Here’s a little video we made from our Hike at Romsdalseggen ridge. Check out how our 7 hour, 10,5 km walk up to Mjølvafjellet at 1216 meters above sea level and back down to the centre of Åndalsnes was!
Romsdalseggen is known as Norway’s most beautiful trek, and it’s not without any reason. Beautiful scenery wherever you turn. And even if the hike is somewhat rough, you can walk in your own pace, making it much easier. You don’t have to stress during the summer months as the sun is up for at least 12 hours. Which means that most people can go on this adventure. You can see that we spent quite a bit of extra time to enjoy the scenery and for filming purposes, hehe.
Read in detail about our trip in my last post about“Camping fun and Romsdalseggen”. There’s also some beautiful pictures to see!
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Romsdalseggen might be rated expert, but I would say that it’s a relatively safe trek, as the ridge is thick enough and have chains for support at the roughest parts. This is why, even with the weather forecast showing us constant rain, that we choose to try to climb the Romsdalseggen Ridge on the one day in the midst of all the rain, where it seemed to be a sunny day! And I am so glad we did!
Mountain mood
From my hometown, Levanger, it was a 5:30 hour/ 379 KM drive to get to Åndalsnes. Åndalsnes is, by some, called the mountain capital of Norway, and it’s not without any reason. It is home to some of the most beautiful mountains and sceneries in Norway.
We started our drive the day before so we could camp out in Åndalsnes the day before, to start fresh for our trek. Unless you live close to Åndalsnes, this is probably the best idea. Because you will need to make the 9:30 AM bus on the day of your trek if you want to experience the full range of Romsdalseggen ridge. And mainly so you don’t have to walk back to the parking lot after the trek. It’s a long 12 km walk and taxi in Norway is not very affordable.
We sat up camp in the middle of the night and couldn’t really see well. I thought we did well until I saw our tent the following morning, hehe.
You see, the trek itself starts at Vengedalen/Venjesdalen at a parking lot in a convenient location in the valley where it’s easy for both cars and busses to reach. The best way to get here is by taking the bus in the morning (there is only one departure time for most part of the season). You can get on the bus right outside Tindesenteret. It’s impossible to miss that building once you get to the centre!
Up up we go!
The trek starts at about 600 meters above sea level and will take you to a rather steep terrain in the first couple of hours. Once you are half way up you are rewarded with a breath-taking view over the mountain range. The most amazing part of this trek is the scenery… wherever you turn you will be seeing something spectacular. Fjords, waterfalls, mountain ranges, and a small peak at Troll latter road. It’s just insane.
Once your about 3 km up, you are almost at the peak. This is where the best photo-op is! A beautiful panoramic view over Rauma river and some of the Romsdal mountain range such as Romsdalshorn, Breitinden og Trollveggen/Trolltindene.
From here onwards you are starting to understand why the trek is called the Romsdalseggen Ridge. The next few kilometers you wll be ascending on a ridge, and once you hit the peak at 1216 MOH at Mjølvafjellet, you will be descending on the ridge as well. So, there is plenty of scenery to explore, on both sides!
I thought I had made it… untill I understood that the descending part must have been why this trek was rated expert! Remember to bring good trekking shoes when going here.
That scenery…
Once you hit the little rock cabin at Neksala, the terrain starts to change and the downhill path in the rubble and forest is harsh. I would say it’s a lot more tiring than on the way up and it’s going to take you several hours to get down unless you run for it. I regret not bringing some knee support as it becomes quite demanding after “Rampestreken” and downwards.
The famous “Rampestreken” a long ledge where you can walk out and take pictures above Åndalsnes city.
The total trek is around 10,5 km, and the average person will spend approximately 7 hours to complete the trek. The trek ends right in Åndalsnes centre. Which is why you should leave your car there and catch the bus up.
To complete the trek you should go have some pizza at Mama Rosa, I got one of the spicy pizzas with garlic sauce and it saved my day!
Caught up in the hustle of travelling around Europe and getting back home I totally forgot about the posts that were promised, but hey, let’s start with Norway!
It doesn’t matter how long or short my stays in Norway are… it’s always going feel like home, and leaving is always just as hard. It never feels like I’ve had enough time here.
Travel partner number uno!
I think the hardest part is missing my family, but also my childhood home, all the memories I was brought up with, the familiar sights, smells and flavors. My friends. The feeling of a system that truly works. Strict rules and stiff prices set a side, I consider myself quite lucky to come from and having been born and raised in this beautiful country. I always find it more exciting coming here on holiday, especially when bringing Tom along, as he’s a tourist, meaning I have to think of amazing places to show him. My dad was the best when it came to taking us around all of Norway as kids, so I’m pretty much reliving and showing off my childhood memories to Tom. But I also get the opportunity to explore the unseen, which is awesome. Also, experiencing things as an adult gives you a totally different perspective than when you were young.
Our cabin in the woods. One of my fave places during the summer months. So isolated.
