Step outside on a July morning and the lake is right there—maybe twenty steps from your door, glittering silver in the early light with the wooded ridgeline of Norefjell holding the horizon. The fire pit from last night still carries a faint trace of birch smoke. This is Haslerudodden 31, a three-bedroom wooden chalet sitting at the edge of Krøderen lake in one of Numedal's most quietly beloved corners, and it delivers the kind of Norwegian summer that the rest of the world has started to figure out.
Krøderen is a long, narrow glacial lake about two hours north of Oslo by car, tucked between forested hillsides that turn fiery orange and red each September. The village is small—a post office, a fuel station, a summer kiosk selling soft ice cream and shrimp—but that smallness is the whole point. Families who own cabins here have owned them for generations, and the social life happens on the water, on the hiking trails, and around the campfire. In July and August, the lake itself becomes the main event: swimming off the private rocks, kayaking into the stillness of early morning, casting a line for perch and pike from the shoreline twenty meters from the front door. Come November, the same silence that made summer so restorative transforms into something sharper and more electric—the first snow on the fells, the trail groomer running its nightly pass, and Norefjell Ski Resort just a ten-minute drive up the road.
Norefjell is not a resort that needs much introduction in Norway. With 23 slopes, a vertical drop of 770 meters, and a loyal crowd of Oslo families who have been coming here since the 1952 Winter Olympics were held nearby, it's a serious mountain with a decidedly unpretentious atmosphere. The après-ski is not bottle service and DJ sets—it's more likely a bowl of løk-suppe at the mountain cafe and kids piling into the car with wet ski gloves. From Haslerudodden 31, the groomed cross-country trail passes less than 50 meters from the property boundary, meaning you can click into your skis on the lawn and slide straight into the track without loading anything into a car. That's a detail that sounds minor until you actually have children who need helping into their boots.
The chalet itself is a single-story structure of 85 square meters, and whoever designed the floor plan understood how people actually use a cabin. The living room—built around an open fireplace faced in white brick with exposed ceiling beams overhead—is genuinely comfortable for a group of six or eight. Wide windows pull in daylight and frame the garden without any architectural drama, just honest Norwegian woodwork doing its job. A serving hatch connects through to the kitchen, which was updated in 2011 with profiled cabinetry, a solid wood countertop, and an induction cooktop. A row of windows above the counter keeps whoever's cooking involved in whatever is happening outside—the children on the terrace, the light changing on the water.
The bathroom, also renovated in 2011, is fully tiled with underfloor heating, a walk-in shower, and mosaic floor detail that gives it a slightly more considered finish than you'd expect. Three bedrooms—all paneled in warm timber—offer flexible sleeping: a double for the master, a single in the second room, and a bunk bed in the third, which is exactly what you want when small people are involved.
What genuinely sets this property apart is the wraparound timber terrace, approximately 118 square meters of it. It's larger than most apartment balconies in Oslo and broad enough to have a proper dining setup, a lounge area, and still leave room for children to run. The lawn slopes gently away from the terrace toward the lake, soft enough for bare feet. The fire pit sits out on the grass, and on clear evenings in late August the sky above Krøderfjorden produces a quality of light that photography genuinely cannot capture.
The plot is 1,500 square meters, held on a leased land arrangement—common for Norwegian fritidseiendommer and a structure that is straightforward for international buyers to understand and navigate with proper legal guidance. The exterior was repainted in 2026 with vertical wood cladding in good condition. A storage shed at the rear handles all the practical gear: kayak paddles, ski equipment, garden tools. Year-round car access. A bus stop four minutes away on foot. The nearest grocery store and shopping center are an eight-minute drive, which for a cabin is essentially on the doorstep.
For buyers considering this as an investment alongside personal use, the Norwegian short-term rental market for quality lake and mountain cabins has shown consistent demand, particularly from Oslo-area families who travel by car and want the combination of summer water access and winter skiing in a single property. Properties with direct lake proximity at Krøderen rarely appear on the open market—most change hands within families or through quiet local networks.
Key features at a glance:
Three bedrooms with timber-paneled walls and flexible sleeping for families or groups
Single bathroom with underfloor heating, walk-in shower, and mosaic tile detail
Kitchen renovated 2011 with induction cooktop, solid wood countertop, and serving hatch
Open fireplace with white brick surround and exposed ceiling beams in the living room
Wraparound timber terrace of approximately 118 square meters
Direct lawn access to Krøderen lake, approximately 20 meters from the front door
Established fire pit on the grass with open water views
Cross-country ski trail less than 50 meters from the property
Norefjell Ski Resort with 23 slopes, a 10-minute drive
1,500 square meter leased plot with ample outdoor space
Exterior freshly repainted 2026, vertical timber cladding in good condition
Storage shed at the rear for outdoor and seasonal equipment
Bus stop 4 minutes on foot; grocery store and shopping center 8 minutes by car
Year-round car access and parking on site
Asking price of €212,000 for an 85 square meter chalet with this location is competitive for the Krøderen lakeside market
If you've been looking for a second home in Norway that genuinely earns its keep across every season—swimming and fishing in summer, foliage hikes in autumn, serious skiing from January through March—Haslerudodden 31 is the kind of property that comes along once in a while and sells quickly when it does. Reach out through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or to request the full property documentation package. We work with buyers from across Europe and can connect you with English-speaking Norwegian legal advisors familiar with leased-plot cabin purchases for international clients.
