Besseggen ridge hike

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Besseggen ridge hike is a famous and demanding mountain trail in Norway known for its dramatic ridge walk between the turquoise Lake Gjende and the darker Lake Bessvatnet in Jotunheimen National Park.

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instanceOf mountain hiking trail ⓘ
ridge walk ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access boat across Lake Gjende to Memurubu ⓘ
activity hiking ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Besseggen ⓘ
approximateHikingTime 6 to 8 hours ⓘ
approximateLength about 14 kilometers ⓘ
bestTimeOfYear June to September ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
difficulty demanding ⓘ
estimatedAnnualHikers tens of thousands ⓘ
hasFeature exposed ridge sections ⓘ
marked trail ⓘ
rocky terrain ⓘ
steep climb from Lake Gjende ⓘ
hasTypeOfLandscape alpine landscape ⓘ
highestPointElevation about 1743 meters above sea level ⓘ
knownFor color contrast between turquoise and dark lakes ⓘ
dramatic ridge walk ⓘ
steep ascents and descents ⓘ
views over Lake Gjende and Lake Bessvatnet ⓘ
languageOfName Norwegian ⓘ
locatedIn Innlandet county ⓘ
Jotunheimen National Park ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
locatedInMunicipality Vågå municipality ⓘ
near Lake Bessvatnet ⓘ
Lake Gjende ⓘ
partOf Jotunheimen mountain range ⓘ
linked to: Jotunheimen
popularWith hikers ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
recommendedEquipment sturdy hiking boots ⓘ
sufficient food and water ⓘ
warm and waterproof clothing ⓘ
regulation subject to Jotunheimen National Park rules ⓘ
requires good physical fitness ⓘ
safetyConsideration rapidly changing mountain weather ⓘ
risk of falls on exposed sections ⓘ
season summer ⓘ
separates Lake Bessvatnet ⓘ
Lake Gjende ⓘ
tourismInfrastructure Gjendesheim tourist lodge nearby ⓘ
trailhead Gjendesheim ⓘ
Memurubu ⓘ
typicalRoute Memurubu to Gjendesheim ⓘ
viewOf Gjende valley ⓘ
surrounding Jotunheimen peaks ⓘ

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Jotunheimen → hasTrail → Besseggen ridge hike ⓘ
Gjende → hasTrail → Besseggen ridge trail ⓘ
linked to: Besseggen ridge hike
Memurubu → locatedOn → Besseggen hiking route ⓘ
linked to: Besseggen ridge hike