So far I’ve taken Tom north to Tromsø for dog sledding and searching for the northern lights, we’ve also walked the streets of little Bodø before travelling on Hurtigruta to beautiful Lofoten. Lofoten during winter time is amazing, but you have to rent a car to drive around the island to get the most of it. And make sure to figure out when the sun rises and sets, because you’ll only have around 4 hours with a clear view. Last year we did the most beautiful road trip I can think of, driving up to Åndalsnes past the famous “Trollstigen” and “Troll wall” before setting up tent in the stunning Geiranger Fjords, we also witnessed the gorgeous Seven Sisters Waterfall while exploring the fjords by boat. We continued by chilling out by the beautiful lakes of Stryn and made a little detour to camp out around Jostedalsbreen to go kayaking and glacier walking in “Styggevatnet”. You need to save up a bit if you want to do several planned activities in Norway, but trust me, it’s all worth it! We also made a trip to Bergen, Voss and the famous Borgund Stave Church. You can see more photos and how to do the same roadtrip here. I love travelling around Norway.
Love the architecture of Oslo
This year around we decided to try spending more time with friends and family as last year, we managed to book our trip while nobody was home. We started off in Oslo visiting my aunt and catching up with friends and family there. We normally only go for a couple of days, but since we planned a 1 month trip this year we managed to squeeze in almost a full week in Oslo. Oslo is a fantastic city during the summer months, and there’s so many nice places to eat and drink.
Oslo vibes
I also love how the weather and distance makes it perfect to walk everywhere. This time we visited Taco Republica for Oslo’s best tacos and they were extremely tasty, we were also introduced to amazing burgers at Kverneriet (Burgers) in Majorstuen, both of them must-visits if you’re a food lover like myself! The list of great bars and places with craft and draft beers are endless. Oslo makes beer drinking fun! I think our favourite place must have been Kulturhuset, I can’t remember how many beers they had on draft, but I can promise you they have something for your taste and something you’ve never tasted. The upstairs is lined up with games like shuffle board, table tennis and foosball tables- in other words PLAYTIME. Just how I like it!
Preikestolen with Sandra<3
We found a great deal for tickets to Stavanger as well, and were so lucky to crash with our lovely Norwegian friend Sandra (which we actually first met back home in Bangkok). We rented a car from the app “Nabobil”, highly recommended if you want to rent a car at a good price and drove up to hike the Pulpit Rock. The ferry leaves every 30 minutes, not far from city center and is a 45 minute ride followed by another 30 minute drive before you reach the starting point and parking. The hike up and down will take you a total of 2 hours if you add some speed to it, but the average time is 4 hours so keep that in mind if you are travelling as a family or haven’t been trekking much before. Stavanger is such a pretty city so make sure you have some time to walk around the old town, enjoy a nice meal at the water front or just walking around the streets for shopping and photos. It’s very picturesque!
Love this shot from Pulpit Rock!
Trekking and nature is a must when visiting Norway.
I’ve already started planning for our trip home for Christmas and New Years. Can’t I haven’t been home for two Christmases already. Insane! Crossing my fingers for a white Christmas. <3
Preikestolen aka. Pulpit rock in Stavanger. Too scared to go for our regular leapkiss pose, hehe.
Hello from Norway you all! We’ve been home for almost 10 days and I’m loving it. So great to be back home during the summer. We’ve had some rain, but the moments of sun has made me forget all about it. We started off in Oslo to visit friends and family there, followed by a flight to Stavanger to hike up to Pulpit rock. We were so lucky with the weather. Now we’re in my hometown Levanger, in lovely Trønderlag. I leave you all with this photo for now and promise to make a small “how to travel Norway” post for you guys before we leave to London on Wednesday! See yas! <3
Tom’s is half English so we try to go London whenever we are in Europe!
Spain rules…
We would always come here to enjoy the view when I lived in Spain. Behind me you can see some of the town, Guadalest.
So excited for the summer holiday to start. We are flying in to Norway o the 8th of August and are planning to stay there all until the 23rd. Then we are flying to London for 5 days to hang out in London and see Eminem at Reading Festival. We’ve also managed to squeeze in a couple of nights in Lisbon. From then on we’ll go chill in Barcelona for a couple of days until finally we get to see my mom and sister in Spain again. I can’t believe I haven’t visited them for two years now, and actually haven’t seen my little sister since! I’m so excited to see my mom’s restaurant too and I’m so happy that she finally has realised her dream of opening her own Thai restaurant. If you’re ever in Benidorm, Jindeeka is the name!
Sorry for not updating you guys lately. It’s been a mixture of preparing stuff to go home and some last-minute hectic stuff that happened before I left for Norway. Long story short I just realized the day before I left that I had overstayed… I’m so glad that I found out already then, instead of being caught off guard. I’ll let you all in on the process later if you guys are interested to hear about it.
I arrived Norway yesterday and have been enjoying the snow-covered grounds and fresh air. I also think I’m already in a food coma. I’m staying in Oslo for a couple of days as I have a couple of classes I have to attend before I head back home to Levanger. Today we had a class about Work physiology and it was so interesting, we even touched based on exercise physiology. Tomorrow we are heading to the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences to do some physical tests in the lab. Fun stuff! Now I’m off to do some more work on my paper! Talk later Xx
