Tag: hiking

Calls go out for more mushroom control

Thousands of Norwegians are likely to head out this weekend to "sanke sopp" (pick mushrooms), and biologists and health care personnel wish there were more checkpoints...

New hidden posts wait to be found

The hills and forests around Oslo are now sporting 50 new posts of interest, waiting to be found by eager skiers and hikers. Hundreds...

New ‘hytte’ opens to wide acclaim

The latest addition to the Norwegian trekking association's extensive network of remote cottages and lodges for hikers and skiers (hytter) has broken new ground in...

Mountains draw like never before

Norway's mountain trekking association DNT (Den Norske Turistforeningen) is heading for another record summer in terms of overnight visitors registered at its lodges and...

‘Pulpit Rock’ draws record visitors

Norway's famed high rocky plateau known as Preikestolen (The Pulpit Rock) has attracted a record number of visitors so far this year, up more...

Great outdoors at the ‘cultural core’

After a week of media debate over what comprises the core of Norwegian culture comes an answer based on 17,000 votes and 500 proposals...

Queen opens new coastal trail

Around 250 hikers followed along with Norway's Queen Sonja when she formally opened a new coastal trail on the island of Vannøya north of...

First national park turns 50

The majestic, almost moon-like peaks of Norway's Rondane National Park have drawn hikers and climbers for years and now they have a reason to...

Mountains open for the high season

Record numbers of Norwegians are heading for the mountains this summer as the high season for hiking, cycling or simply gazing at the scenery...

Autumn trails in the Oslo hills

Autumn treks are popular past-times in Norway, before snow and ice cover the hiking trails. A relatively gentle blåsti (a hiking trail marked in blue)...
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