Summer in the Venabygd mountains

Venabu Fjellhotell lies in the middle of fantastic tour terrain on 'Venabygdsfjellet' and is a gateway to the Rondane National Park. In the summer months there is a large network of paths and trails in light easy terrain. We lie close to the birch forests as well as over 30 different mountain tops. At Venabu we offer walking, horse riding, canoeing, bathing, fishing & cycle hire. There are a whole variety of different walk, very short to very long. The area is very good for hill walking. We also offer a ride with our minibus into the mountains every morning, with a variety of different routes back to the hotel. Choose from simple routes with good easy footpaths or visit deep canyons and waterfalls, mountain summits & plateaux.

Guided walking (In the land of the reindeer)

To get the best out of the area, we recommend joining one of our guided walking trips. These start around 6th-10 June and take place every weekday until the end of August. We take people to see the highlights of the local area, places that are not always easy to find by yourself. We follow many of the old footpaths in the mountains, which are no longer marked but good to walk on. Some of the walks also head off the beaten path without following footpaths. In this way, we think you’ll get to know the local area, animal life, geography & local history (and maybe even meet the wild reindeer). We offer one long guided walk, as well as a varied week programme with shorter guided walks and other activities. Our friendly and well-informed guides as well as guests from different European countries make this an unforgettable experience. Detailed information

Riding

Venabu has its own stable with 15-25 horses and ponies in the summer months. Something for everyone.

General information about the Venabu Stable An overview of our riding options

Worth doing/worth seeing:

Myfallene - 3 waterfalls, 100m fall, 3 km from the hotel
Dørjuvet - the "Grand Canyon" of Venabydgsfjellet
Sollia Church – one of Norway’s best preserved churches from the Baroque period. Guiding possible
Ringebu Stave Church and the art gallery at the old vicarage – guided visits
Hundorp – Burial grounds from the Viking age
Olympic Lillehammer – visit the arenas & Olympic museum
Cultural Lillehammer – Art museum & Maihaugen, Norway’s largest open air museum
Moose Safari – normally Tuesday evenings
Rondane panorama - Harald Sohlbergs well known painting scene. "Vinternatt i fjellene"
National tourist road Rondane, route 27 from Enden to Folldal
Cycle & canoe hire
Programme at Rudi Gard (old farm with lots of cultural events)
Peer Gynt by Gålåvatnet in end of July/beginning of August - open air play
Summer farm lunch on Tuesdays
Fishing in local lakes & streams
Hunderfossen family park and Norwegian Road Museum, just north of Lillehammer
Guided walking from beginning of June to end of August
Rafting on River Sjoa
Jutulhogget - Northern Europe's largest canyon (two hour car journey)
Ringebusamlingene in Ringebu vicarage – paintings, including Jacob Weidemann
Folldal mining museum
Rondane national park
Many great car journeys nearby - Geirangerfjord within reach for a day trip (long day)
Storfjellseter - very special old place with coffee and art gallery in summer, along Friisvegen