AROUND OSLO IN 10 DAYS, skiing from Ski to Asker
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- AROUND OSLO – DAY 00
Preparations!
22-01-11
After a good long ´break´, just being home, lazy and relaxing, I’m up for new adventures. Having mellowed over a rough plan the last weeks, I’m finally ready to get going!
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So today is a last day of intense preparations:
find and pack all my stuff, and sort out food and other replacements (blister plasters for example);
as well as fine-tuning the route, looking at preparation status of cross country skiing tacks (relatively ´bad´ after the warm weather and rain the last days/week), checking iskarta – the website giving guidance on ice safety for crossing lakes (all small and medium lakes should be frozen and crossable; but I’m not sure if I can and will trust this), weather forecast (looking good-ish for the first days at least), booking huts from DNT (Norways hiking association), and loading hut locations into my Garmin GPS for safety.x
And this is THE PLAN:
I will cross-country ski and hike in a wide circle around Oslo, through all the parts of Oslomarka – the green forest belt that is enclosing Oslo (almost) everywhere but on the south where Oslofjord, the sea, is.
My starting point is near the town of Ski – to be exact at Kråkstad station – southeast of Oslo.
I will then go roughly north, crossing Sørmarka and Østmarka in 3 days to get to a train station in Groruddalen – the stretch of ´civilisation´ (that is, Oslo’s suburb) along the train tracks towards Lillestrøm and north.
I will then continue to cross Gjelleråsen and Lillomarka in 2 short and lazy days, to Movatn train station.
And finally I will do a wide arch trough Nordmarka and Krokskogen over 4 days, and then 1 day across Sørmarka.
The end is planned to be some or other train station near Asker… depending on how the snow / track conditions looks like.
around oslo in 10days – the approximate route: more than 150km x
As usual, I have a relatively detailed plan, but will not hesitate to change it if conditions or my motivation changes. There is plenty of options to shortcut out, or to do add-ons and detours to various hill tops or other points of interest. So we’ll see how this adventure turns out. ; )
- AROUND OSLO – DAY 01
Ski (Krokhål) to Øvresæter
22-01-12
more to come!
sunrise over Kråkstad train station 
ice waterfalls all along the tracks 
moor by Gaupesteinhytta 
Gaupesteinhytta – scouts cabin 
huge bolder – Gaupesteinen 
moose’s resting place 
cross country skiing tracks across Eneback golf course 
video 
entering the grazing area around Øvresæter cabin
- AROUND OSLO – DAY 02
Øvresæter to Røyrivasskoia (Stallen)
22-01-13
more to come!
sunrise / morning view from Øvresæter 
getting packed up at Øvresæter 
leaving Øvresæter cabin 
by Vangen skistue 
video 
arriving at Røyrivasskoia (Stallen) just after sunset 
ejoying the woodfired oven in the cabin with the view across the lake Røyrivann 
moonlight over the main cabin Røyrivasskoia (during a trip to the drop-toilet)
- AROUND OSLO – DAY 03
Røyrivasskoia (Stallen) to Lørenskog
22-01-14
more to come!
surise with dangerously canterlevering snow at Stallen cabin 
icy gravel road toward Losby 
skis on the pack for this part… 
lunch break near Losby gård 
end of the skiing tracks… back in (sub)urban environment 
Svenskefurua by Langvannet in Rådhusparken, Lørenskog 
Lørenskog train station 
feet vs. shoes – 0:1
- AROUND OSLO – DAY 04
Lørenskog to my own little camp
22-01-15
more to come!
just after Danseplassen parking lot, setting out along Gjelleråsen 
passing by Liastua 
view of Røverkollen antenna tower, when crossing the electricity lines near Skytta video 
passing by Sinober sportstue and Fjellvang cabins 
set up tent just after sunset
- AROUND OSLO – DAY 05
my own little camp to Movatn
22-01-16
more to come!
leaving my camp site 
morning sun over the distant Romeriksåsene 
Movatn 
arrived at the station
- AROUND OSLO – DAY 06
Movatn to Katnosdammen hytta
22-01-17
more to come!
setting out along Nordre Movatn 
across / edging around Nordre Auretjern 
crossing several streams 
finally back on prepaired skiing tracks 
lunch break at Gørja 
passing by Kikutstua 
moon rise 
sunset
- AROUND OSLO – DAY 07
Katnosdammen to Sinnardammen hytta
22-01-18
more to come!
Katnosdammen cabin 
passing by Fagerlisætra video video 
huge moose prints 
along Spålen lake 
arriving at Sinnardammen cabin 
approximately -5 degrees C video 
living- / bedroom at Sinnardammen cabin 
kitchen at Sinnardammen cabin
- AROUND OSLO – DAY 08
Sinnardammen to Presthytta
22-01-19
more to come!
good-bye to lovely Sinnardammen cabin 
still very varying conditions: old skiing tracks, icy and with loads of windfall 
freshly prepared skiing tracks with great grip and long views 
sudden fog, in the moore area around Åtjern 
passing by Løvlia 
Kampevadammen 
sunset view from Presthytta
- AROUND OSLO – DAY 09
Presthytta to Svartvannshytta
22-01-20
more to come!
video 
back on skiing tracks by Monsebråten 
the sun is shining again, and still gorgeous icicles alongside the tracks 
Helvetesmyra – the moors of hell don’t look that bad today 😉 
Sollihøgda kapell 
walking on the cycle route alongside the E16 road for some kilometres 
getting lost due to roadworks 
made it back to skiing tracks 
at the turn-off for the cabin 
arriving at Svartvannshytta
- AROUND OSLO – DAY 10
Svartvannshytta to Asker (Billingstad)
22-01-21
more to come!
chose to sleep in the window bench / sofa 
huge cabin 
Svartvann 
excellent condition of skiing tracks near Vestmarkssætra parking lot 
downhill, downhill reaching civilisation soon
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