On the top of Galdhøpiggen - Jotunheimen National Park

Hiking trails & Routes

Norway

Oppland

Lom

On the top of Galdhøpiggen - Jotunheimen National Park

Hard

4.8

(112)

955

hikers

On the top of Galdhøpiggen - Jotunheimen National Park

07:13

12.7km

1,380m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 10, 2025

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.66 km

Svellnose

Highlight • Summit

First peak on the way to Galdhøppigen

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5.32 km

Keilhaus Topp

Highlight • Summit

Last summit before the final opponent: the Galdhøpiggen.

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6.12 km

Galdhøpiggen Summit Hut (Volehytta)

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Small hut, a few meters below the summit, where you can warm up. There are also snacks, souvenirs and drinks!

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6.18 km

At 2469 m, it is the highest peak in Scandinavia. The normal route is a high-altitude tour over the Styggebrean (glacier) from the Juvasshytte, but the ascent from Spiterstulen is less complicated (3-5 hours each way).

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8.45 km

View of Styggebrean Glacier

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Especially when descending, you have a great view of the glacier all the time.

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12.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.48 km

2.97 km

255 m

Surfaces

9.48 km

2.97 km

255 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,420 m)

Lowest point (1,090 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 5 November

1°C

-5°C

0 %

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It’s going to be cold. Wrap up warm and watch out for ice.

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Comments

August 16, 2022,De Øvre Årdal à Lom - Jour 5 - Randonnée

That's it, I did it.
The ascent wasn't difficult in itself, but the wind, the rain, and the fog came to complicate things.
At the top I couldn't see anything with the fog, but it was still a nice climb. I was afraid it would be too easy a route but I'm satisfied.

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August 20, 2025,Auf dem Gipfel des Galdhøpiggen - Jotunheimen National Park

Galdhøpiggen 2025 – in a blizzard, of course 🏔️🌧️
When Malde goes hiking, the weather roulette goes crazy again: first gray clouds, then snowfall in the middle of August – who needs a postcard idyll? 🤦‍♂️ We started off after a gravel road with a "cow blockade" 🐄, then straight into the boulder terrain – rocks, rocks, rocks, as if …

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August 2, 2025,Auf dem Gipfel des Galdhøpiggen - Jotunheimen National Park

The descent is a thousand times more strenuous than the ascent! I have severe knee and Achilles tendon pain, but it's simply a must for every hiker!
I did the ascent and descent without stopping and overtook countless people... That's probably why I was so sore at the end.

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