The 6 Best Things to do Good for Big Groups in Lom, Eastern Norway

July 30, 2021 Brain Ambrose

Discover the best top things to do in Lom, Norway including Sognefjellvegen, Klimapark 2469, First and Foremost, Galdhopiggen, Fossheim Steinsenter, Lom Stave church.
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1. Sognefjellvegen

Postboks 63, Lom 2688 Norway +47 61 21 29 90 [email protected] http://www.nasjonaleturistveger.no/no/turistvegene/sognefjellet
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Sognefjellvegen

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. Klimapark 2469

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Klimapark 2469

Up for a trip far into the ice? Enter the glacier in this hand caved ice tunnel by the foot of Galdhøpiggen. Filled with ice sculptures inspired by Norse mythology. A qualified guide will tell you about permafrost, faun, animals living in the highland and the ancient artifacts found in this area going back to the stone age. Arrows, shoes and hunting equipent – melted out from snow drifts in Jotunheimen – are displayed in the ice walls. The ice tunnel also has a cinema hall where you can see a movie of the making of the tunnel. The trip starts at the parking lot by Juvasshytta right next to Galdhøpiggen, and follows a kilometer-long footbridge to the ice tunnel. The tour is accessible for most people and nice for children in school age. After your visit in the ice tunnel, you can take a close look at the Juvbrean glacier. Dress warmly and get an experience for life!

3. First and Foremost

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First and Foremost

In Jotunheimen and Breheimen, we wish to be first and foremost providing magnificent mountain experiences. We offer mountain adventures for small groups and families, but on request we also organize bigger events. Among other we arrange trips to Galdhøpiggen, glacier hikes, limestone caving, randonee and mountain climbing. We invite you to active experiences in a safe and relaxed frame. Good mastery experiences are in focus, something we put up through using the body and abilities of our traveling. Experiencing with several senses will help create those magic moments we are looking for. Be inspired - find the experience you seek - contact us Welcome to adventures in Lom, Jotunheimen and Breheimen!

4. Galdhopiggen

Postboks 63, Lom 2688 Norway +47 61 21 17 50 http://www.nasjonalparkriket.no
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Galdhopiggen

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.

5. Fossheim Steinsenter

Bergomsvegen 30, Lom 2686 Norway +47 61 21 14 60 http://fossheimsteinsenter.no/
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Fossheim Steinsenter

In Stein Center you will find a jewelery gallery and shops where we lay emphasis on jewelry, souvenirs and artifacts in Norwegian rock. We find most of råstein themselves, and most products are made by our own producers. In our museum you will find the largest exhibition of Norwegian mineral and gemstone in the country. Free entrance

6. Lom Stave church

Jotunheimen, Lom 2686 Norway +47 481 65 528
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Lom Stave church

The Lom stave church was timber dated to 1158. The church is still in use as the main church in Lom. Inside the church you will find a large collection of paintings from the 1700s and a lot of beautiful acanthus carvings. Over time the church has been rebuilt and enlarged several times, something one can see clear traces of. When the church was restored first in the 70'ies, there was an opportunity for extensive excavations. It was made ​​several interesting findings of pilgrimage brand, rune staves, parchment documents and the largest total of coins found in Norway of 2,245 coins.

Reviewed By lupasrou - Oslo, Norway

Stave church is a church only made of wood structural elements. There are few left because they can easily burn. This one is very well kept and accessible. They also have a brochure for it that comes with the entrance ticket, which is very helpful.

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