Hillwalking, Climbing and Mountaineering in Norway

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Walking and climbing on Norway's mountains is not as popular as in other regions of Europe, such as the Alps, Pyrenees or Scottish Highlands. Nevertheless the following ranges offer excellent walking and climbing opportunities for those willing to travel there:

Southern Norway

  • Telemark
  • Hardangervidda
  • Folgefonna
  • Jotunheimen
  • Hurrungane
  • Jostedalsbreen
  • Rondane
  • Dovrefjell
  • Sunnmore
  • Tafjord
  • Romsdal
  • Trollheimen

[edit] Arctic Norway

  • Bodo Peninsula
  • Narvik area
  • Lofoten Islands
  • Senja
  • Lyngen Peninsula

[edit] Guidebooks

Guidebooks in languages other than Norwegian are few. The following is a list of current mountaineering and walking guidebooks in print in English.