Pilgrim Trail

Norway Stugudalen- Trondheim, St Olav Rombo Way Stage 33

Pilgrim Trail

  • County: Trøndelag
  • 6265.8 km away from you
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Trail details

  • Length 142.0 km
  • Time 47 h 20 min
  • Difficulty Blue - medium

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Landslide near Flora.

Normally you can walk on the road south of Nea from Flora, but now there has been a large landslide that makes it impossible to get there. There is a risk of more landslides.

For more information www.pilegrimsleden.no/romboleden

The stage requires mountain experience and is recommended for hiking July - August - September.

The stage goes over high mountain areas and in forest close to the mountains with rapid changes in the weather.

Map and compass are necessary as well as the knowledge to use them in the terrain.

Running water is found in the mountain nature, water purification systems and tents are recommended for safety reasons. You need to carry enough food with you for the entire stage.

The mountains are a sensitive area during the summer season, where the reindeer calves are born in April and May and the deer need grazing until August. Do not disturb and keep your distance if you see reindeer, and always keep dogs on a leash.

Description

St Olav Rombo Ways crosses the national border between Sweden and Norway at Skardörren and goes towards Trondheim via Stugudalen, down through Tydalen and Neadalen. Here the trail goes through fantastic sections with beautiful views of mountain massifs such as Sylarna, Skardsfälla, Skarvarna, Fongen and Rensfjället.

As you approach Selbu, the nature becomes more varied from open mountain landscape, lush forests to growing cultural landscapes. You pass Selbu church, which had great importance for pilgrims in the Middle Ages. The road then continues through Malvik's forests to the Saksvik Cross with a view towards the spiers of Nidaros Cathedral.

Read more about St Olav Rombo Way in Norway here.

Walk in the footsteps of the pilgrims

Romboleden (Rombo Way) is a pilgrimage route that people began using in the 11th century. The Romboleden is Sweden’s longest pilgrimage route at 900 kilometres long. It starts in Köping in Västmanland and finishes in Trondheim on the Norwegian Atlantic coast. If you walk the entire trail, you will experience a beautiful and varied landscape. You will walk on old chalet paths, over mountains with magnificent vistas and along narrow country gravel roads. You will find easy one-day walks with cafés along the way, and long treks that take several days. The route often passes through small villages.

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Facts

Several accommodation options and food shops along the way.

Surface

Gravel road, wide path and some asphalt.

Hills

Hilly mountain terrain.

Parking

Parking is available in Stugudal and Trondheim in Norway.

Communications

There is no public transport to Stugudal, but a road is available.

Public transport in Trondheim

Directions

There is no public transport to the stage start at Stugudalen in Norway, but there is a road.

Trondheim can be reached by bus, train, car and plane.

Regulations

This is hiking in the norwegian mountains, you need to be an experienced hiker due to rough terrain in high altitude and quick changes in weather conditions.

As a hiker, you are responsible for finding out about any local regulations, paying attention to traffic and showing consideration for others who share the trail with you.

Whenever you visit Swedish nature you have a Right to public access. Read more about it here.

As a hiker you are sometimes walking in protected nature with specific rules and regulations. You are responsible for making sure you are following the rules. You can read more about it at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the County Administrative Board.

Remember to only start camp fires in established barbecue areas and ensure that there is no fire ban in your area.

Remember that you are hiking on someone else's land and that rational agriculture or forestry may occur along the trail.

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