2-Bed Mountain Chalet with Solar Power & Ski Trail Access – Beitstad Vacation Home



Fjellvegen 885, 7730 Beitstad, Norway, Beitstad (Norway)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 48m² Floor area
€123,000
Chalet
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
48m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step outside on a February morning and the only sound is the creak of snow-laden pine branches and the distant swish of skis on a groomed trail — 250 meters from your front door. That is the daily reality at Fjellvegen 885, a compact, well-built mountain chalet sitting at 245 meters above sea level in the Beitstad highlands of central Norway. Built in 2016 and kept in genuinely good condition, this is not a dusty inherited cabin with rattling single-pane windows and a temperamental woodstove. Everything here was designed from the start to work.
The chalet runs entirely off-grid with a 230-volt system fed by solar panels and a generator, both managed through an inverter that you can switch on remotely from the living room sofa. Pull up on a Friday evening in January, start the system from your phone before you even unlock the door, and walk into a lit, warming space rather than a cold, dark box. It is a small detail that changes everything about how you actually use the place.
Inside, the open-plan living and kitchen area clocks in at around 26 square meters — not enormous, but smartly arranged. Large windows along the main wall pull in low Nordic light and frame a direct view over Jenshusvatnet, the lake that defines this stretch of the Nordfjellet plateau. In winter the lake freezes to a glassy white. In late June, with the sun barely setting, it catches orange and pink for hours. The wood-burning stove anchors one corner of the room; the kitchen sits opposite with an integrated gas hob, oven, and a gas refrigerator included in the sale. There is nothing superfluous here. Every fixture earns its place.
Two bedrooms — each around 6 square meters — give sleeping space for four comfortably, more if you use the loft reached by a ladder from the living area. Kids tend to claim the loft immediately and consider it theirs by the end of the first weekend. Both ground-floor bedrooms are scheduled for new windows in 2026, which will tighten up insulation and cut any remaining heat loss on the coldest nights. The bathroom is tiled, modern, and equipped with a shower cabin and a gas-powered incineration toilet — a practical, proven solution that removes the complexity of sewage infrastructure in a remote mountain setting.
Outside, roughly 24 square meters of veranda and terrace wrap around the front and entrance side of the chalet. The main veranda stretches to about 19 square meters — large enough for a proper outdoor table, a few chairs, and a gas burner for cooking outside on summer evenings when mosquitoes are manageable and the light is extraordinary. The plot is flat and well-kept, which matters more than it sounds when you have children running around or you want to stack firewood without it rolling downhill.
Then there is the boathouse plot. This is the kind of detail that elevates a mountain cabin from pleasant to genuinely special: the property carries a right to a boathouse plot by the water, shared in cooperation with one other cabin owner in the area. It has not been developed yet. That means the opportunity to build something tailored — a small dock, storage for a rowing boat or kayak — is still entirely open. Summer fishing on Jenshusvatnet for perch and trout, early morning rows across a flat-calm lake with mist still sitting on the surface, swimming off your own dock in July when the water temperature finally climbs into the comfortable range. All of this is within reach.
The outbuilding behind the chalet handles the practical side of off-grid living. Built on a concrete foundation, it is divided into a woodshed and two internal storage rooms. The insulated technical room houses the generator, battery bank, and inverter. Everything is organized, functional, and protected from the elements. No jerry-rigged extension cords. No equipment left under a tarpaulin.
Beitstad sits in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, roughly midway up the Norwegian coast. The regional center of Steinkjer is reachable in under 40 minutes by car, with a Rema 1000 grocery store about 18 minutes away and a larger shopping center around 34 minutes. Trondheim — Norway's third-largest city, with a full international airport, the medieval Nidaros Cathedral, and a genuinely good restaurant scene built around local ingredients like salted lamb and fresh fjord fish — is about two hours south. That distance is a feature, not a bug. You come here to disconnect.
The cross-country ski trail 250 meters from the door ties into the broader Nordfjellet network, which offers prepared tracks across the plateau through winter. Snowshoeing, ice fishing, and winter hiking are equally accessible. Come summer, the same terrain becomes a network of hiking paths through open heath and birch forest, with cloudberries appearing on south-facing slopes in August — something locals pick by the bucket for jam and the classic Norwegian dessert of multekrem, cloudberries folded into whipped cream. The Steinkjer area also hosts the annual St. Olav Days celebrations in late July and early August, drawing crowds to traditional Norwegian cultural events that feel nothing like a manufactured tourist attraction.
Key features:
- 2-bed mountain chalet built 2016, 48 sqm indoor living area
- Off-grid solar and generator power system with remote start capability
- Prepared cross-country ski trail 250 meters from the chalet
- Right to boathouse plot on Jenshusvatnet lake
- Open-plan 26 sqm living and kitchen area with lake views
- Wood-burning stove and gas kitchen appliances
- Loft sleeping area accessible from living room
- Modern tiled bathroom with shower and incineration toilet
- 24 sqm of veranda and terrace space
- Insulated outbuilding with woodshed and technical room
- Elevation 245 meters above sea level
- New windows scheduled for both bedrooms in 2026
- Leasehold plot, annual ground rent NOK 3,780
- Energy label C, suitable for year-round use
- Grocery store 18 minutes by car, Steinkjer center 34 minutes
For international buyers looking at vacation property in Norway, the leasehold structure here keeps the entry cost accessible — the asking price of NOK 123,000 reflects that structure honestly. Annual running costs are low: ground rent at NOK 3,780, municipal fees at NOK 1,150, and property tax at NOK 2,784. Norway applies straightforward property ownership rules to foreign nationals, and there are no restrictions on EU or EEA citizens purchasing leisure property. Non-EEA buyers should confirm current requirements with a Norwegian solicitor, but the process is well-documented and regularly completed by international buyers. Rental income from Norwegian mountain cabins has grown steadily as domestic demand for short-term lets on platforms like Finn.no remains strong, particularly for properties with good winter access and genuine off-grid capability — both boxes this chalet ticks.
The cabin is move-in ready. Bring skis, hiking boots, a good coffee, and nothing else you do not want to carry.
If you want to see Fjellvegen 885 in person — or arrange a remote walkthrough — contact the Homestra team today. Properties at this price point with lake rights and active ski trail access in the Nordfjellet area do not stay available long, especially heading into the autumn buying season when Norwegian buyers start thinking about winter.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 48m²
- Price per m²
- €2,563
- Garden size
- 0m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Chalet
- Energy label
Unknown
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