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Welcome to Rjukan - the World Heritage Site at the foot of Mount Gaustatoppen!
Here you can experience a holiday far from stress and hardship, where nature lays the conditions for an active holiday with miles of waymarked hiking trails.

Hiking trips at Rjukan

Gaustatoppen from Stavsro

If you have a desire to hike to Gaustatoppen, the best place to start is Stavsro. The path is 4km one way, and suitable for both children and adults.
Town centre walk

Charming roundtrip in the town centre of Rjukan
The Saboteur's trail

Hike the Saboteur's Trail from Rjukan Fjellstue to Vemork and experience WWII history, following in the footsteps of Norway's brave resistance fighters.
Solstien

The shortest way from Rjukan to Hardangervidda
Hjartdal - Bjårvatn

THIS IS AN EASY TRIP for all the family through a beautiful landscape full of culture and history.

Mount Gaustatoppen towers majestically above the town of Rjukan at an altitude of 1,883 metres and is by many referred to as Norway's most beautiful mountain. For 200 years people have climbed to the top, where you can see one sixth of Norway from the peak. If you do not want to climb the mountain by foot, but still want to enjoy the view from the top, we recommend that you take the unique cable car Gaustabanen. Gaustabanen goes inside the mountain and is a shortcut that brings you to the top in 15 minutes.

If you want to hike the shortest way from Rjukan to The Hardangervidda Plateau your best choice is Solstien (The Sun Path). The trip starts with the cabelcar Krossobanen, which brings you to Gvepseborg, at the foot of Hardangervidda. This is a family friendly hike. Remember to ask the for the “Sunsack” at Krossobanen. This backpack is filled with tasks that the whole family can solve along the trail.

Other iconic hiking routes in Rjukan is The Saboteurs' trail. This is the world-famous route the Norwegian Resistance used during the Second World War, the night they ought to blow up the heavy water plant at Vemork.

Rjukan has many attractions to offer: The sunmirror, The Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, The Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum at Vemork with the heavy water basement, Gaustabanen, Krossobanen and Hardangervidda National Park Center to name a few. Pay the local tourist information office a visit for both hikingtips and information about all the fantastic attractions!

Accommodation at Rjukan

Gaustablikk Mountain Resort

Gaustablikk Mountain Lodge is situated in beautiful surroundings at Gausta, by the foot of Gaustatoppen. An ideal hotel for nature…

Rjukan Admini Hotel

Rjukan Admini er et lite og eksklusivt hotell med 18 rom som ligger tilbaketrukket i en vakker engelskinspirert park med gangavstand…

Rjukan Hytteby

Cabins in the town centre. These cabins are copies of the first workers' houses built in Rjukan during the industrial revolution.

Attractions at Rjukan

Gaustatoppen

The mountain Gaustatoppen in Rjukan in Telemark county is easily accessable and one of the most beautiful mountains in Norway.
Krossobanen

Krossobanen was built in 1928 and was a gift from Norsk Hydro, so the townspeople could get up to see the sun during the winter.
Hardangervidda National Park Centre

Interactive exhibition about wild reindeer.
Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum - Vemork

At the Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum at Vemork you can see the unique exhibition about WWII as well as the industrialization of Rjukan.
Gaustabanen

Gaustabanen is a funicular railway, inside Gaustatoppen. This is a very unique touristattraction. No similiar railway is to be found in North-Europe!
The Giant Sun Mirrors in Rjukan

The sun mirrors bring sun down to Rjukan Square during winter months, when it is normally shady.