9 of the best hiking routes in Norway, where rare beauty await

Himanshi singh       Nov 10, 2022

#Preikestolen

          Best cliff-hanger of a hike 8km (5 miles) round trip, 4 hours, moderate At the top of Norway’s charts of don’t-dare-look-down, gasp-out-loud, razor-edge rock formations is Pulpit Rock 

#Galdhøpiggen

         Best summit climb 11km (17.5 miles) round trip, 5–7 hours, demanding We get it: you’ve made it all the way to the glacier-encrusted, mountain-rippled feast of a national park that is Jotunheimen 

#Trolltunga

         Best hike for fjord view 28km (17.5 miles) round trip, 10–12 hours, demanding You might imagine a rock with a name like Trolltunga (Troll’s Tongue) to be a bit of a beast and it is – but it’s also a beauty.

#Trolltunga

         Best hike for fjord view 28km (17.5 miles) round trip, 10–12 hours, demanding You might imagine a rock with a name like Trolltunga (Troll’s Tongue) to be a bit of a beast and it is – but it’s also a beauty.

#Håen

         Best easy hike 10km (6.2 miles) round trip, 2–3 hours, easy The "wow" never leaves your lips on this short-but-sweet hike on the island of Værøy (Vaeroy) in the Lofoten archipelago. 

#Kjeragbolten

        Best boulder hike 11km (6.8 miles) round trip, 6–10 hours, demanding It’s often billed as a mountain climb but, trust us, that ain’t what it looks like. In a country full of mad rocks, 1084m (3556ft) Kjeragbolten

#Rondane Triangle Route 

        Best multi-day hike 50km (31 miles) round trip, 5 days, demanding Cabin-to-cabin is the way to go in the granddaddy of Norwegian national parks, Rondane, home to some of the country’s most splendid Alpine terrain. 

#Nordkalottruta 

    Best arctic ascent Hiking 8.7km (5.4 miles) round trip; kayaking 5.4km (3.4 miles) round trip, 11 hours, moderate/demanding So you want to slip into the frostbitten shoes of a polar explorer for a day? Spitsbergen’s arctic challenge is for you.

#Romsdalseggen  

    Best day trek  10.3km (6.4 miles), 8 hours, demanding Ask a Norwegian to divulge the country’s best hikes and Romsdalseggen will invariably make the grade.

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