be crossed. Most of them can be crossed easily. But there was one crossing that was to deep(20cm) and to wide and we could not step on some stones. So we...

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Galdhøpiggen opp

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Alpine Climbing

FrodeLein

Distance

3.81mi

Elevation +

4665f

TrailRank

36

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Galdhøpiggen (English: Galdhø Peak) is the highest mountain in Norway, Scandinavia and Northern Europe, at 2,469 m (8,100 ft) above sea level. It is located within the municipality of Lom (in Oppland), in the Jotunheimen...

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Hjerkinn geitberget snowhetta

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Hiking

kroon.agnes

Distance

5.36mi

Elevation +

1135f

TrailRank

36| 3.67

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Nice hike over the mountens whit beautiful views the path over the mountain rich is not a visible one but easy walk and vind your way

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20120621 Bitihorn

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Hiking

travellingpete

Distance

4.46mi

Elevation +

1834f

TrailRank

35

This is my track to the Bitihorn summit. Please note that at that time there were still a lot of snowfields which allowed shortcuts and easier ascents. Hiking over boulders may be more difficult. Also, we walked sl...

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Jotunheimen Knutshoe

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Hiking

koenverhoeven

Distance

8.19mi

Elevation +

1991f

TrailRank

35| 4.5

Very beautiful (ridge) walk near the famous Besseggen walk, but much less crowded. The route has some very nice views. There are a few steep parts during the climb up, but with the help of your hands this shouldn't be a ...

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