Slettegga-Austefjellet-Hausdalshorga

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Midhordaland
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Western Norway
Round Trip
Medium
12.2 Km
5 Hours
Apr - Oct
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Hausdalshora, often reffered to as Mini Besseggen is a round trip that cover both Hausdalshorga and Austefjellet through Slettegga.

Parking

There is an fairly large allocated place for parking, as the area hosts several trails other than Hausdalshorga + Austefjellet, known as Mini Besseggen. On the map embedded you can see where to park.

The Start Line

To get the iconic picture of Mini Besseggen, and to avoid walking the same path twice, I would recommend taking the path on a dirt road to Rambjørgvatnet (lake), and take the first right as it cease, and a hiking trail in different directions replace it.

Take left road. At the end, turn right, as the map below this photo shows.

On the Ridge

The trail of Mini Besseggen is quite easy to follow. The next step is to get on the Slettegga ridge, and follow it to Austefjellet- and then to the top of Hausdalshorga.

The view behind. People walking up the ridge.

The first summit you encounter is Slettegga, which comes fairly quickly.

Summit of Slettegga.

As the sign shows, the summit to Austefjellet is about 3km, and will round trip at the parking area where you started.

The terrain as you´re now at the ridge is fairly easy.

Continue the hike to Austefjellet by following the easy to spot "very large cairns". Since the entire hike is on a ridge around a crater, it´s going to feel that you´re hiking slightly off-course. As long as you don´t stray from the path and follow the markings you will be fine. Asking other hikers you encounter is encouraged for mountain safety protocol.

After some time, you get to the Austefjellet summit. Even thought it´s the highest peak throughout the hike, it´s vista is not that much of an interest. The main reward of a vista is the "egg" shape of Hausdalshorga seen from the path you currently are trekking.

Path of Return

When hiking down from the last summit (Hausdalshorga), there is a downstream bridge to cross from lake Dyrdalsvatnet. Zooming in on the map from Kartverket, you can turn immediately left. However, I would recommend continuing forward, crossing Hovden, and taking the trail to Bjørnastølen.

There are two reasons why I recommended that. The cabins at Bjørnastølen makes excellent photos with a nice backdrop- and second, you will walk downstream instead of upstream to the parking lot.

When committed to the recommended path of return, it´s going to feel that you´re hiking a bit inward to the crater and the start- which you are.

There are two reasons why I recommended that. The cabins at Bjørnastølen makes excellent photos with a nice backdrop- and second, you will walk downstream instead of upstream to the parking lot.

Soon after the cabins you end up on the same road you started on.

Round Trip
Medium
12.2 Km
5 Hours
Apr - Oct
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