Every year the DNT is organising a summer camp in the high mountains. The tentcamp lies near the Leirvassbu, one of the biggest serviced huts in Norway. The camp is made up of multiple sleeping tents on wooden platforms and a couple of extra tents for different things. Also with a sauna tent next toContinue reading “Basecamp DNT 2026”
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Hiking around the Hjorundfjord
A friend of mine from Germany was visiting Norway to fish here, and I decided to pay him a visit. He was staying in a nice hiking area, and I wanted to do a hike around the Fjord. Sadly, the weather forecast predicted a lot of rain for the hiking days, so I had toContinue reading “Hiking around the Hjorundfjord”
Lofoten Crossing 2025
After my long-distance hike in northern Scandinavia last year, I looked at some other hikes in the region for this year. Some people I met recommended the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway. There is no official Long-distance hike through the islands, but it’s easy to connect some of the trails on the islands to aContinue reading “Lofoten Crossing 2025”
Norway: Hiking, Camping, and Backpacking
(I finally got around to finishing off this trip report…) In August 2022 Bianca and I traveled to Norway for two weeks of hiking, camping, and backpacking. Instead of flying we drove from Antwerp to Eemshaven on the north coast of The Netherlands and there took an overnight cruise ship to land us in Kristiansand,Continue reading “Norway: Hiking, Camping, and Backpacking”