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View of Lake Gjende – Gjendeheim Boat Dock loop from Gjendesheim

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View of Lake Gjende – Gjendeheim Boat Dock loop from Gjendesheim

Hard

5.0

(7)

92

hikers

View of Lake Gjende – Gjendeheim Boat Dock loop from Gjendesheim

07:04

21.4km

240m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Jotunheimen nasjonalpark

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

221 m

DNT Gjendesheim

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Gjendesheim Hut is one of the main huts in Jotunheimen National Park. Built at the eastern end of the majestic Lake Gjende, it offers an unparalleled gateway to the Bessegen, …

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2

577 m

View of Lake Gjende

Highlight • Viewpoint

Above the Gjendesheim refuge, on the paths that connect the Gjende and Bessvatnet lakes, the panoramas are grandiose.

No matter the season, you will never be disappointed by the colors that adorn the landscape.

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3

1.10 km

Besseggen Kiosk Gjendeosen

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The Gjendeosen Kiosk is a shop located on the easternmost shore of the large Gjende Lake.

Open every day during the high season, you will find a small grocery store …

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4

1.10 km

Gjendeheim Boat Dock

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Here you can take a boat across the lake in the morning.

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1.80 km

Beach

Beach

6

7.96 km

Bjørnbølet

Highlight • Mountain Hut

7

11.2 km

Memurubu ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

If you hike all the way over the famous Besseggen, you might want to take the ferry. You have two options: take the ferry that departs in Gjendesheim to Memurubu …

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21.4 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.3 km

798 m

163 m

117 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.1 km

776 m

230 m

216 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,040 m)

Lowest point (980 m)

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Wednesday 21 October

3°C

-1°C

93 %

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