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Helsingvatnet round 12 km

Difficulty
Medium
Distance
11.6km
Time
3h
Elevation
165m
Descent
165m
Highest altitude
901m
Lowest altitude
829m
Best time
jan
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Dog-friendly
Round trip
Family-friendly

Great trail that starts at the car park at Hestanåne and goes around the lake Helsingevatnet.

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Helsingevatn Cross-country skiing
Helsingevatn Cross-country skiing
Helsingevatn Cross-country skiing
Helsingevatn Cross-country skiing
Helsingevatn Cross-country skiing
Helsingevatn Cross-country skiing

Nice circular track in beautiful and sunny terrain with a great view to Skogshødn.

The trail has an easy, flat starting point and goes via Ulsåkstølen, and continues under Skogshorn.

Just over 2 km after Ulsåkstølen, approx. 5.5 km from the car park there is a cozy rest area with, among other things, benches and fire pit. The last part of the trail (after the rest area) is in forest terrain and slightly more demanding terrain with several hills.

See live grooming status of tracks at skisporet.no.

Is you dog with you? There is a leash requirement in all machine-groomed trails during Christmas-, winter-, and Easter holidays. Also note that the leash requirement is valid all season for the ski areanas Gravset (up to 8 km) and Totteskogen, as well as the valley & forest tracks from Gravset in the east to Feten and Lio in the west. Remember that your dog should not hinder anyone and thank you for cleaning up after your dog.

Author's advice

If you think it's scary skiing up and down hills, you can go the trail back and forth on the Skogshorn side past Ulsåkstølen

Turn-by-turn directions

The tour starts at the Hestanåni car park and goes in a loop towards Ulsåkstølen and down towards Løkkjestølane before turning off towards Storhøvda and Helsingelia.

Map

Topographical map of Hemsedal with cross country tracks, hiking trails and cycling routes is for sale at Hemsedal Tourist Office and sports shops.

Directions

Take off on rv 52 towards Lykkja. After approx. 7 km you will find the car park on the right

Parking

Big parking lot, payment by Vipps. If you are not living in Norway you can't pay with Vipps. 

Public transport

No public transport