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Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Norway

608 routes in Norway qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 4.1 km and 94 m (308 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 10.0 km.

That is 65 percent of the 929 routes we map in Norway. They are shorter than the local average, 4.1 km against 18.2 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 94 m (308 ft) against 400 m (1,312 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Half-day routes: long enough to feel like a proper walk, short enough to leave the afternoon free. Most of these are on the gentler end, which makes the list a good starting point if you are new to the area.

Trails

Moderate

LLC - Stage 11

Lofotodden nasjonalpark · Nordland

Distance
9.0 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
199 m
Typical duration
2 hr 11 min
Moderate

LLC - Stage 9

Lofotodden nasjonalpark · Nordland

Distance
9.6 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
211 m
Typical duration
2 hr 19 min
Moderate

Signatur Massiv (Dag 3)

Jotunheimen nasjonalpark · Innlandet

Distance
9.9 km
/ 6.2 mi
Elevation gain
218 m
Typical duration
2 hr 24 min
Easy

Bodalsvikenleden

Tresticklans nationalpark · Østfold

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
96 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Lindesnes lighthouse, Norway
Moderate

Coastal Trail

Agder · Norway

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
97 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bjørnhollia-Musvolkampen

Rondane National Park · Innlandet

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rausjø natursti

Østmarka nasjonalpark · Akershus

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
31 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

DOV-SNØ1

Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park · Innlandet

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
97 m
Typical duration
1 hr 4 min
Easy

Kyststien Bolærne

Færder nasjonalpark · Vestfold

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
75 m
Typical duration
49 min
Easy

Kyststien Bolærne

Færder nasjonalpark · Vestfold

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
82 m
Typical duration
54 min
Easy

Kyststien Hvaler

Ytre Hvaler nasjonalpark · Østfold

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
36 m
Typical duration
23 min
Easy

Kyststien Tjøme

Færder nasjonalpark · Vestfold

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
117 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
Lindesnes fyr
Easy

MountainTrail

Agder · Norway

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
39 min
  • Waymarked route
Lindesnes fyr
Easy

Post Trail

Agder · Norway

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Waymarked route
Lindesnes, Norway
Moderate

Pax Trail

Agder · Norway

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bjørnhollia-Straumbu

Rondane National Park · Innlandet

Distance
7.6 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
167 m
Typical duration
1 hr 50 min
Easy

Jo-stigen

Jotunheimen nasjonalpark · Innlandet

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
20 min
Moderate

Kattugledalen

Dovre nasjonalpark · Innlandet

Distance
9.2 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
203 m
Typical duration
2 hr 13 min
Easy

Prestholt Round Trip

Hallingskarvet National Park · Buskerud

Distance
6.5 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
142 m
Typical duration
1 hr 33 min
Easy

Pilegrimsleden

Trøndelag · Norway

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Topptur Nos

Agder · Norway

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
424 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Topptur Hovdenuten

Agder · Norway

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
288 m
Typical duration
1 hr 14 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Waymarked route
This is a photo of a monument in Norway, number: 155603 in the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage database.
Moderate

Bervannstien

Agder · Norway

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
124 m
Typical duration
46 min
This is a photo of a monument in Norway, number: 155646 in the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage database.
Moderate

Lochnes løype

Agder · Norway

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
120 m
Typical duration
41 min
Lund kyrkje i Kristiansand
Easy

Turbostien

Agder · Norway

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
13 min
Gamle Mandalsvei i Kristiansand ved Kjærrane
Moderate

Barnevandrerstien, del 5

Agder · Norway

Distance
9.4 km
/ 5.8 mi
Elevation gain
184 m
Typical duration
2 hr 14 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Topptur Otrosåsen

Agder · Norway

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
125 m
Typical duration
1 hr 30 min
  • Summit push
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Haven på Sandøya
Moderate

Borøystiene

Agder · Norway

Distance
7.8 km
/ 4.9 mi
Elevation gain
93 m
Typical duration
1 hr 46 min
  • Waymarked route
Revøysundbroa i Lyngdal kommune, Vest-Agder
Moderate

Over øya

Agder · Norway

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Revøysundbroa i Lyngdal kommune, Vest-Agder
Moderate

Round the island

Agder · Norway

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Revøysundbroa i Lyngdal kommune, Vest-Agder
Easy

Til Vakthuset

Agder · Norway

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Typical duration
7 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kystpilegrimsleia

Trøndelag · Norway

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
76 m
Typical duration
50 min
Moderate

Barnevandrerstien, del 1

Agder · Norway

Distance
9.8 km
/ 6.1 mi
Elevation gain
158 m
Typical duration
2 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Berdalen bru-Berdalsbu

Agder · Norway

Distance
5.9 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
299 m
Typical duration
1 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
This is a photo of a monument in Norway, number: 155603 in the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage database.
Easy

Bymarka skiløype

Agder · Norway

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
16 min
Grimstad library, Grimstad, Norway.
Easy

Hamsuns Ruslesti

Agder · Norway

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
11 min
Korshamn kapell i Lyngdal
Moderate

Til Ulvåsen

Agder · Norway

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Flyktningeruta

Akershus · Norway

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
93 m
Typical duration
1 hr 1 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Littlefjellet

Møre og Romsdal · Norway

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
11 m
Typical duration
7 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Upsete - Kaldavasshytta

Vestland · Norway

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
149 m
Typical duration
1 hr 38 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Østenstad–Grønholten rundt

Vestland · Norway

Distance
8.0 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
177 m
Typical duration
1 hr 56 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
LLC - Stage 11Lofotodden nasjonalpark9.0 km199 m2 hr 11 minModerateJune to October
LLC - Stage 9Lofotodden nasjonalpark9.6 km211 m2 hr 19 minModerateJune to October
Signatur Massiv (Dag 3)Jotunheimen nasjonalpark9.9 km218 m2 hr 24 minModerateJune to October
BodalsvikenledenTresticklans nationalpark4.4 km96 m1 hr 3 minEasyJune to October
Coastal TrailAgder1.9 km97 m32 minModerateJune to October
Billingen natur- og kulturstigReinheimen nasjonalpark3.0 km65 m43 minEasyJune to October
Bjørnhollia-MusvolkampenRondane National Park1.8 km40 m26 minEasyJune to October
Rausjø naturstiØstmarka nasjonalpark1.4 km31 m20 minEasyJune to October
DOV-SNØ1Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park4.4 km97 m1 hr 4 minEasyJune to October
Kyststien BolærneFærder nasjonalpark3.4 km75 m49 minEasyJune to October

If you only have time for one, start with LLC - Stage 11, LLC - Stage 9, Signatur Massiv (Dag 3). Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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