Orienteering in Hovden summer 2026

This summer, there are checkpoints to find in the forest. Can you navigate your way using a map and compass? 

There are four orienteering courses in total: two at Hegni (by the lake Hartevatn) and two near Hovden Fjellbad. The courses range from 1.1 km to 3.3 km.

Maps can be purchased at Hovden Fjellbad. Payment is made using Vipps or MobilePay, which is available to users from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The price is NOK 30 per map, or NOK 100 for all four maps.

The courses are available until 30 September. The two shortest courses are also the easiest.

Courses at Hegni

The two courses at Hegni use maps with a scale of 1:7,000, meaning that 1 cm on the map equals 70 metres in the terrain. The contour interval is 5 metres, meaning that the difference in elevation between each contour line is 5 metres. The controls in the forest are small and measure 15 × 15 cm.

The start and finish are at the same location, 600 metres into the forest east of Hegni. Follow the hiking trail until you reach the crossing where you cross the stream for the third time.

  • Course 1: 3.3 km with 14 controls

  • Course 2: 1.1 km with 8 controls

Course 1 is a short middle-distance course. Course 2 can be completed as an extension.

Courses near Hovden Fjellbad

The two courses near Hovden Fjellbad use maps with a scale of 1:4,000, meaning that 1 cm on the map equals 40 metres in the terrain. The contour interval is 5 metres, meaning that the difference in elevation between each contour line is 5 metres. The controls in the forest are large and measure 30 × 30 cm.

The start is located on the floodlit trail, 200 metres north of Hovden Fjellbad, at the junction where the trail continues north, south and east. The finish is on the floodlit trail by Hovden Fjellbad.

  • Course 3: 1.5 km with 10 controls

  • Course 4: 1.2 km with 11 controls

Course 3 is a forest sprint course. Course 4 can be completed as an extension.