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Where should I stay in Norway for hiking and nature?

Mountain cabins, tents and campsites close to nature.

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Short answer

For hiking, you can stay in the Norwegian Trekking Association's roughly 600 cabins in the mountains, forests and on the coast, or camp under the right to roam. Staffed lodges serve breakfast and dinner, while self-service cabins are stocked with basic provisions. Many campsites lie close to mountains, fjords and lakes.

Hut to hut: a week in DNT cabins a red wooden cabin on stilts by calm water with a small hotel key tag floating beside it

Why

  1. DNT says it has about 600 cabins across the Norwegian mountains, forests and coastline, and its members get discounts at all of them.
  2. Self-service and no-service cabins typically cost NOK 250–350 per night, while full board at a staffed lodge is about NOK 1,300 for members.
  3. Under the right to roam you can camp in the same spot for up to two nights without the landowner's permission, and longer in remote mountain areas.

Details

Staffed lodges are seasonal, although Haukeliseter is open all year, and self-service cabins are often open year-round but some close in the coldest months. DNT advises checking each cabin's opening dates on UT.no before you set off. Self-service and no-service cabins need the DNT key, which only members can borrow. Statskog, Norway's largest landowner, also rents out cabins.

Tip

If you are new to hut-to-hut hiking, start with a staffed lodge where meals are served, and join DNT before you plan nights at self-service cabins.

What may differ

Child members of DNT aged 0–12 stay free at most self-service and no-service cabins, and at least one person in the group must be a member to get the key.

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Sources

Prices change, so check DNT before you go.

Hut to hut: a week in DNT cabins
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