Hello. Travelled to Norway few years back and planning to travel again. Been to this beautiful place, but have no clue where exactly it is located. Can you help me identify this place and give some i formation, for example, is it still possible to walk up there or is it forbidden? Thank you!
2023-03-30
Also, do you have any recommendations what to visit around Oslo? Thank you again.
mørkgonga, i would not advice to walk up there before the ice and snow is gone, the last part u see there is pretty dangerous this time around
Wait until the snow and ice have melted, we have enough stupid tourists fall to their death as it is.
I was there last year on 4th April (Mørkgonga)
It was easily accessible, & not that far from Oslo (1h ~ Drive)
One thing that I will recommend is going there with ice grippers as you will come across some icy patches.
I don’t even know about any places that are restricted for hikers except military areas and infrastructure installations.
Mørkgonga (The dark passage) near Hønefoss☺️
You can walk up any moutain you want to in Norway, if anyone tells you otherwise tell them to eat shit 👏
Any time that isn’t summertime is ill advised for people that don’t know the area.
No public transport but there are free parking areas.
Been there, done that. I will just iterate on what most have suggested:
DO NOT TRY TO CLIMB UP THE DIRECT ROUTE NOW!
If you still want to visit, take the dirt road that passes underneath climbing up and south, then follow a path above the cliffs back to the outlook over Tyrifjorden, but please bring clip on ice studs for your boots!
Nice country.
You’ve been there but don’t know where it is? :confused:
This is pleasedonttrytojumpthatgap mountain
It depends what you’re after, but there’s a lot of caves and interesting rock formations in the Oslo forrest. One of them is called the Ole Høiland-hula (Cave) and is named for Norwegian master thief and escape artist who among other things robbed the Norwegian central bank. They say he hid in this rock formation during at least one of the times he had escaped from prison. https://peakbook.org/en/peakbook-element/67084/en/Ole+H%C3%B8iland-hula.html
Mørkgonga, about 15-20min drive from Hønefoss and roughly 45-55 mins drive from Oslo.
Here is a street view link of the start of the trail/parking area:
As for “forbidden”, please understand that we don’t place legal restrictions on going somewhere potentially dangerous in nature. Nor do we put up fences or warning signs around places where you could fall to your death, as a general rule. Staying safe and within your capabilities is entirely on you. So just because something isn’t illegal, it might not be a good idea. Standing too close to the edge where you might slip and fall isn’t a good idea.
Kjeragbolten, before they deforested the place and installed the rock.
Based on a true story.
Congratulations on making the jump, not everyone does.
Oh hey, I can see my old house in this
So fun to see Mørkgonga pop up here as I’ve lived just a kilometer away from it my entire life 😊
If you want to experience spectactular nature i would visit the west coast or the more northern part.
That looks dangerous, you should stay home playing video games
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https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/m%c3%b8rkgonga-and-gyrihaugen/12435/?lang=uk
Just up the road from me. Haven’t heard any news of it being closed.
Haven’t been there, but knowing Norway it’s probably named Trolljuvet or something
Gyrihaugen
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZUA1ALQs5CHfVLgw7?g_st=ic
No restrictions on walking there
mørkgonga, i would not advice to walk up there before the ice and snow is gone, the last part u see there is pretty dangerous this time around
Wait until the snow and ice have melted, we have enough stupid tourists fall to their death as it is.
I was there last year on 4th April (Mørkgonga)
It was easily accessible, & not that far from Oslo (1h ~ Drive)
One thing that I will recommend is going there with ice grippers as you will come across some icy patches.
I don’t even know about any places that are restricted for hikers except military areas and infrastructure installations.
Mørkgonga (The dark passage) near Hønefoss☺️
You can walk up any moutain you want to in Norway, if anyone tells you otherwise tell them to eat shit 👏
Any time that isn’t summertime is ill advised for people that don’t know the area.
No public transport but there are free parking areas.
When it comes to your right to freedom of movement in the countryside, [this](https://www.miljodirektoratet.no/sharepoint/downloaditem/?id=01FM3LD2VYSJWDH5KNE5DJF4IPRWLN4QCB) is pretty good information.
The Norwegian term is “allemannsretten “.
Been there, done that. I will just iterate on what most have suggested:
DO NOT TRY TO CLIMB UP THE DIRECT ROUTE NOW!
If you still want to visit, take the dirt road that passes underneath climbing up and south, then follow a path above the cliffs back to the outlook over Tyrifjorden, but please bring clip on ice studs for your boots!
Nice country.
You’ve been there but don’t know where it is? :confused:
This is pleasedonttrytojumpthatgap mountain
It depends what you’re after, but there’s a lot of caves and interesting rock formations in the Oslo forrest. One of them is called the Ole Høiland-hula (Cave) and is named for Norwegian master thief and escape artist who among other things robbed the Norwegian central bank. They say he hid in this rock formation during at least one of the times he had escaped from prison. https://peakbook.org/en/peakbook-element/67084/en/Ole+H%C3%B8iland-hula.html
Mørkgonga, about 15-20min drive from Hønefoss and roughly 45-55 mins drive from Oslo.
Here is a street view link of the start of the trail/parking area:
https://www.google.com/maps/@60.106508,10.3542041,3a,75y,235.38h,73.07t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sTYge1-eZf-Lpnyx2fBsKAw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Others have given the location already.
As for “forbidden”, please understand that we don’t place legal restrictions on going somewhere potentially dangerous in nature. Nor do we put up fences or warning signs around places where you could fall to your death, as a general rule. Staying safe and within your capabilities is entirely on you. So just because something isn’t illegal, it might not be a good idea. Standing too close to the edge where you might slip and fall isn’t a good idea.
Kjeragbolten, before they deforested the place and installed the rock.
Based on a true story.
Congratulations on making the jump, not everyone does.
Oh hey, I can see my old house in this
So fun to see Mørkgonga pop up here as I’ve lived just a kilometer away from it my entire life 😊
If you want to experience spectactular nature i would visit the west coast or the more northern part.
That looks dangerous, you should stay home playing video games