Top Things to do in Lom
The 5 Best Nature & Parks in Lom, Eastern Norway
Discover the best top things to do in Lom, Norway including Sognefjellvegen, Galdhopiggen, Norwegian Mountain Center, BrimiSkogen, Glittertind.
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1. Sognefjellvegen
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 144 reviews
Activities Worth seeing Events Accomondation Transport Eat and drink Useful information Jotunheimen> National tourist routes> Sognefjell Explore the region Click the map to visit the regions Select region Sognefjell - Across the roof of Norway In majestic surroundings, high in the mountains past blue ice, jagged peaks and emerald lakes, the Sognefjell Road runs between Sognefjord, the world’s longest fjord, and the Gudbrandsdal valley. The Sognefjell Road was designated Norway’s first tourist route in 1997 and has just been upgraded to a National tourist route in 2003. The Sognefjell Road has carried traffic since time immemorial. Fish and salt from the west and butter, hides, iron and tar from the east were carried by people on their shoulders or on horseback. The cairns helped travellers find the way in all kinds of weather. The Sognefjell Road gives you access to Jotunheimen National Park, with Galdhopiggen, Norway’s highest mountain, and several of the other of the highest peaks in Norway, and to Jostedalsbreen, Norway’s largest glacier. Here your can poke about on your own among soaring peaks, take a tour over glaciers and mountain tops with experienced guides, and go skiing all year round. The route between the inland valley, high mountains and fjord offers breathtaking contrasts in climate and topography and a variety of plant and animal life, from lower elevations with farms, pine forests and the conditions for human settlement to the alpine terrain approx. 1,000 metres above sea level. Up here you’ll find bare rock with clear traces of the last Ice Age, with grass, moss, lichen interspersed with juniper and willow. Here you’ll also find hardy polar plants such as arctic buttercup, with mountain birch here and there. Wild as well as tame reindeer live on Sognefjell, and down towards the valleys there are moose and deer. In the high mountains, eagles and rough-legged buzzards thrive. In eastern regions there may be bears, lynx and wolverines, though they are few and very shy. For more informaton on the touristroutes
Reviewed By 38tgjpgg - Canberra, Australia
We drove this in autumn and it was spectacular- we were very lucky as it was windy and cold, but we missed the road being affected by snowfall by only a few hours. If the weather is half decent this is spectacular, we drove west to east and the transition from fjord landscape to alpine area was incredible.
2. Galdhopiggen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 175 reviews
Galdhopiggen is the highest mountain in Norway, 2.469 m.a.s.l. It is also one of the most visited peaks in the country, apart from some hills in more densely populated areas. The hight is fascinating, and Galdhopiggen is also relatively easy to reach. You can follow the normal t-marked route from Spiterstulen 1.103 m.a.s.l., four hours to the top, two and a half- three hours back down.
Reviewed By aarild - Oslo, Norway
First, this is a spectacular hike to Norway’s and Northern Europe’s highest summit, up in Jotunheimen. It is only advisable in June-August and you can choose between two starting points: Spiterstulen and Juvasshytta. The latter is the most used and most accessible. But it is not for everyone, you need to be prepared for up to seven hours in quite rough mountain terrain. We stayed in Lom, five hours from Oslo with train to Otta and then one hour’s corresponding bus ride. There’s a fairly cheap camping there offering rooms from $80/£60 (suitable for families up to six persons) and some nice hotels. For hotels, book early! You can also stay at the starting point for the hike, Juvasshytta, but it is very full in high season, particularly in the weekends. We therefore took an 8am bus to Juvasshytta at 1860 meters altitude, where you arrive just before 9am. The place offers guided tours starting 09:45, which really only means a Sherpa or local mountaineer will walk with large groups to cross a glacier, and then you’re on your own for the last hour’s walk. It’s tough and steep, if you lack proper boots you can rent them from the Juvasshytta, but book your size a day in advance (European scale, 36-47). The trip is $30 per adult including the lending of a simple harness for the crossing of the glacier as well as crampons, boots are another $18. Apart from the glacier, no equipment is required. They say the minimum age for children is seven, but that does not mean it is suitable for exactly your seven year old child. Expect three hours rough walk to the summit and a bit less for the descent to be sure. Moreover, you should avoid coffee and too much liquid as there are no facilities along the route and the surroundings can’t tackle thousands of tourists unless everyone takes good care of the unique and highly vulnerable environment. But the experience is nothing short of fantastic. This far up north, 2469 meters altitude makes for a really special landscape, and there is obviously a spectacular view included... The air is not so thin that it requires physical preparations or anything, you will meet people in every age 6-80 and the low price makes it something everyone can do, provided you are not scared by the prospect of five to seven hours’ hikes. The bus to Lom leaves from Juvasshytta at 17:00 as of September 2018.
3. Norwegian Mountain Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
Nominated for Museum of the year in 2019! Explore the thrilling exhibition Spellbound, with vikings and vistas, peaks and pioneers, mammoths and ramblers, folklore and fairytales - included the interactive Mountain Science Center. Are you up for the weather room? Or do you prefere forming your own landscape in sand and see how water changes it? Get tips for your mountain hike, buy the maps you need and sit down by the fire before you visit the mountains. The Norwegian Mountain Center is a visitor center for the national parks Jotunheimen, Reinheimen and Breheimen.
Reviewed By 38tgjpgg - Canberra, Australia
On first appearance this is a relatively small museum but we easily spent two hours going through the exhibits. The museum beautifully documents Norwegian mountaineering history including how recent climate change and glacial retreat is uncovering artifacts. This museum is excellent for children, with the weather room and active exhibits (including an indoor orienteering challenge) leaving mum and dad in peace to walk the exhibit. Also some beautiful audio visual displays of the mountains. Highly recommended!
