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Byklestigen Historic Trail – Byklestigen Historical Trail loop from Stigahyl

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Norway

Aust-Agder

Bykle

Byklestigen Historic Trail – Byklestigen Historical Trail loop from Stigahyl

Moderate

4.1

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Byklestigen Historic Trail – Byklestigen Historical Trail loop from Stigahyl

00:52

2.31km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Byklestigen Southern Parking and Restrooms

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Just stop when you're passing through and walk the short historical circular route. Signs explain the history, even in German. There are also public toilets at the small parking lot.

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711 m

Bykle Old Church

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Very worth seeing old church (ca. 1620) with rose pattern painting from 1826.
Open from the last week of June until mid-September (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

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Entry to 'Den Eldste Stigen'

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A historic hiking trail from 1770 over the mountain. Also known as the 'Bykle Trail'

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1.76 km

Byklestigen Historic Trail

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Just stop when you're passing through and walk the short historical circular route. Signs explain the history, even in German.

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2.29 km

Byklestigen Historical Trail

Highlight • Trail

When passing through, just stop and walk the short historical circular route. Signs explain the story, even in German.

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2.31 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.63 km

366 m

156 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.63 km

406 m

156 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Wednesday 2 September

18°C

4°C

41 %

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Comments

June 20, 2024,🇳🇴 Byklestigen

The Byklestigen used to be a difficult access to the upper Setesdal - before the Otra was 'tamed' by building a power plant (people are said to have often fallen into the Otra and drowned). The current tunnel was only completed in 1985.
The small town of Bykle is about 4 km up the valley, the old, small church is …

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Byklestigen Historic Trail – Byklestigen Historical Trail loop from Stigahyl

Byklestigen Southern Parking and Restrooms

Tangebakkane

Bykle Old Church

Kråkeberget

Entry to 'Den Eldste Stigen'

Byklestigen Historic Trail

Byklestigen Historical Trail

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