Høgevarde — Local services in Flå

Norefjell is a mountain ridge between the Hallingdal and Eggedal valleys. Due to its majestic appearance, it is considered the first real mountain range north of Oslo. It is said Høgevarde has the second-largest overview in southern Norway (after Gaustatoppen). From the top, you can see about 40 000 km2. From the peaks of Rondane to Jotunheimen, from the Glacier Hardangerjøkulen to Gaustatoppen, as seen on the panoramic orientation board above the supplied tourist cottage. Nowhere else south from the Arctic Circle such a huge area can be seen. Until 1858, the saddle under the summit was a meeting point for residents of the surrounding valleys in summer who sold horses, traded goods, drank alcohol and danced wildly on the occasion of Raudmyrdansen's celebration. In 1858, some participants were surprised by a snowstorm. The inscription on the stone monument from 1958 captures the names of the nine men and women who died here. The musician's corpse was not found before the fall. Pastor Jørg Moe, a collector of Norwegian folk tales, released an avid ceremony next Sunday in Olberg against the vicious “dance of death” and Raudmyrdansen was banned. Today it reappears again in the form...

After having done the hike starting at Norefjell Ski, we decided to take the route from Tempelseter this year. This route is a bit shorter, about 5.5 km. However you have to pay an extra road toll if you take the car to Tempelseter. Unfortunately the cabins and the restaurant was closed, make sure to check the website upfront. During the main holiday period in July and the first week of August they are open every day but outside of this just on...

Veldig flott topptur som man ikke trenger å kjøre langt fra f.eks Oslo for å oppleve.

Turen fra Norefjell var på +- 10km én vei, starter noe bratt oppover skibakkene avhengig av hvor man parkerer. Jevn stigning etter det, ikke veldig slitsomt for en som ikke er i verdens beste form, men ikke mye vann å hente - lurt å ha med en del.

Turen fra Tempelseter er på +- 4km én vei, starter rolig men har et ganske bratt parti deretter, før man kommer opp og kan gå en flott tur på lite stigning frem til toppen. Mye muligheter for å fylle på vannflasken.

På toppen er det postkasser med bøker man kan signere i, og lese litt av de merkeligste tingene folk skriver. Flott utsikt, på en klar dag ser man godt Gaustatoppen, og mange andre topper. Om man føler seg sprek så er det veldig flott å gå til de andre toppene i nærheten, i det herlige...