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. If the river is low or if you want to get your feet wet, you can use the path downhill and shorten the walk heading straight to the cabin from here. In the other case, you’ll have to continue about 1.5km straight ahead to the crossing which is a wooden bridge which you will see right after perceiving the stone hunters cabin on the other side of the river. Cross the bridge, walk slightly uphill and walk back along the opposite side of the river on the upper bank. After about 9km in total you enter more dense birch forest again. Cross another river bed (with a wooden plank in the middle) after which you can decide to have a break or find shelter at Vuludalsbua cabin (not locked). The cabin is very easy to miss but you find it a bit uphill about 100m to the left side of the trail. Once rested, head east passed the annex. There will be about 1km which are not clearly marked but once you left the tree cover, you should follow the open meadows ascending left, away from the Vulua and between small bushes until you get to a small cairn on your right, you can notice the rocky path between the rocks. Follow that little track zigzagging in between bushes, small birch trees, reindeer moss and grass land. At one point it heads left again into the birch forest, there is a cairn and it gets quite fairytalelike. Continue alternating open grass areas and small birch forests for about 4km. It gets lower, more grassy and you should go past a sign when you leave the boundaries of the national park. Keep going until you can see the Motjørna lake on your right and you get a glimpse at the wooden shelter on the other side. Once between both lakes, you get to a signpost indicating Søre Vola, Rondetunet and Jomsborg straight ahead and Vuluvolden to the right (you need to go around the post to read it). Head right towards Vuluvolden and have a rest at the wooden shelter Ljørbua, with a nice fireplace inside. Then follow the path just before the cabin to Vuluvolden (2.1km to go). Walk along a small rivier to the next lake. Continue on its right side going back into the pine trees. Head downwards in the forest until you can see Langtjørna lake and the road on its other side. Keep following the next two signs towards Voluvolden. You will get back to the main road passing a cabin to your left. Walk south on the road for about 50m to get back to your car.

Due to the length and lack of signposting, this hike is only recommended for those with good navigation skills. 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.