Viking Challenge | Norway

Norway     
10/07/2023 - 16/07/2023     COMPLETED

About the trip

Join us as we venture through one of the most epic parts of Norway. Towering peaks, vast Fjords and enchanted forests will play host to this magical adventure. The days will consist of long beautiful hikes between picturesque mountain cabins, gathering around the campfire in the evenings to share food and hear the Norse legends that add that extra bit of magic to proceedings. Just to get the juices flowing we will be hiking through the Jotunheim national park which in Norse Mythology is the realm of the giants and Frost Giants and was considered beyond the realm of order, a primordial place of chaos, magic, and untamed wilderness. Siiiiick...

Experience Required: 5/10    
Fitness Required: 5/10    
Difficulty: /10

Itinerary

Start

10th July 2023

10th

Driving Time: 4-5 hours
Accommodation: Hut
The Stunning Norway trip begins with an airport pick up and a 4 - 5 hour drive to Jotunheimen National Park. Here we will enjoy a good dinner and a briefing for the upcoming Hike.

11th

Accommodation: Hut
Hiking Mileage: 8 miles
Elevation Gain: 1020 m
Besseggen Ridge is a jaw dropping classic hike with great views of giant coastal mountains and dazzling lakes, not for the faint hearted.

12th

Hiking Mileage: 6.2 miles
Elevation Gain: 760 m
Elevation Loss: 760 m
Accommodation - hut
Today starts with a rewarding uphill hike to a high plateau where we will enjoy panoramic views. We will pass many sub-alpine lakes on our way before descending down to Gjende lake to our hut for the night.

13th

Hiking Mileage: 10 miles
Elevation Gain: 500 m
Elevation Loss: 500 m
Accommodation - hut
Today we head over a mountain pass and down into another large valley which holds Bygdin lake. It's a fabulous backdrop for our evening.

14th

Hiking Mileage: 8 miles
Elevation Gain: 500 m
Elevation Loss: 500 m
Drive Time: 45 minutes
Accommodations - hut
Today, weather and group permitting, we take in a big mountain or do a good loop in the area and finish in the same hut.

15th

Drive to Oslo and spend a well deserved rest day in the city
Driving Time: 4-5 hours
Accommodation Hotel

End

16th July 2023


Costs

£2000

All accommodation and meals provided. All transport provided.

All other T&C's will be discussed upon enquiry.

The price of the trip only covers costs for the charity so we kindly ask that people consider fundraising for M2M during the challenge.

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