Hallingskeid → Finse → Blåisen glacier
≈3.7–5.2k2 nights · 2 adults
Most unusualSelf-serviceBy train
Railway-builders' road over bare high plateau to Finse, then up to a glacier tongue of Hardangerjøkulen. No car.
- SunTrain Hamar 06:18 → Hallingskeid 12:48 (change at Oslo S). Hut 100 m from the platform.
- MonHallingskeid → Finse along Rallarvegen, 21 km, ~7 h, +406 m, highest point 1,343 m. Sleep at Brebua (Finse's self-service annex).
- TueFinse → Blåisen and back, ~11 km, 3.5–4 h, +450 m. Train Finse 14:20 → Hamar 20:44 (or 18:06 → 23:43).
Transport: Vy, about 6.5 h each wayBeds: Hallingskeid 53 (unlocked) · Brebua 44 (must be booked)
Cost
| Hallingskeid, 2 × 340 | 680 |
| Brebua, 2 × 340 (price not confirmed) | 680 |
| Food: hut breakfasts + own vegetarian dinners | ≈860 |
| Train Hamar–Hallingskeid / Finse–Hamar, 2 people | ≈1,500–3,000 |
| Total | ≈3,700–5,200 |
Monday is the longest day on this page. Alternative: Hotel Finse 1222 on Monday for a cooked dinner (price not checked).
Gjendebu, two nights, from Fondsbu
≈3.0k2 nights · 2 adults
Most spectacularSelf-serviceOut and back
Western end of Lake Gjende under Jotunheimen's high peaks. A middle day without packs.
- SunEidsbugarden (Fondsbu parking) → Gjendebu, ~16 km, 5–7 h.
- MonDay walk from Gjendebu without packs: along Gjende or up towards Store Svartdalspiggen / Veslådalen.
- TueGjendebu → Fondsbu, ~16 km, 5–7 h (two bridges that stay up all year over Storåe).
Drive: about 3.5–4 h (Fagernes – Bygdin)Gjendebu self-service is open until 15 Oct · 17 beds can be booked
Cost
| Gjendebu, 2 nights × 2 × 340 | 1,360 |
| Food | ≈860 |
| Fuel + parking (~500 km) | ≈800 |
| Total | ≈3,000 |
Harder variant: Fondsbu → Gjendebu → Olavsbu → Fondsbu (46 km, demanding). Only with clear weather and no snow above 1,400 m.
Trollheimen: Jøldalshytta + Trollheimshytta
≈3.1k2 nights · 2 adults
Self-serviceLoop from car
Pointed peaks, lakes and open fell, with few people. Out one valley and back the other.
- SunKleva parking (toll road from Grindal, Rennebu) → Jøldalshytta, ~5 km, 1.5 h.
- MonJøldalshytta → Trollheimshytta over Geithetta, ~15 km, 5–6 h.
- TueBack through Svartådalen, ~15 km, then 5 km to the car: ~20 km, ~7 h.
Drive: about 3.5 hHuts: Jøldalshytta 33 beds · Trollheimshytta 28 beds, with food stores
Cost
| 2 nights × 2 × 340 | 1,360 |
| Food | ≈860 |
| Fuel + toll road (~640 km) | ≈850 |
| Total | ≈3,100 |
Check that the Kleva toll road is open that week.
Venabu → Eldåbu → Veslefjellbua → Venabu
≈2.7k2 nights · 2 adults
Cheapest + closestSelf-serviceLoop from car
Wide open plateau on Rondane's southern edge, with views to the Rondane peaks. Easy terrain.
- SunVenabu → Eldåbu, ~15 km, starting below the tree line then an easy climb.
- MonEldåbu → Veslefjellbua over Ramshøgda, ~14.5 km, 5–5.5 h.
- TueVeslefjellbua → Venabu, 4 km, mostly downhill.
Drive: about 1¾ hBeds that can be booked: Eldåbu 10 · Veslefjellbua 8
Cost
| 2 nights × 2 × 340 | 1,360 |
| Food | ≈860 |
| Fuel + tolls (~275 km) | ≈500 |
| Total | ≈2,700 |
Venabu Fjellhotell + Eldåbu
≈5.1k2 nights · 2 adults
Hotel + self-serviceLoop from car
Same plateau, but the first night in a hotel with a 3-course dinner.
- SunArrive at Venabu, short walk. Dinner at 19:00.
- MonVenabu → Eldåbu, ~15 km.
- TueEldåbu → Veslefjellbua → Venabu, ~18.5 km (or cut it short).
