The Pilgrim Road to Nidaros - A Trekker's Guidebook

St Olav was the Norwegian king responsible for the conversion of the country to Christianity around 1000AD, and his grave at Nidaros near Trondheim has been a site for pilgrimage ever since. This pilgrim road from Oslo to Nidaros follows a magnificent 643km, one-month trek along the west coast of Norway.

The Pilgrim Road to Nidaros

St. Olav's Way: Oslo to Trondheim

Author

Alison Raju

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

First

ISBN_13

9781852843144

Availability

Reprinted

Price

£12.00

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Seasons

Mid-May to mid-September. There may be snow left on the higher sections even in July and August, but the route should be fine.

Centres

Starts Oslo, ends Nidaros (Trondheim). Route runs through Hamar, Lillehammer, Hundorp, Sel, Oppdal.

Difficulty

A long trek, needing most of a month. Includes high plateaux, but well waymarked. You need to take care of your body over several weeks. Main difficulty may be Norweigan prices.

Must See

From the bright lights of Oslo, through wild landscape and small towns and villages to the magnificent Nidaros Cathedral commemorating one of Norway’s fathers.

The Statens Kartverk 1:50 000 maps in the Topografisk Hovedkartserie are given in route order, south to north. The figures given in brackets are those you will need when ordering or looking for them in a bookshop. Those marked with an asterisk* only cover a short (or tiny**) stretch of the route. For Oslo and its suburbs, however, Cappelan’s Stor-Oslo 60 map is preferable to 1914 (1027) Oslo (both routes) and 1814 (873) Asker (western option).

Eastern (Historic) Route

* 1915 (1033) Nannestad

(1031) Ullensaker

(1029) Eidsvoll

1916 (1039) Tangen

* (1037) Løten

(1043) Hamar

* 1816 (889) Gjøvik

1817 (899) Lillehammer

* (897) Goppollen

Western (Cultural) Route

1815 (885) Hønefoss