View from Gaustatoppen – Heddersvatn Lake loop from Longefonn

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View from Gaustatoppen – Heddersvatn Lake loop from Longefonn

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View from Gaustatoppen – Heddersvatn Lake loop from Longefonn

05:00

11.2km

710m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 83 m for 1.49 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.51 km

Trail Junction to Gaustatoppen Summit

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From here, you can not only reach the summit, but also the more easily accessible, broad ridge of Gaustatoppen. The view from here also rewards the climb through the scree.

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2.23 km

View from Gaustatoppen

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At 1,883 meters, Gaustatoppen is the highest mountain in the Telemark province. On a clear day, the summit offers impressive panoramic views of up to one-sixth of Norway.
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3.01 km

Gaustatoppen Ripple Marks Information Board

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Information board along the way about the ripple marks on the stones.

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3.45 km

Gaustatoppen Geological History Information Board

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Gaustatoppen is several hundred meters higher than the surrounding mountains, and during the last ice age the peak rose above the ice sheet like a nunatak. Frost heaving over thousands …

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4.37 km

Gaustatoppen Information Board

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Very informative for those interested

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5.40 km

Sheep Meadow

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Great climb with spectacular views

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11.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.07 km

2.54 km

707 m

706 m

143 m

Surfaces

6.72 km

2.58 km

1.06 km

669 m

143 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,770 m)

Lowest point (1,080 m)

Weather

Monday 9 November

3°C

-3°C

72 %

Additional weather tips

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

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Comments

July 2, 2024,Gaustatoppen - auf den Spuren des Norseman

A MUST for triathlon freaks, at least for those who are good enough and qualify - good luck Stephan - to complete this section under competitive conditions. It's a pure experience, even without any competitive thoughts.

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