This long and quite challenging hike is ideal for those with a sense of adventure and wanting to explore a remote area off the beaten track. This long and quite challenging hike is ideal for those with a sense of adventure and wanting to explore a remote area off the beaten track. Park your car on the little parking on the left side of the road right after the Vestre Vuluvolden farm. From there find the wooden sign indicating ‘Minnesmerke og Dyregrav’ to the left, follow that way and begin climbing up the trail on a little ridge. At this first intersection, follow the sign ‘Minnesmerke’ to your left, going back down to the river. Cross the bridge, have a look at the monument and keep walking straight ahead behind the next sign ‘Barths Sti-Vuludalen’ until you reach a little gate, cross it and follow the gravel road for the next two bends. After the second one, there will be a wooden sign heading right and indicating ‘Til Vuludalen’ (it is not the first trace in the 2nd bend but 50m after that one). Follow that trail all the way through pine forest, birch trees and grassy areas. The track is sometimes really clear, sometimes a bit faint but basically goes straight. After about 3km, you’ll reach some bare open land. Keep going crossing a few creeks but always following the Vulua River on the upper side of the bank. You don’t see the river often but can almost always hear its flow. After about 6.5km, you can get a glimpse at the Vuludalsbua cabin which is hidden in the forest on the other side of the river. About 400m further, make a sharp turn left onto a non signposted trail towards Gråhøgda. Pay attention on staying on, or as close as possible, to the track by using a navigation device, as the track is not always visible and only sparsely marked with cairns. Climb about 150m to reach the highest point on the saddle between Gråhøgda and Saukampen mountains. Continue downwards in southeastern direction until you get to the next junction. Turn left and follow the southern edge of the birch forest before turning into it. Follow the blue signs in the trees to the Narbusætra summer pasture. Continue through the fence, take left at the next junction and walk north to Vollumsætra summer farm. Here you get to the gravel road again which you follow down back to Vuluvolden.

Due to the length and lack of signposting, this hike is only recommended for those with good navigation skills. There are no cabins or shelters along this route. Be prepared for stony/slippery tracks, wetlands and a lot of smaller river crossings. We don’t recommend this hike after a long period of rain.