Area around - Trips and photos. Grocery stores.

This charming cottage is located in an idyllic and sheltered location in a private cottage area. The cabins in the area are located so that you can be quite undisturbed on your own patio with little visibility.

It is close to the E-16. The cabin is easy to travel to from both Western Norway and Eastern Norway. It takes about 3.5 hours from Bergen and 4 hours from Oslo

The nearest grocery store is in Borgund, but you will also find grocery stores in Ljøsne, Lærdal and Tyinkrysset. You can use google map to find them.

Two beautiful ski centers, Tyin Skisenter 18 min and Hemsedal Skisenter 51min are close by.

Filefjell is one of the entrances to Jotunheimen with a rich selection of peaks over 2000 meters.

In the vicinity of the cabin are Suletinden 1780 masl, Sulefjellet 1812 masl, Høgeloft 1920 masl, Bleia 1821 masl and Øvre Salen 1588 masl. So there is a rich selection of summit hikes for both winter and summer.

On days when you want more moderate trips, Lærdalen has many nice trips to offer. The two most famous are the round trip along Lærdalselven around the homestead Galdane and further the round trip Borgund Stavkirke-Sverrestigen-Vindhellavegen. And not to forget - The historic Kongevegen over Filefjell. In the winter, the trip to Brusestølen is nice.

There are tours for all seasons and the desired level. The trip to the waterfall and the "lagoon" in Oddedalen is beautiful and popular for families with children. The area offers very varied hiking opportunities from nice, quiet child-friendly walks with little ascent to airy peaks.

In the area there is a good wildlife. If you go for a walk at dusk in the spring, you can both hear and see black grouse playing. Note that the address, Orrehaugen means the mound of the black grouse. On a trip in the mountains, you often meet the domestic reindeer tribe that lives here.

ABOUT MARISTOVA (FROM WIKIPEDIA)

Maristova is referred to as the seal house (salustofa, hostel for road users) in 1358, and is in all probability named after the holy Margareta of Antioch ("Margaretarstofa a Filefjelli"), similar to Maridalen.

Over Filefjell is an old road between east and west, especially for the farmers in Valdres who had their nearest harbor in Lærdal. Fjellstua Maristova was probably established as early as around 1300. The farmers in Lærdal and Borgund were responsible for the maintenance of the "country road" through Lærdal and also had the obligation to ride both in the valley and in the mountains, for this heavy duty they were long exempt from military service and had reduced taxes . In 1793, the "Bergen main road" was laid over Hadeland, Valdres, Filefjell and to Lærdalsøyri where there was a boat ride on to Gudvangen or Bergen. This "Kongeveien 1793" was the first drivable road between east and west.

The oldest building on Maristova is from 1791, when a road over Filefjell was buildt, and it is today a private museum. The first Swiss-style hotel was built in 1888 and expanded in 1894. The Maristuen Hotel was completely damaged by fire on May 4, 1976, and a new apartment hotel was completed in 1978.

MORE ABOUT TOURING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA

In summer you can walk on beautiful trails. Kongevegen over Filefjell with its walls and its beautiful architecture is widely known. More about Kongevegen can be found here: https://www.valdres.no/opplevelser/kyrkjestolen-maristova-p3437983. There you will also find a video that accompanies the trip.

In winter, Filefjell is a favorite ski area.

We also recommend downloading two Apps for your smartphone:

Both of these apps allow you to see where you are at any given time when you go hiking.

The Mapping Authority's app Where? (then you must also download maps of Western Norway and the Inland).

And NRK / Turistforeningen's Ut.

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES

If you want to fish in mountain water, it is possible in this area. It is about 40 minutes to walk to the nearest fishing lake. There is a marked path to the 12 fishing lakes in this area.

With a very affordable fishing license, all residents and guests at the cabins on Gramstølen have access to several nice fishing lakes. Fishing license costs NOK 100 per day. Money is deposited in joint ownership account 1224.64.31238. Mark fishing license, date and name and use printout as fishing license. If you have any questions, please contact Arvid Brøyn 97761293

ALPINE

To the ski resort Tyin-Filefjell you drive in 15-20 minutes

https://www.skiinfo.no/ostlandet/tyin-filefjell/skianlegg.html

There are 5 ski lifts and 17 km of slopes of varying difficulty. The highest point is 1282m, and the drop is 450m. There are ski rentals, ski service, ski school and restaurants attached to the resort.

From the ski lift's top station you can see 35 mountain peaks of over 2000 meters, where as many as 15 of these mountains are located in Vang Municipality. The area is considered one of the most snow-rich and snow-safe in southern Norway. For those who are looking for powder snow and skiing with great challenges, these opportunities are also open.

You can also go to Hemsedal, one of Norway's leading ski resorts. It takes about 40 minutes to drive there. There you have two facilities:

https://www.skiinfo.no/ostlandet/hemsedal-solheisen/skianlegg.html

https://www.skiinfo.no/ostlandet/hemsedal/skianlegg.html