>>2811865>Across NorwayI did that hike last year together with a friend and my dog as a first multi-day hike, and made a bunch of blunders.
For one, I did not read the instructions, and packed a tent, sleeping bag, food, cook system, all in a big 85-litre bag. For what we had planned, a 30-40 litre pack for each would have sufficed, and a lot of bulky heavy gear better left at home.
Should have brought more trail mix and some powdered sports drink mix, less oats and freeze-dried food. And energy gel packs and socks for the dog.
Another blunder I made was that I didn't bring enough socks for myself, nor spare insoles for my boots, so I didn't dry up properly between getting wet. Nor did I bring gaiters, to avoid getting wet in the first place. Feet were absolutely shot after the first day lol. Didn't bring blister bandages either.
Definitely worth splitting the hike up and seeing Hegra fortress and then either taking the night at Øfstivollen (if you're using cabins) or camping out somewhere in the area (if you're tenting). We didn't. That was tough.
The path, all the way up to Prestøyhytta, can be a bit hard, with wetland and mud. Once you get up on the fell, it's much better.
Little streams everywhere, never really hurt for water. I carried the water in three one-litre Nalgenes.
Cabins were great, you could light a fire for warmth and to dry up, charge your gizmos, and buy the freeze-dried/canned food you needed there with an honesty system (there's an app for that!) and cook it on a gas stove, and the three staffed cabins also had showers and served dinner, and you could get a nice cold beer. Nedalshytta even had a sauna! The people I met on the trail and at the cabins were nice and down-to-earth.
The trail was also well marked with red Ts and red-painted rocks. Not excessively so, but you never really had to stop and navigate.
Great trip, probably enjoy it more if you actually plan for it.
