Welcome to Setesdal

Børtemannsbekken Hovden Setesdal .
Photo: Grete Breivik

Welcome to Setesdal - a place to discover and explore!

From majestic mountain peaks to enchanting lakes and breathtakingly beautiful valleys, Setesdal offers a unique and unforgettable experience for all nature lovers.

Hiking in Setesdal .
Photo: Maria Stray

For the adventurous, there is a wide range of activities to choose from. You can go canoeing, kayaking and fishing, and try exciting water sports such as rafting in the Otra River.

Elvekajakk Setesdal .
Photo: Erik Ruud

Hovden Badeland Hovden Badeland welcomes you to delightful warm baths both indoors and outdoors.

Setesdal Hovden Badeland .
Photo: Anders Martinsen

Bratt Friluftsliv offers you via ferratas with three different levels of difficulty. All routes are properly bolted and safety assessed, allowing us to safely guide you up the mountains Løefjell in Brokke, Nomelandsfjell in Valle or Straumsfjell in Straume, depending on your level and skills.

Setesdal Valle Via Ferrata .
Photo: Erik Ruud

National cycling route, bike park, pumptrack, mountain biking and downhill

Some people choose a bicycle as a means of transportation through Setesdal; others take a shorter ride just for fun. In any case, nature is their closest companion.

Setedal Sykklist i traisjonell bunad .
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Join us for a guided horseback tour.

One of the activities at Eikerapen Gjestegard is horseback riding.

Please feel free to contact us for more information and prices. All tours must be pre-booked.

Setesdal Hest .
Photo: Erik Ruud

Setesdal is known for its steep mountain sides, rising from the valley floor and easily accessible from the main road RV9. In the upper part of the valley, in Valle and Bykle, several mountains are suitable for randonee skiing.

Setesdal Valle Randonee Topptur .
Photo: Øystein Kvanneid

Alpine skiing and snowboarding

Choose between numerous pistes of varying difficulty, check out the terrain parks and the floodlit pistes. There are also great off-piste opportunities, some through the forest.

Setesdal alpinåkning .
Photo: Øystein Kanneid

Throughout Setesdal, there are several places where you can strap on your skis and venture into snowy expanses or well-groomed forest trails.

HovdenTour - a cross-country race for everyone; ranging from hobby skiers to performance athletes.

Setesdal Hovdetour Langrenn .
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The Color Line Tour is organized every year. This 210-km bicycle race goes from the coastal city of Kristiansand to the mountain village Hovden in the north of Setesdal.

Setesdal Colorline tour-sykkel .
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