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Slovakia
High Tatras Hut to Hut
Alpine drama at Slovak prices: four days across Europe's smallest high mountains.
- 6 days
- Max 10
- Difficulty 4/5
- Mountain chalets + guesthouse
- Duration
- 7 days
- Group size
- Max 10
- Difficulty
- Sleeps
- Shared rorbu cabins & hostel
- Season
- June to mid September
- Start / end
- Bodø → Svolvær
- Per day
- €149£128
Overview
What this trip is
Lofoten is a wall of granite peaks rising straight out of the Norwegian Sea, 200 km above the Arctic Circle. The hikes are short, steep and absurdly scenic, and in midsummer you can do them at 11 pm in full sun.
Norway's prices are the obstacle, so we go at them head-on: the public ferry from Bodø instead of flights, shared rorbuer (old fishing cabins) with kitchens, and group dinners cooked from the supermarket and the fish counter.
Five day-hikes, light packs, two bases. It's the most relaxed of our Nordic trips — until the last 200 m of each summit.
Highlights
- Reinebringen (448 m): 1,978 stone steps to the most famous view in Norway
- Ryten and the hidden beach at Kvalvika
- The Munkebu hut trail above Sørvågen
- Festvågtind above Henningsvær, and midnight sun from mid June to mid July
Day by day
Itinerary
Day 1Bodø to Moskenes
Meet at Bodø ferry terminal for the afternoon crossing (3–4 hrs) to Moskenes. Short transfer to our rorbu near Reine.
Day 2Reinebringen5 km · ↑ 450 m · ↓ 450 m
Warm-up on the Sherpa-built staircase above Reine, then an afternoon wander to Å, the village at the end of the road.
Day 3Munkebu11 km · ↑ 800 m · ↓ 800 m
From Sørvågen past a chain of lakes and slabs to the Munkebu hut, with Hermannsdalstinden across the valley.
Day 4Ryten and Kvalvika9 km · ↑ 650 m · ↓ 650 m
The classic: over the moor to Ryten (543 m) for the cliff-edge view, then down to Kvalvika beach. Swimmers welcome; wetsuits not provided.
Day 5East to Henningsvær4 km · ↑ 400 m · ↓ 400 m
Public bus along the E10 with a stop at Haukland beach and a walk over Mannen (400 m). Evening in the football-pitch-famous fishing village of Henningsvær.
Day 6Festvågtind4 km · ↑ 540 m · ↓ 540 m
Steep and bouldery to 541 m, straight above the village and its islets. Afternoon bus to Svolvær, final group dinner.
Day 7Depart Svolvær
Trip ends after breakfast. Svolvær has flights, the Hurtigruten, and an express boat back to Bodø.
The deal
What’s included, and what isn’t
Included
- Hiking guide throughout
- 6 nights in shared rorbu cabins and a hostel
- Breakfasts, and ingredients for 4 group-cooked dinners
- Bodø–Moskenes ferry and local buses during the trip
Not included
- Travel to Bodø and from Svolvær
- Lunches (supermarket picnics, about €10 a day), 2 dinners, drinks
- Travel insurance (required)
The honest box
What’s basic about this trip
- Trails are steep, often muddy and sometimes use fixed chains. Short days, but not easy ones.
- Cabins are shared, usually 2–4 to a room, one bathroom per cabin.
- Coastal Arctic weather: we reshuffle the hikes to fit it, and one day may be a washout.
Nothing hidden
Where your money goes
- Guides 30%
- Beds 34%
- Food 12%
- Transport 11%
- Us 13%
Indicative split for this trip. "Us" covers planning, insurance, this website and keeping the lights on.
When
Dates and availability
Pack
Kit list highlights
- Boots with good grip
- 25–30 L daypack
- Full waterproofs
- Warm layer and hat
- Trekking poles (recommended for descents)
- Eye mask
- Swimsuit and towel
Good to know
Trip FAQs
Why start in Bodø?
The ferry is a fraction of the price of flying into Leknes, it's a beautiful crossing, and Bodø is easy to reach by budget flight or the night train from Trondheim.
Will I see the midnight sun?
Between roughly late May and mid July the sun doesn't set. By late August you get proper sunsets and a first chance of northern lights.
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Questions about this trip?
Ask about fitness, kit, the huts, the dogs, the weather. We’d rather you asked than guessed.