Lillehammer is a well-known city located about 50km north from Gjøvik on the
north side of lake Mjøsa. I have heart a lot of praise about it when compared
to Gjøvik and I have to admit that Lillehammer is really a beautiful place,
but not because of its most famous Olympics Games attractions.
Mesnaelva
River Mesna flows through the city and practically from the city center it is
possible to follow its stream by perfect trails. The
path is well-marked
and ascents next to many beautiful waterfalls up to the Kroken area.
| Finna bridge | First waterfalls | Next waterfalls |
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| A few steps | Another one | Perfect trail |
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| More of them | Collets bru | Himmelriksfossen |
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Kroken
Kroken is an area above the Mesna trail and it includes DNT Krokbua hytta and
lake / canal with bird watching houses, benches and tables and nice places to
bath.
| Jumping over river Mesna | Canal in Kroken | Krokbua |
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Balbergkampen
My main goal was Balbergkampen - 671m high hill north of Lillehammer. Most people arrive there by car, but even the walk from Lillehammer is very nice and the climb well worth it.
| Balbergkampen in the middle | Lillehammer from Balbergkampen | Almost there |
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Lysgårdsbakkene
Definitely the biggest attraction in Lillehammer are its ski jumps known mostly from the 1994 Winter Olympics. It offers great view on the city, but it is a very busy place with tourists buses arriving all the time.
| Lillehammer from ski jumps | 936 stairs down | Ski jumps |
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