About this run
Twenty minutes from the Opera House by metro, you step off the train and into a forest the size of a country. Oslo is the only European capital where the wilderness begins where the subway ends.
We start with a loop of Sognsvann lake (the classic 3.3 km gravel path locals run year-round), then push west into Nordmarka proper on soft pine-needle trails, heading for Vettakollen. The climb opens up a viewpoint over the forest stretching to the horizon. We descend a different trail back to the metro, where you can be back at your hotel in 20 minutes.
Highlights: Sognsvann lake loop · Entry into Nordmarka wilderness · Forest viewpoint · Pine and birch trails · Direct metro access (line 5) · The classic Oslo nature experience
Photo by Alexandra von Gutthenbach-Lindau
Distance12.5 km
Duration120 min
Elevation283 m
Max pace5:30
DifficultyIntermediate
Max group sizeUp to 20
Meeting point
Oslo, Norway
Exact location is shared after confirmed booking.
Cancellation policy
- Free cancellation up to 24h before the run → full refund.
- Less than 24h before → non-refundable.
- No-shows → non-refundable.
Ran by
Tor-Inge Flaa
Oslo-based product director by day, running tour host by slightly earlier in the day. Also the founder of Iver; because I kept wanting to run with locals when travelling and figured other people probably did too.
LanguageEnglish, Norwegian
Running levelIntermediate
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EUR 117total
Jun 18 · 1 runner