Oslo trondheim vandring

You can choose between the eastern or western route past Lake Mjøsa, or combine the two by taking the world's oldest wheeled steamer and official pilgrimage boat, Skibladner.

It’s worth noting that you can walk longer days out of Oslo should you choose to. Eventually you enter a wooded trail, which takes you off the road. You will also hear and see Trondheim referred to as “Nidaros”, which is the medieval name for the city. There’s a hot water shower and you can get drinking water. We pass the Prøysenhuset museum, a museum dedicated to the author Alf Prøysen.

There’s also WiFi and laundry (not that you’ll need that just yet!)

Day Two: Aaraas Farm Pilgrim Hostel to Arteid Vestre 18km (11 miles)

Route: The easy and short route today is a mix of trails and road walking. This is also very close to the Oslo Pilgrim Centre (summer location) and reasonably near to the Central Station in Oslo.

Unlike walking the Camino de Santiago, or the Via Francigena, you really can choose how far you walk each day and where you decide to stay overnight. The accommodations may be closed off-season. This makes progress slow even over a short distance. Dinner and breakfast can be booked in advance. It’s a new place as of 2023 and the hosts are very welcoming.

We walked in the heatwave making this feel harder, but expect to climb around 600m over the day. More detail on this below, but we recommend carrying at least two days worth of food, especially if you are on a budget.

Amenities: Very little on route today apart from pilgrim hostels. After this, most days apart from Wednesday and Sunday there is a farm shop open on the road to Herkestad Otherwise from mid summer until end of summer is a strawberry stand, which is famous for waffles (alongside the strawberries.)

Accommodation: we stayed at Herkestad farm This was a great place to stay, we chose to pitch our tent and found ourselves sharing with some delightful ponies for a little bit.

The toilets were broken when we arrived and there was no water, but we understand that this is now resolved as a new water pump has been installed. Da sender vi deg en kode som du kan bruke til å spore pakken hos Posten. The highlight of the route is the fabulous Ringebu Stave Church, one of 28 Stave churches in Norway.

Day Fifteen: Otta to Dovre 32km (20 miles)

Route: The path is mostly flat to Sel and you can gain some speed over this stretch.

Although there are some undulating routes, most of the walking in stage four is flatter than in previous stages. Be sure to visit the pilgrim centre for some useful information and a chat, then stop at the ruins on route.