Maihaugen, Undset and the Ski Jump
The open-air museum, Sigrid Undset's home and the Olympic ski jump above Lake Mjøsa.
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This walk brings together three sides of Lillehammer in one loop. Bjerkebæk was Sigrid Undset's home from 1919 until her death in 1949, and the house is shown on guided tours in summer. From the top of Lysgårdsbakkene, the ski jumps from the 1994 Olympics, you look out over the town and Lake Mjøsa. Maihaugen is one of Europe's largest open-air museums, with around 200 buildings, among them Garmo Stave Church. The walk ends at Lillehammer Art Museum, 300 metres from the station.
The stops
- 1
Bjerkebæk
Sigrid Undset's home from 1919 to 1949, with a garden. The house is shown on guided tours in summer.
- 2
Lysgårdsbakkene ski jumps
The ski jumps from the 1994 Olympics. Climb the 936 steps, or take the chairlift in summer.
- 3
Maihaugen
An open-air museum with around 200 buildings and Garmo Stave Church. The Norwegian Olympic Museum is included in the ticket.
- 4
Lillehammer kirke
The town church from 1882, on the way down to the centre.
- 5
Lillehammer Art Museum
Norwegian art from the 19th century to the present, 300 metres from the station.
About the trip
- Where
- Lillehammer
- Getting around
- On foot
- Time
- 2 h 48 min
- Distance
- 5.7 km
- Stops
- 5
- Season
- June–August
- Themes
- History, Art, Views, Family
Practical
- Start
- Lillehammer station. The Dovre Line has a train every hour from Oslo S, about 2 hours 10 minutes.
- Finish
- Lillehammer Art Museum, 300 metres from the station.
- Toilets
- At the station, Maihaugen, the art museum and cafés in Storgata.
- Accessibility
- Steep streets up from the station, about 200 metres of climbing. The steps by the ski jump are not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs, but the chairlift runs in summer. Much of Maihaugen is accessible.