Nord-Aurdal: Cross-country Ski Trails, Langsua and Stølsvidda

When choosing accommodation in Nord-Aurdal, different activity profiles can help guide you: Langsua National Park is associated with skiing, hiking and cycling, while the municipal cross-country ski trail network offers a specific point of reference for cross-country skiing. Stølsvidda and the Kongevegen provide further, distinct landscape perspectives. You can therefore plan your stay around whether winter sports, hiking, cultural landscapes or several of these interests should take centre stage.

Langsua and Cross-country Ski Trails in Winter

Langsua National Park lies between Gausdal, Nordre Land, Nord-Aurdal, Øystre Slidre, Nord-Fron and Sør-Fron. The park offers many opportunities for hiking, cycling and skiing all year round. This covers several types of activity: you can plan your stay around not only skiing, but also hiking and cycling.

Nord-Aurdal’s cross-country ski trail network offers well-groomed trails for residents and visitors. Cross-country skiing is therefore a distinct point of reference alongside the skiing opportunities mentioned in connection with the national park. If the trails are a key part of your plans, check their current grooming status before your outing. This helps you distinguish the general description of what is available from planning for a specific day.

Stølsvidda: Cultural Landscape and Birdlife

Stølsvidda in Vestre Slidre and Nord-Aurdal was recognised as a selected cultural landscape in 2018. It is frequently used as a recreational area by local residents, cabin owners and visitors. Its landscape includes open grazing areas and extensive wetland complexes, which are associated with an unusually high density of birds, particularly waterfowl.

The interplay of these features is important to understanding the area: its landscape character encompasses both the open grazing areas and the wetlands, along with the associated abundance of birdlife. If you would like to plan your stay around nature and cultural landscapes as well as winter activities, Stølsvidda offers a distinct focus. Its recognition in 2018 adds a clear cultural-historical context to its description as a recreational area.

Hikes and Specific Routes

Nord-Aurdal Municipality has held the annual Sommervandring hiking event since 2011. The 2026 programme includes ten hikes. Trillemål options were planned for some hikes and are suitable for pushchairs, bicycles, electric wheelchairs and people with a range of disabilities. These options apply to individual hikes, not to the programme as a whole. If any of these features are important for your plans, check the details of your chosen hike.

The Kongevegen between Leira and Fagernes runs below Flaggberget through woodland and residential areas. Its route character can therefore be clearly distinguished from the open grazing landscape and wetlands of Stølsvidda: woodland and residential areas define this route, while Stølsvidda is characterised by grazing areas and wetlands. The two descriptions offer different points of reference when choosing hiking and nature themes.

Golf as Another Activity

Valdres Golf has 15 holes. This gives golf enthusiasts a specific indication of the course and complements the information on cross-country ski trails, hikes and landscapes. The examples differ in how the activity can be described: the Kongevegen by its route through woodland and residential areas, Stølsvidda by its landscape and cultural landscape status, and Valdres Golf by the number of holes. You can use these different focuses to decide which themes matter most for your stay.

Discover more destinations: Aurdal, Fagernes, Ulnes, Vang, Lesja, Gausdal Municipality, Øystre Slidr, Sør-Aurdal.

View the broader travel overview: Oppland.