Hike description

From the car park it is about 5.5 km to walk to Nos/Bolstadsetra, and there is a height difference of approx. 500 meters. You should allow five and a half hours for the entire hike.

You must be in reasonably good shape and have some experience of going off-road to embark on this hike.

The hike offers both great nature experiences and a lot of cultural history. It is a magnificent landscape, and you get to experience three disused summer farms and the Segestad mountain farm.

You can park at the car park 200 meters from the Glomnes farm. Please remember to pay the fee!

You go through the Glomnes farm, cross the river Glomsdøla and turn off to the right up a steep hill. The path further towards Segestad is easy to find.

Just before the path winds up through the steepest section towards Segestad, you can see a sign pointing towards Hellskora. It is only a short detour to this great viewpoint!

When you get to Segestad, you should take a look into the barn. Here, Svein Sunde has created a small farm museum with old tools and boards that tell the history of the mountain farm. The house stands as it was when the last occupant passed away in 1961. It is open to those who want to take a look.

The Friends of Segestad and Svein Sunde have done a great job of keeping the buildings on the farm in good condition!

Behind the houses at Segestad, the path passes the ruins of a homestead that was covered in a snow avalanche in 1902. The house was not rebuilt after this.

A short distance further along the path you come to Kupegrova. During the snow-melting period and after heavy rain, it can be difficult to get across with dry shoes. In some years, avalanches can occur here.

The path towards Segestadsetra (Segestad summer farm) is of varying quality. In some places you have to walk carefully.

A little way past Kupegrova you can see a memorial stone on the right side of the path. This is where Oskar Tenden died so tragically one December day in 1996. He slipped on the ice in a stream and ended up in the Glomsdøla river.

At Segestadsetra the landscape opens up and you get a powerful view of the majestic mountains by Oppstrynsvatnet. It is nice to take a lunch break here before continuing towards Nos. There is a bench to sit on and clean water in the river.

If you look around, you will see an old dilapidated stone cabin between some huge stones. This is Gardselet, which belonged to the farm (br. no. 3) at Hjelle. They were granted cabin and grazing rights here at the end of the 19th century after a “barter trade”.

You can see the remains of Segestadselet (cabin) next to a large rock. This cabin was not maintained, and after 1925 both farmers used Gardsselet.

The walls that you can see by a large rock closer to the river are the remains of a barn that the two farms probably used together. It is impressive to see how well protected all the buildings have been against rockfalls and avalanches.

On the way to Nos, you pass Pikeskargrova and Øykjeskargrova, two small rivers. In winters with a lot of snow in the mountains, there are large avalanches here, and the snow can remain well into the summer. It can be dangerous to walk over such avalanches because the river melts the snow from below, and the snow bridges become weak. You can fall through. Be careful!

When you pass Pikeskargrova, you can take a detour to Nøkkvatnet, an idyllic little lake under the mountain. Here you can also find blueberries when it's late in the summer.

Øykjeskargrova has burrowed deep into moraine masses, and there are steep edges on both sides. On the side facing Nos, you can see an animal path that leads up from the river. Here is where the path goes.

At Nos/Bolstadsetra there is an open landscape with a nice view down the valley. You can see both Skåla (1848 masl.) and Storskredfjellet (1815 masl.) on the horizon.

There are three old stone cabins on the summerfarm. The roof has been destroyed by strong wind from Utfalla, two large snow avalanches from the other side of the valley a little behind Nos.

A path has been cleared and marked past Aksla, a short kilometer northeast of Nos. From Småslettene you have a view towards the end of the valley.

On the return trip, it may be a good idea to go via Glomnessetra and Kvilefloten and further along the east side of Glomsdøla.

When you come down to the grassy field, follow the path on the upper-side of the fence to the car park.

Remember that there are sheep grazing. Dogs must go on a leash. Show consideration and shut all the gates on your way!