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DNT Glitterheim – Glittertinden loop from Glitterheim campsite

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DNT Glitterheim – Glittertinden loop from Glitterheim campsite

Hard

5.0

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DNT Glitterheim – Glittertinden loop from Glitterheim campsite

06:43

12.2km

1,040m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 258 m for 10.9 km

After 12.0 km for 169 m

Waypoints

Start point

Camping Site

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124 m

Glitterheim Lodge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Hosted DNT hut with overnight stay, breakfast, lunch and hot showers. Starting point for summit tours to Glittertind or as a stop on tours through Jotunheimen.

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193 m

Campsite at Glitterheim

Highlight • Rest Area

campsite in the beautiful Glitterheim

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227 m

DNT Glitterheim

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Glitterheim is one of the many manned huts that dot Jotunheimen National Park.

Perched at 1,400 meters above sea level, it is an excellent base camp for hiking. From the …

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5.86 km

The final part of the ascent to Glittertinden from Glitterheim is sensational, as you cross glaciated terrain towards the panoramic summit. The view across the sea of ice to the sinuous rocky ridge of Trollsteineggje is unforgettable.

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6.16 km

Glittertinden

Highlight • Summit

Once the highest mountain in Scandinavia, it now stands at 8,045 feet (2,452 m), which is the elevation without the remaining summit glacier.

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7.01 km

Glitterbrean

Glacier

12.2 km

End point

Camping Site

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

909 m

183 m

Surfaces

11.1 km

909 m

183 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 27 June

15°C

6°C

68 %

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DNT Glitterheim – Glittertinden loop from Glitterheim campsite

Glitterheim Lodge

Campsite at Glitterheim

DNT Glitterheim

Glittertinden east ridge

Glittertinden

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