Drive: about 1¾ hVenabu confirmed open on 4 Oct
Cost
| Venabu twin room with breakfast | 2,450 |
| 3-course dinner, 2 × 540 | 1,080 |
| Eldåbu, 2 × 340 | 680 |
| Hut food | ≈430 |
| Fuel + tolls | ≈500 |
| Total | ≈5,100 |
Ask for a vegetarian dinner, and whether the 10% DNT room discount applies.
Gaustatoppen, two nights on the summit
≈5.2–6.0k2 nights · 2 adults
Staffed · dinnerOut and back
Two sunsets from 1,883 m. Day two: walk down and back up the other side, or along the ridge.
- SunStavsro parking → summit, ~4 km, ~2 h, ~700 m climb.
- MonDay walk from the summit without packs (Svineroi, or towards Gaustablikk).
- TueDown to Stavsro, drive home.
Drive: about 3–3.5 h11 beds · must be booked · the price includes dinner, dessert and breakfast
Cost
| 2 nights × 2 × ≈1,100–1,300 | ≈4,400–5,200 |
| Fuel + tolls (~540 km) | ≈800 |
| Total | ≈5,200–6,000 |
Gaustatoppen
≈3.0–3.4k1 night · 2 adults
Best staffed optionStaffed · dinner
Sleep on a summit said to overlook a sixth of Norway. Sunset and sunrise from the top.
- Day 1Stavsro → summit, ~4 km, ~2 h, ~700 m climb. Check-in from 17:00.
- Day 2Down to Stavsro, or down the other side into the Svineroi valley.
Drive: about 3–3.5 hOpen weeks 40–41 · 11 beds
Cost
| 2 × ≈1,100–1,300 (bed, dinner, breakfast) | ≈2,200–2,600 |
| Fuel + tolls | ≈800 |
| Total | ≈3,000–3,400 |
Only 11 beds, and bookings are required. Book early and ask for a vegetarian dinner.
Hallingskeid → Finse
≈2.6–4.1k1 night · 2 adults
Self-serviceBy train
One station to the next across the high plateau, with Hardangerjøkulen ahead.
- SunTrain 06:18 → Hallingskeid 12:48. Afternoon walk nearby.
- MonHallingskeid → Finse, 21 km, ~7 h. Train Finse 18:06 → Hamar 23:43.
No carHallingskeid: unlocked, open all year
Cost
| Hallingskeid, 2 × 340 | 680 |
| Food | ≈430 |
| Train, 2 people return | ≈1,500–3,000 |
| Total | ≈2,600–4,100 |
Jøldalshytta, Trollheimen
≈2.0k1 night · 2 adults
Self-serviceShort walk in
The most dramatic peaks you can reach with only a 5 km walk in.
- Day 1Kleva → Jøldalshytta, 5 km, 1.5 h.
- Day 2Climb Svarthetta or Gråfjellet without packs, then 5 km out.
Drive: about 3.5 h
Cost
| 2 × 340 | 680 |
| Food | ≈430 |
| Fuel + toll road | ≈850 |
| Total | ≈2,000 |
Gjendebu from Fondsbu
≈1.9k1 night · 2 adults
Self-serviceOut and back
Jotunheimen at its most alpine, but it takes two long days.
- Day 1Fondsbu → Gjendebu, ~16 km, 5–7 h.
- Day 2Same way back, ~16 km.
Drive: about 3.5–4 h
Cost
| 2 × 340 | 680 |
| Food | ≈430 |
| Fuel + parking | ≈800 |
| Total | ≈1,900 |
Veslefjellbua / Eldåbu
≈1.6k1 night · 2 adults
Self-serviceEasy
Short walk in, and a day over Ramshøgda looking into Rondane.
- Day 1Parking → Veslefjellbua, 2–4 km.
- Day 2Loop over Ramshøgda, back to the car.
Drive: about 1¾ h
Cost
| 2 × 340 | 680 |
| Food | ≈430 |
| Fuel + tolls | ≈500 |
| Total | ≈1,600 |
Venabu Fjellhotell
≈4.0k1 night · 2 adults
Hotel · dinner
Room and a 3-course dinner, with day walks onto the plateau from the door.
- Day 1Walk towards Veslefjellbua / Ramshøgda, dinner at 19:00.
- Day 2Morning walk, drive home.
Drive: about 1¾ h
Cost
| Twin room with breakfast | 2,450 |
| Dinner, 2 × 540 | 1,080 |
| Fuel + tolls | ≈500 |
| Total | ≈4,000 |
MET Norway, fetched 27 Sep. At 7–9 days ahead, check yr.no again on Friday.