Bessa Waterfall – View of Lake Gjende loop from Bessa minikraftverk

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Bessa Waterfall – View of Lake Gjende loop from Bessa minikraftverk

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182

hikers

Bessa Waterfall – View of Lake Gjende loop from Bessa minikraftverk

06:27

16.2km

870m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Jotunheimen nasjonalpark

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.39 km

Bessa Waterfall

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a great waterfall that stretches over a longer section

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2.15 km

Bessa River Waterfall

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2.94 km

Bessa

Lake

3.32 km

Bessvatnet

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The Bessvatnet is one of the many lakes that make up Jotunheimen National Park.

It is separated from its big brother, Lake Gjende, by a small rocky ledge, part of …

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7.54 km

Veslfjellet

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Highest point on the Besseggen crossing. Unspectacular crowned with cairn.

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9.84 km

The Plateau

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Before you get to the narrow part at the crest, you enter a wide plateau with some signs. It could be pretty cloudy up here, but keep walking. The weather might be good when you reach the top.

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12.4 km

Above the Gjendesheim refuge, on the paths that connect the Gjende and Bessvatnet lakes, the panoramas are grandiose.

No matter the season, you will never be disappointed by the colors that adorn the landscape.

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15.2 km

New Bridge Over the River

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The way from Gjendesheim to Bessheim can now be walked completely away from the road. In some cases, especially before and after the new bridge, he has not yet stepped out. But it is completely marked.

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16.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.40 km

6.31 km

348 m

138 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.9 km

4.16 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

4°C

-1°C

94 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

September 9, 2021,NO Bessheim, Veslfjellet, Gjendesheim, Bessheim

Nice hike first along the Bessa, past several waterfalls to Lake Bessvatnet. There is the possibility to shorten directly after Gjendesheim. Continue to Veslfjellet and where the paths come together, walk a little further (possibility to continue to Memurubu). On the left hand side you have the Gjende lake, on the right hand the Bessvatnet lake.
Descent to Gjendesheim partly …

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