Photo: Geir Hval (www.MacWhale.eu) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Duration
- 6 h round trip
- Distance
- 350 km
- Stops
- 2
Three hours west into Telemark brings you to Rjukan, the UNESCO-listed valley town famous for its 'sun mirror' that beams daylight into the square in winter and the wartime heavy-water history. Above it rises Gaustatoppen, a near-perfect peak with a view said to span a sixth of Norway. A full, early-start day, or far better as an overnight.
Mountains
Best season: June to September (mountain weather; long day)
The route
- 1
Rjukan
UNESCO industrial heritage and the sun mirror.
- 2
Gaustatoppen (Stavsro)
Trailhead for the iconic summit.