The notebook of Valdres and Beitostølen
Find the essentials in front of the mountains.
Lakes, alpine pastures and medieval churches form a welcoming door to Jotunheimen.
At your own pace
Identity summary
3 to 6 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
Mountain · Lake · Heritage · Nature
Variable accessibility
Modular rhythm
General presentation
Valdres and Beitostølen
Lakes, alpine pastures and medieval churches form a welcoming door to Jotunheimen.
To understand what Valdres and Beitostølen are, you must look at the Hegge wooden church side, the panoramic road of Valdresflye and Bitihorn. These places give you a view of a territory marked by mountain reliefs, shores and lakes, heritage and natural spaces and allow you to move from emblematic sites to more intimate stages.
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For a stay of 3 to 6 days, it is better to balance visits and travel times. Also to be anticipated: conditions to be checked according to the season. A car is usually the easiest way to connect the different sectors. Accessibility varies from site to site and deserves to be verified step by step.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Hegge wooden church
- Panoramic road of Valdresflye
- Bitihorn
Before you choose
- Car often useful
- Conditions to be checked by season
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Church
Hegge wooden church
Hegge retained a wooden structure standing from the beginning of the 13th century and medieval sculptures; the church remained used by the parish in the middle of the agricultural landscape of the 17th century. Valdres.
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Panoramic road of Valdresflye
The road to Valdres flye crossed a bare plateau above the tree line, between the lakes and the tops of Jotunheimen; it usually closed under snow in winter.
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Bitihorn
Bitihorn is an isolated summit of 1,607 meters whose silhouette indicates the entrance to the Jotunheimen. Its short but steep path opens a vast panorama on the lakes of the Valdres.
Practical tips
This information helps know if the destination matches the planned trip before starting a fuller search.
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More activities
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