Besseggen
Norway · Innlandet
Besseggen is the ridge between the lakes Gjende and Bessvatnet in Jotunheimen, one of Norway's best-known day hikes. Most hikers take the boat from Gjendesheim to Memurubu and walk back over the ridge.
- Length
- 14 km
- Ascent
- 1077 m
- Descent
- 1089 m
- Walking time
- 7 hr 29 min
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Planning
- Start
- Memurubu
- Finish
- Gjendesheim
- Near the finish
- Parking · 60 m
Huts along the way
Routes in the area
- Memurubu – BessheimHiking route · 16 km
- Gjendesheim – BesshøeHiking route · 17 km
- Gjendebu – GjendesheimHiking route
- Memurubu – GjendesheimHiking route · 10 km
- Rundtur fra VargebakkanHiking route · 7.6 km
- Bessheim – GjendesheimHiking route · 4.5 km
- Jo-stigenHiking route · 1.3 km
- Tur ved MemurubuHiking route · 1.6 km
- Gjendesheim-BessheimHiking route · 3.7 km
Places in the area
Besseggen in the iLende app
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