Guide to the Besseggen Ridge Hike

If you want to hike in the direction of Memurubu to Gjendesheim, you first have to take the boat the Memurubu. Here, you start ascending up a steep path between some little trees. During the first 3,5km, you ascend around 500m. It is a tough ascend but you can already enjoy some beautiful views of the surroundings and the Gjende Lake. After this first steep part, ascending and descending start alternating, so you can catch your breath.

After hiking for around two hours, you start getting a good view of the Bessvatnet and the ridge. Before you get to the ridge, you first have to  do a quite steep descent to the lake. This lake marks the half-way point of the hike.

Then it is time to start climbing up the real Besseggen Ridge. From afar, it really looks like a super steep and long climb, but we found it just a little less heavy than it looks. Know that the ridge becomes narrower, the higher you get and that certain parts are really steep. You need to use both hands and feet to climb to the top. But once you make it to the top and you turn around, you will see what you did it for. The views of the two lakes separated by the ridge are just truly amazing!

After you made it to the top of the ridge, you conquered the toughest part. From here, you walk further over the mountain plain of Veslfjellet. It’s a little bit more uphill until you come to a huge pile of stones. This is the highest point of the Besseggen Ridge hike. From this point, it only goes downhill. Be careful because there are also some steep and technical parts on the way down. Follow the sings towards Gjendesheim to get back to the boat terminal.