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Besseggen

Jotunheimen, Norway

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST HIKES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 43 2026
Besseggen

A ridge hike in Jotunheimen, usually done by taking the ferry from Gjendesheim to Memurubu and walking back over Besseggen. Midway, a steep, exposed scramble climbs the ridge above two lakes of different colours, one of them turquoise.

Highlights

  • Besseggen ridge scramble
  • Two different-coloured lakes
  • Veslfjellet summit, 1,743 m

Good to know

  • About 14 km, 6 to 8 hours
  • Book ferry to Memurubu in advance
  • Exposed hands-on climbing; hard with fear of heights

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