Cross-Country

Here is the Hemsedal cross-country trail map in pdf format.

For the real cross-country enthusiasts, Norway is Nirvana. Here, cross-country skiing is not simply a sport, it is a lifestyle, a way of transportation, a social affair and everyday exercise. In North America and the Alps, cross-country skiing is in some respects the poor cousin to downhill skiing and snowboarding. Americans and other Europeans have never developed the excitement that Scandinavians have for the Nordic sports.

From the capital city, cross-country trails can literally take a skier to every corner of Norway. Trails are measured in tens of kilometers or miles in Colorado, Wyoming, California and New England. Even in the Alps, loops are carefully measured and trails shoot across a lake here or there. But in Norway, the network is measured in thousands of kilometers. For that matter, the distances don’t really matter, when the entire country is accessible on cross-country skis.

Every area has a stated length of their trail system, however those statistics only refer to the trails that their region maintains.

In Hemsedal, 133 km of groomed tracks wind around the valley and forest and another 80 km of trails can be found on the mountain. Night skiing is also offered.

VALLEY TRAILS

Sentrum – Ulsåk Trail – Rated Easy
6 km easy track.
Walk over the bridge by the Tourist Office, take the first right through Bru-Haug Camping.
The track ends at Moen Camping.

Tuv – Sentrum – Rated Easy
5 km easy track passing by Hemsedal Skisenter.

From Hemsedal centre: Start from Bru-Haug Camping (see Sentrum-Ulsåk).

From Hemsedal Skisenter: Take right after the bridge towards Hemsedal Skisenter, about 300 m. Tracks next to the children’s area. Alternative parking and start just above Hemsedal Fjellandsby.
The tracks end at Tuv. Short walk through the housing estate to the main road/ Hemsedal Hotel.

From Tuv: (opposite direction) Take the road behind the shop, then the first left and right through the housing estate.

Lioløypa
9 km circular track from Tuv to Lio.
Park by Skinnfellgården at Tuv. Tracks from Skinnfellgården, or in the other direction on the left side of the main road. The tracks pass by Hemsedal Fjellhotell.

Tuv – Grøndalen/Solheisen - Feten
9 km / 15 km easy track.
Track along the river next to Hemsedal Hotel.

If you desire a shorter distance (7 km), start from Solheisen Skisenter.

Solløypa Trail
5 km hilly track from Hemsedal centre to Tuv.
From Hemsedal centre: Follow the road up between Hemsetunet and Skogstad Hotel, take the third road left (Seljevegen) to the very end. The track ends by Hemsedal Hotel, Tuv.

From Tuv:
Alt. 1: Tracks on the right side 50 m after turning to Grøndalen.
Alt. 2: Drive towards Grøndalen, turn right towards Hulbak. Track from Hulbak Camping.
The track ends in Seljeveien Road, Hemsedal centre.

Knuteløypa
8 km hilly track at Tuv.

Alt. 1: see Sentrum – Tuv, start from Tuv.
Alt. 2: Tracks along the river next to Hemsedal Hotel.

GRAVSET CROSS-COUNTRY AREA – 800m above sea level
Drive to Ulsåk, take a right towards Lykkja (about 8 km). Parking places and restrooms are on the right and left sides of the road. A bus shuttles skiers to Gravset in the morning and afternoon.

Gravsetløypene
This area has circular tracks with easy or hilly terrain (sign-posted) with trails lengths of 2,3,5 and 8 km for classic and skating skiing.
Floodlit tracks 2 and 3 km for nightskiing.

Gravset-Blomeslettane
18 km fairly hilly circular track.
• Continue from the 8-km circular track.
• Or start in the opposite direction from the left parking place.
Detour to Eventyrgarden Huso (2 km).

Helsingvatn rundt
12 km easy circular track.
• Start from Hestanåne or Gravset.

Storevatn rundt
20.5-km hilly circular track.
• Start from Hestanåne.
• 33 km from Gravset.

Gravsetåsen rundt «Ingridløypa»
14 km tough circular track. Groomed from Feb.until the end of the season.
• Start from the left parking place.

Gravset - Ulsåk
5-km downhill to Ulsåk and the valley
tracks. Groomed from Feb. until the end of the season.

Golsfjellet «Eventyrløypa»
Detour from Blomeslettane to the tracks
at the Gol Mountain and all the way to
Norefjell.

HIGH MOUNTAIN TRACKS
These trails are marked from week 8 and groomed on week 8-9 and Easter.
See the local weather/ski report or address Hemsedal Skisenter/ the Tourist Office for information.

Systerskarløypa
12-km tough track, 1100 m above sea level.
• Reached from Hemsedal Skisenter by Hollvinheisen (3 chairlift) and Fjellheis 2 (platter lift). Descent green slope no. 12, or free return with Holdeskarheisen (4 chairlift).
Detour to Beihovdløypa and Gol/ Liatoppen/ Ål.

Beihovdløypa
9-km easy circular track, 1100 m above sea level.
• Alt.1: Take right towards Holdeskaret after the bridge to Hemsedal Skisenter, about 4-5 km (toll road). Three parking places on the left side.
• Alt.2: Reached from Hemsedal Skisenter by Holdeskarheisen (4 chairlift), follow sign "skiløype", 4 km longer both ways. Descent green slope no. 12, or free return with Holdeskarheisen.

Gol/ Liatoppen/ Ål
Detour from Systerskarløypa, marked track only.

Harahorn rundt
10 km tough circular track, and an easy 5 or 7 km track 1100 m above sea level.
• Drive towards Grøndalen, take right by the sign to Harahorn and drive to the parking place by Vavatn Lake (toll road).
• Also reached by Solheisen Skisenters two T-bar lifts.

Feten - Storeskar
22-km hilly track.
• Drive towards Grøndalen, all the way to Feten.
Detour to Bjøberg and an alternative track via Ershovdtjedna. Possible retour to Hemsedal by bus (Sognefjordekspressen) from Bjørberg/Storeskar.

Kjølen - Lykkjastølane
5-km easy track, 1000 m above sea level.
• Start from Trefta, 7 km past Gravset.

Trefta - Lægret
9-km easy track, 1000 m above sea level.
• Start from Trefta, 7 km past Gravset.

FLOODLIT TRACKS until 11 p.m.

Hemsedal centre
2 km hilly circular track.
• Walk over the bridge by the Tourist Office, take the first right through Bru-Haug Camping. Here is also a floodlit walking path to Hemsedal Skisenter.

Gravset
2 and 3 km circular tracks.