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Staffed: 58
Self service: 15
Geography
Hardangervidda
Contact
Phone (out of season): 415 50 404

http://www.rauhelleren.no
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Staffed DNT lodge Rauhelleren (1221 AMSL)

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Rauhelleren is a modern lodge with an old-fashioned ambience. The lodge is on the shore of Langesjøen lake in the middle of the Hardanger Plateau, with sweeping panoramas to the east the west. It's centrally located in the cabin and route network on the Hardanger Plateau, but within its surroundings there are many day hikes suitable for children, fishing, canoeing and many easily accessible summits.

The lodge is staffed in summer and at Easter and has 54 bunks in eight two-bunk rooms, eight four-bunk rooms and one six-bunk room. The rooms are of good DNT lodge standard with ample space for extra mattresses on the floor. There's a separate, new facilities building, with toilets, washrooms with showers and a drying room, warmed by the waste heat from the diesel generator (230 VAC). The kitchen offers traditional Norwegian cuisine. Horses, small pigs and hens wander free in the yard, to the enjoyment of all.

Out of season it is a self-service emergency shelter (15 bunks), Accessible using the DNT cabin key.

Access: By train or bus to Geilo or Haugastøl and bus onward to Halne. By car to Halne on National Road 7, and from Halne by passenger launch over Halnefjorden to Skaupa. For launch schedules, visit the www.halne.no website. From Skaupa, it's a 13 km hike (about 4 hours) to Rauhelleren in easy terrain along a marked trail. In winter, take a train to Ustaoset or drive or take a bus to Solheimstulen, and then ski along the staked route Rauhelleren


Access

Summer: Tog til Geilo eller Haugastøl og buss videre til Halne. Evt. egen bil til Halne v/Rv 7. Fra Halne med båt over Halnefjorden til Skaupa. Båttider finner du på www.halne.no (åpnes i nytt vindu). Fra Skaupa er det 13 km gange (ca 4 timer) til Rauhelleren i lett terreng langs merket rute.

Winter: Tog til Ustaoset eller bil/buss til Solheimstulen og videre langs kvistet løype til Rauhelleren.


Opening times and service levels

From To Service level Key type Comment
01.01.10 04.03.10 Self service DNT Cabin Key
05.03.10 11.04.10 Staffed Unlocked
12.04.10 30.06.10 Self service DNT Cabin Key
01.07.10 12.09.10 Staffed Unlocked
13.09.10 31.12.10 Self service DNT Cabin Key
01.01.11 10.03.11 Self service DNT Cabin Key
11.03.11 30.04.11 Staffed Unlocked
01.05.11 25.06.11 Self service DNT Cabin Key
26.06.11 11.09.11 Staffed Unlocked
12.09.11 31.12.11 Self service DNT Cabin Key

Routes connected to this cabin

Summer - Winter
Route info Name hours km Season: Area
har135 Heinseter - Rauhelleren (via Halnefjorden) Summer Hardangervidda
har34 Heinseter - Rauhelleren (via Geitsjøhovda) 15 Summer Hardangervidda
har28 Lågaros - Rauhelleren Summer Hardangervidda
har17 Mårbu - Rauhelleren Summer Hardangervidda
har31 Rauhelleren - Skaupa (Halnefjorden) 15 Summer Hardangervidda
har30 Sandhaug - Rauhelleren Summer Hardangervidda
har105 Solheimstulen - Rauhelleren Summer Hardangervidda
har126 Stigstuv - Rauhelleren Summer Hardangervidda
har32 Trondsbu/Tinnhølen - Rauhelleren 20/21 Summer Hardangervidda
har123 Ulvelilægret - Rauhelleren Summer Hardangervidda
har100 Åan - Rauhelleren 31 Summer Hardangervidda

Suggested trips

Summer - Winter
Name Trip type Length

Week

Round tour on Hardangervidda

Weather forecast for Rauhelleren

More forecasts from yr.no: Hour by hour (meteogram) - Overview - Next weekend

Thursday 2. September

Fair Light breeze, 1.2 m/s from north
Fair. Light breeze, 1.2 m/s from north.

Friday 3. September

Sun/clear sky Light breeze, 1.6 m/s from north
Sun/clear sky. Light breeze, 1.6 m/s from north.

Saturday 4. September

Sun/clear sky Light breeze, 1.5 m/s from north-northeast
Sun/clear sky. Light breeze, 1.5 m/s from north-northeast.

Sunday 5. September

Sun/clear sky 13° Light breeze, 1.5 m/s from southeast
Sun/clear sky. Light breeze, 1.5 m/s from southeast.

Monday 6. September

Sun/clear sky 14° Light breeze, 3.0 m/s from east
Sun/clear sky. Light breeze, 3.0 m/s from east.

Tuesday 7. September

Sun/clear sky 12° Gentle breeze, 4.0 m/s from east-southeast
Sun/clear sky. Gentle breeze, 4.0 m/s from east-southeast.

Wednesday 8. September

Sun/clear sky 11° Gentle breeze, 3.9 m/s from east-southeast
Sun/clear sky. Gentle breeze, 3.9 m/s from east-southeast.

Thursday 9. September

Sun/clear sky 10° Gentle breeze, 3.6 m/s from east
Sun/clear sky. Gentle breeze, 3.6 m/s from east.

Friday 10. September

Partly cloudy Gentle breeze, 3.9 m/s from south-southwest
Partly cloudy. Gentle breeze, 3.9 m/s from south-southwest.

Saturday 11. September

Cloudy Gentle breeze, 3.1 m/s from southeast
Cloudy. Gentle breeze, 3.1 m/s from southeast. 0.3 mm nedbør.


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