Steam Engines and Cathedral Ruins
Along Lake Mjøsa from the cathedral ruins to the Norwegian Railway Museum.
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A flat walk along Lake Mjøsa, with the Middle Ages at one end and the railway at the other. From the centre you pass the cathedral and Kirsten Flagstad's childhood home on the way down to Koigen, where the lakeside path starts. At Domkirkeodden lie the ruins of the medieval cathedral and bishop's castle, an open-air museum and a herb garden. The walk ends at the Norwegian Railway Museum, with locomotives and carriages in large halls and a narrow-gauge steam train in the park in summer.
The stops
- 1
Hamar domkirke
The town's cathedral from 1866, in the centre.
- 2
Kirsten Flagstadmuseet
The childhood home of the opera singer Kirsten Flagstad (1895–1962), with guided tours in summer.
- 3
Koigen
A park and beach on Lake Mjøsa, where the lakeside path starts.
- 4
Domkirkeodden
The ruins of the medieval cathedral and bishop's castle, with an open-air museum and a herb garden.
- 5
Norsk jernbanemuseum
Locomotives and carriages in large halls, old station buildings in the park and a narrow-gauge steam train in summer.
About the trip
- Where
- Hamar
- Getting around
- On foot
- Time
- 2 h 25 min
- Distance
- 3.8 km
- Stops
- 5
- Themes
- History, Family
Practical
- Start
- Hamar station. The Dovre Line has a train every hour from Oslo S, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Finish
- The Norwegian Railway Museum. Walk 3 km back along Mjøsa, or take a bus to the centre.
- Toilets
- At the station, at Domkirkeodden and at the Norwegian Railway Museum.
- Accessibility
- Flat and mostly paved, so the walk works well with a wheelchair or pushchair. Gravel paths at Domkirkeodden.