Norway’s four-stage Historical Hiking Route follows the old mountain gateways of Gjende and Bygdin from Gjendesheim across Besseggen and Svartdalen to Eidsbugarden.
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Stage 1
Jotunheimen, Norway
The historical route begins at Gjendesheim, a DNT lodge opened in 1878. The first day climbs about 1,140 metres and crosses Besseggen above the contrasting lakes Gjende and Bessvatnet.
Stage 2
Jotunheimen, Norway
The Besseggen stage descends to Memurubu on the shore of Gjende. The lodge grew from a mountain pasture established in 1872 and is the base for the next climb onto Memurutunga.
61.5610°N · 8.6400°E
Stage 3
Jotunheimen, Norway
The second stage crosses Memurutunga and descends steep Bukkelagret, where chains and wire assist on the hardest ground. Gjendebu, founded in 1871, is DNT's oldest tourist lodge.
61.4510°N · 8.4860°E
Stage 4
Jotunheimen, Norway
From Gjendebu the route enters Svartdalen beneath peaks including Knutsholstinden. After the initial climb the valley is comparatively level before the trail drops to Torfinnsbu on Lake Bygdin.
61.3920°N · 8.3030°E
Stage 5
Jotunheimen, Norway
The last stage follows the mountains above Bygdin to Eidsbugarden. Poet and mountaineer Aasmund Olavsson Vinje built a cabin here in 1868 and was among the founders of DNT.
61.3750°N · 8.2980°E