Skjåk
Municipality · Innlandet
About Skjåk
Gamle Strynefjellsvegen tourist road from Grotli, and centuries-old irrigation channels in one of Norway's driest valleys, between Reinheimen and Breheimen.
What to do and where to stay in Skjåk
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1Gamle StrynefjellsvegenViewpoint
A 27 km road built 1881–84 from Grotli over Strynefjellet to Videseter, carried on tall dry-stone walls and lined with long rows of guard stones.
From Grotli (Skjåk) to Videseter (Stryn) · 1–2 h by car · Summer (not kept open in winter)
2Aursjoen culture trail and irrigation damsHistory & culture
An easy 4.8 km loop from Aursjøbue past the Flåtåtjønn dams and an old channel that still waters farms in one of Norway's driest valleys, with signs.
Vikhø, on the mountain above Skjåk · 1.5 h (4.8 km return) · June–October
3Bispberget and SkamsarkampenHike
A steep climb of almost 1,000 m from Bismo along irrigation dams on the Fjuken stream to Skamsarkampen (1,362 m), with views to Lomsegga and Hestbrepiggane.
Above Bismo · 4 h one way (6.4 km, 976 m up) · May–September
4PollfossNature
The Framruste river falls over 20 m right beside Rv15 at the old Pollfoss inn, an easy roadside stop on the way to Grotli.
Pollfoss, Rv15 between Bismo and Grotli · 10–15 min · Best in early summer melt
5Føysstein trail and SteinbruaHike
A short waymarked loop at Billingen into Reinheimen through old mountain pine with rare wolf lichen, a stone bridge over the Føysa and a restored beam bridge.
Billingen, by the Tora river · 1.5 h (2.8 km loop) · June–October
6Skjåk ChurchHistory & culture
A cruciform wooden church finished in 1752, planned by Ola Rasmussen Hole, who was 21 when building began.
Bismo · 20 min · Exterior all year
7Uppigard SkjåkHistory & culture
A protected farm by the church with 12 listed 1800s buildings set round a closed square courtyard.
Near Skjåk church, Bismo · 15 min · View from outside
8Grotli and BreiddalsvatnetViewpoint
A mountain hotel at 898 m on the watershed between East and West Norway, run by the same family since 1880, where the old Strynefjell road begins.
Grotli, Rv15 · 20–30 min stop · All year (Rv15 open year-round)
9Tundramorunda at DønfossHike
An easy 2.9 km loop from the Breheimen National Park exhibit at Dønfoss to the Tundragjelet gorge and waterfall, past a recently used tar kiln.
Bruvoll Handelslag, Dønfoss · 1 h (2.9 km loop) · All year
10Lundadalen and the Gjørva luck stoneLocal oddity
A DNT path up Lundadalen into Breheimen past an old stone hunting hut, a stone sheep pen and Gjørva, a holed rock locals say brings luck if you crawl through.
Lundadalen, from Heimste Lundadalssætre · Half day to full day (12.5 km one way to Lundadalsvatnet) · July–September