Trysil
Municipality · Innlandet
About Trysil
Norway's largest ski resort, summer bike trails on Trysilfjellet, and Fulufjellet National Park on the Swedish border.
What to do and where to stay in Trysil
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1Fulufjellet National Park: Bråtafallet and SlottetHike
From the car park at the Bråtafallet waterfall a footpath climbs to Slottet (1,047 m), Fulufjellet's highest point, with a spur to an old pine called the Great Pine.
Bergådalen, Ljørdalen, east Trysil by the Swedish border · Half day · June–October
2Trysil Bike ArenaActivity
Norway's largest mountain-bike resort: over 50 km of built single track on Trysilfjellet, such as the 7.5 km Magic Moose flow trail, plus about 100 km of natural trail.
Trysilfjellet, Trysil · half day to several days · mid-June to mid-October
3Trysilfjellet 1132 summitViewpoint
The top of Norway's largest ski mountain is an easy marked walk in summer, 3.8 km from Skihytta or 4.9 km from Fageråsen, with long views over the forests.
Trysilfjellet; start at Skihytta or Fageråsen · 2–3 h · late June–September
4Kongeparken, NybergsundHistory & culture
The grove where King Haakon, Crown Prince Olav and locals took cover from German bombers on 11 April 1940, with four works by Vebjørn Sand unveiled in 2023.
Storvegen 5, Nybergsund · 20–30 min · all-year
5Støa kanalHistory & culture
A 3.2 km timber-floating canal built 1855–58 that lifted logs 13 m with water-wheel winches so they could reach the Trysilelva and Swedish sawmills; used until 1901.
By Rv 25 at Støa, Ljørdalen, about 37 km east of Innbygda · 30–60 min · May–October
6Jaspisbruddet, FlendalenHistory & culture
The only known jasper quarry in inland southern Norway, where people cut red stone for tools almost 10,000 years ago; a 2 km path leads past old hay meadows.
Below Brynhøsetra, signposted from Bittermarkvegen, Flendalen · 1.5 h (about 2 km each way) · June–October
7Trysil BygdetunHistory & culture
Founded in 1901 as Norway's oldest village museum, with 21 buildings showing rural life in Trysil from the 1600s to the 1800s.
Korsbergsvegen 8, Innbygda · 1–1.5 h · summer season; check dates on annomuseum.no
8Trysil-Knut at Gammelbrua and the Innbygda culture walkLocal oddity
A self-guided walk from Trysil-Knut, the legendary skier, at Gammelbrua, past Bjønnstua with summer waffles to Harildstad, where the King's council met on 11 April 1940.
Gammelbrua to Løkjatorget and Storvegen, Innbygda · 1 h · all-year (waffles at Bjønnstua in summer)
9LøkjaFood & drink
A restaurant in central Innbygda serving moose all year – ask for the 'Ælj of the week' – plus deer and char from inland waters.
Løkjatorget, central Innbygda · 1 h · all-year
10KnettsetraFood & drink
An eatery in the middle of the Trysilfjellet ski slopes serving moose burgers; in summer a 6.2 km family walk leads there.
Trysilfjellet ski area · 1 h · Winter (ski-in) and summer from about 20 June; check opening hours