Introduction
Table of Routes
PART I: HELPFUL INFORMATION
Chapter 1: Using This Book
Route Descriptions, Maps, Base, Route Grading,
Direction, Elevation/Terrain/Features,
Route Profiles, Summary Tables
Chapter 2: Travel Tips
Getting Started
Tourist Offices, Passports and Visas, Currency
and Money, Customs and Duties, Language,
Health, Time
Getting There
Train, Air, Ferry/Boat, Bus
Getting Around
Train, Air, Car, Bus, Taxi, Coastal Steamer,
Coastal Boat Services
Helpful Hints While in Town
Accommodation, Business Hours, Mail/Post,
Laundry, Electricity, Weights/Measures,
Telephone, Shopping, Food and Drink
Chapter 3: Life in the Mountains
Den Norske Turistforening, Mountain Lodges,
Food/Meals, Keys, Reservations, Season,
Weather, Camping, Cairned Routes/Waymarking,
Crowded Trails, Safety in the Mountains, Glacier
Travel, Drinking Water, Alpine Etiquette, Trolls,
Dogs, Guided Tours, A Word on Northern Norway
Chapter 4: Equipment
Boots, Rucksack, Sleeping Bag, Waterproofs,
Other Clothing/Equipment, Mosquitoes,
Drying Rooms
PART II: THE ROUTES
Chapter 5: Southern Mountain Plateau
1 Hardangervidda West
2 Hardangervidda Central
3 Aurlandsdalen
Chapter 6: West Central Mountains
4 Jotunheimen East to West
5 Jotunheimen South
6 Jotunheimen West
Chapter 7: North Central Mountains
7 Rondane Traverse
8 Rondane Tops
9 Rondane Circle
10 Alvdal Vestfjell (Low Route)
11 Alvdal Vestfjell (High Route)
Chapter 8: Western Fjord Ranges
12 Tafjord
13 Dovre Mountains
Chapter 9: Central Fjord Ranges
14 Trollheimen Traverse
15 Trollheimen Circle
Chapter 10: Central Border Mountains
16 Sylene
17 Femundsmarka
Chapter 11: Mid-Norway
18 Mountains of Narvik
Chapter 12: Arctic Norway
19 Troms Border Trail
Chapter 13: The Far North
20 Finnmarksvidda
Appendices:
A: Summary Table of Routes
B: Mountain Accommodation
C: Norwegian and Swedish Train Lines To
Walking Routes
D: Helpful Addresses
E: Glossary of Norwegian Words
F: A Visit to the Romsdal
G: Time in Oslo and Bergen