Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
NAF Camp (
www.nafcamp.no
)
Norsk Camping (
www.camping.no
)
DNT & OTHER MOUNTAIN HUTS
Den Norske Turistforening (DNT; Norwegian Mountain Touring Club; 22 82 28
22;
www.turistforeningen.no
; Storgata 7, Oslo)
maintains a network of 460 mountain
huts or cabins located a day's hike apart along the country's 20,000km of well-marked and
maintained wilderness hiking routes. Of these, over 400 have beds for sleeping, with the
remainder reserved for eating, rest stops or emergency shelter.
DNThutsrangefromunstaffedhutswithtwobedstolargestaffedlodgeswithmorethan
100 beds and renowned standards of service. At both types of huts, DNT members receive
significant discounts. For details of becoming a DNT member,
Click here
.
MostDNThutsareopenfrom16Februaryto14October.StaffedDNTlodgesalsoopen
from the Saturday before Palm Sunday until Easter Monday, but staffed huts along the
Oslo-Bergenrailwayandafewothersopenforthecross-countryskiseasonasearlyaslate
February. DNT can provide lists of opening dates for each hut.
Members/nonmembers who prefer to camp outside the huts and use the facilities will
pay Nkr50/60.
Therearealsonumerousprivatehikers'hutsandlodgespepperedaroundmostmountain
areas, but not all are open to the public. Some offer DNT members a discount.
Unstaffed DNT Huts
All unstaffed huts offer cooking facilities, but in most places you must have your own
sleeping bag or hostel-style sleeping sheet; sleeping sheets are often sold or included in the
price at staffed huts. Staffed lodges don't normally have cooking facilities for guests, but a
self-service section with cooking facilities is available at some lodges when unstaffed.
Forunstaffedhuts,youmustpickupkeys(Nkr125toNkr175deposit)inadvancefroma
DNTofficeorastaffedhut.Topay,filloutaOnce-OnlyAuthorisationslipandleaveeither
cash or a valid credit-card number in the box provided. There are two classes of unstaffed
huts.Self-servicechaletsarestockedwithblanketsandpillowsandhavewoodstoves,fire-
wood, gas cookers and a wide range of tinned or freeze-dried food supplies for sale (on the
honour system). At other unstaffed huts, users must carry in their own food. In unstaffed
huts, DNT members/nonmembers pay Nkr185/285 for a bed.
