2-Bed Timber Chalet with Hot Tub & Guest Annex | Forest Holiday Home in Vestmarka, Norway



Kråkfossvegen 175, 2233 Vestmarka, Norway, Vestmarka (Norway)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 45m² Floor area
€133,000
Chalet
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
45m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step outside on a October morning and the air smells of pine resin and cold water. No neighbours visible through the trees. Just the faint drip of dew from the roof timbers, a woodpecker somewhere in the spruce behind the shed, and the whole of the Norwegian forest sitting quietly at your door. That's Kråkfossvegen 175. That particular kind of stillness you have to travel a long way to find — except here, you own it.
Set on a generous natural plot of over 2,000 square metres in Vestmarka, Innlandet county, this two-bedroom log chalet complex is one of those rare finds that hasn't been scrubbed clean of its character. The main cabin was built in 1996 using traditional log timber construction, and it shows — in a good way. Exposed roof beams run the length of the ceiling. The visible rafter work gives the living room an airiness you don't expect from a 45-square-metre footprint. A centrally placed wood-burning stove anchors the open-plan kitchen and living area, and on a grey afternoon with snow starting to settle on the deck outside, there is genuinely nowhere you'd rather be.
The large windows in the living area do real work here. They frame the surrounding forest like a painting that changes with every season — green and dense in summer, skeletal and silver in winter, briefly electric with autumn colour in late September when the birch trees turn. The kitchen is adapted for cabin life, with a gas stove and refrigerator, and the sanitary room has a washbasin. Simple, honest, functional. The interior is finished throughout in timber walls and solid wood doors, so the whole place feels coherent rather than patched together over the decades.
Upstairs, a loft — a hems, in Norwegian cabin tradition — adds flexible sleeping space beyond the two bedrooms on the main level. It's the sort of space children immediately claim as their own, and adults secretly want.
Outside is where this property genuinely opens up. The terrace is large, partially covered, and built for long evenings. There's a decorative wooden compass rose set into the terrace floor — a small, unexpected detail that tells you the previous owners cared about this place. From the terrace you look out over the treetops toward water. Morning coffee here with a pair of binoculars and you'll spot more wildlife before 8am than most people see in a week. The covered outdoor hot tub sits ready for post-hike use, and given what the hiking around Vestmarka is actually like, you'll use it more than you expect.
The plot is natural terrain — exposed bedrock, gently sloping ground, dense forest framing the complex on all sides — and the various buildings are connected by developed paths and walkways that create a courtyard feel. It works. You move between the main cabin, the guest annex, the log-built tool shed, and the traditional outhouse without it feeling scattered. All the buildings share the same construction language, all have wooden roofs replaced in 2012, and the whole complex holds together as a single, coherent property rather than a collection of additions.
That guest annex deserves its own mention. For international buyers thinking about rental income or simply hosting friends and family without everyone tripping over each other, it changes the equation entirely. You have a main cabin for the owners, a separate space for guests, and a genuine sense of privacy for both.
Vestmarka itself sits in the Innlandet region, a part of Norway that doesn't get the fjord-postcard attention but is quietly extraordinary for the people who actually live this kind of outdoor life. The area is known for elk hunting and trout fishing — local hunting grounds around Finnskogen and the river systems feeding into Lake Øyeren offer serious opportunities for those who pursue it. Winter brings cross-country skiing on groomed trails that run through the forest landscape; the Nordmarka and Romeriksåsen trail networks are within driving reach, and the terrain immediately around the property is good for snowshoeing straight from the front door. Summer means long Scandinavian evenings, foraging for blueberries and chanterelles in the forest behind the cabin, kayaking on nearby lakes, and the particular pleasure of a Norwegian midsummer night that never quite gets fully dark.
The nearest daily necessities are an 18-minute drive away, which is entirely manageable given that most people come here specifically to not need much. There's a bus stop just four minutes from the property for those without a car, and Oslo Gardermoen Airport — Norway's main international hub — is around 90 minutes by car, making this realistic as a year-round second home rather than a purely summer retreat.
The property has electricity and a private water supply from its own well. It sits right at the end of a gravel road, accessible by car directly to the complex. There's ample parking on site. No rough track, no seasonal access issues.
For international buyers considering a vacation home in Norway, the practical picture is worth knowing. Norway operates a straightforward property ownership system with no restrictions on foreign nationals purchasing residential real estate. The Norwegian cabin market — the hytte market — is deeply embedded in the national culture and holds value well, particularly in accessible forest locations within range of Oslo. A property like this, with multiple structures, an established plot, and year-round road access, represents the kind of asset that rarely comes to market without a premium attached.
Key features at a glance:
- 2-bedroom log timber chalet with open-plan living and kitchen area
- Traditional loft (hems) for additional sleeping capacity
- Separate guest annex for independent visitor accommodation
- Log-built tool shed and traditional outhouse in matching style
- Covered outdoor hot tub
- Large partially covered terrace with decorative compass rose detail
- Natural plot of over 2,000 sqm with exposed bedrock and forest surroundings
- Wooden roofs across all buildings replaced in 2012
- Private well water supply and mains electricity connected
- Gravel road access directly to the property with ample parking
- Bus stop 4 minutes away; daily shopping within 18-minute drive
- Oslo Gardermoen Airport approximately 90 minutes by car
- Excellent hunting, fishing, hiking, and winter trail access in the immediate area
- Price: €133,000
This is not a property that needs to be reimagined. It works exactly as it is. What it needs is someone who wants to show up in late August with a car full of food, spend a week doing very little except hiking, cooking on the gas stove, and getting into the hot tub after dark, and then leave feeling like a human being again.
If that sounds like the second home you've been looking for, reach out to the team at Homestra today. Properties at this price point with this configuration in accessible Norwegian forest locations don't stay available for long — and this one deserves to go to someone who will actually use it.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 45m²
- Price per m²
- €2,956
- Garden size
- 2014m²
- 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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