3-Bed Lakeside Chalet by Skarvatnet | Holiday Home in Oppdal, 70m from Shore



Gamle Skarvegen 307, 7340 Oppdal, Oppdal (Norway)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 52m² Floor area
€159,292
Chalet
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
52m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step outside on a September morning and you can hear two things at once: the faint slap of water against the rocks at Skarvatnet, and absolutely nothing else. That's the reality of Gamle Skarvegen 307. The lake sits just 70 meters from the front door — close enough that you can be in a canoe before your coffee goes cold.
Oppdal is one of central Norway's most capable mountain towns, and this corner of it, up along the old Skarvegen road, sits at an elevation where the air has a bite even in July. The chalet is modest in footprint — 52 square meters — but it punches well above that. Three bedrooms, a wood-burning stove that heats the living room properly, electricity already installed (not a given up here), and a 753-square-meter freehold plot that gives you genuine breathing room outdoors. This is a vacation home in Oppdal that actually delivers on the promise of the Norwegian mountain experience, not a watered-down version of it.
Built in 1988 and kept in good condition, the cabin has the bones of a proper Norwegian hytte. Vertical timber cladding on the exterior, pine doors inside, wooden panel walls throughout. The living room — at 21.6 square meters, the largest room in the house — is where everyone ends up after a long day out. The stove is the anchor of the space. You feed it birch logs, you watch the flame catch through the glass door, and the whole room shifts gear. The large windows face toward the mountains and catch the afternoon light; in winter that light turns gold and lasts about an hour before the ridgeline cuts it off. Worth being awake for.
The kitchen handles what kitchens need to handle at a mountain cabin: straightforward cabinetry, wall storage, a good sink, enough room to cook for six without bumping into each other constantly. The three bedrooms sleep that same number comfortably — the largest room at 6.6 square meters, a second at 5.3 — with the layout sensibly arranged for families or a group of friends. The bathroom situation is honest: a toilet room with a composting mulldo unit, which is both environmentally sound and entirely normal for off-grid mountain properties in this region. The electricity installation sets this cabin apart from many neighbors and opens up real comfort options — lighting, heat supplements, kitchen appliances — without needing a generator.
Outside, the 4-square-meter balcony is small but positioned right. Morning coffee, evening beer, a book in the afternoon. The plot itself gives you room to add a storage shed, a woodpile, a firepit — the practical infrastructure of a working cabin life.
Now, Skarvatnet. The lake is the whole reason this address commands attention. Trout fishing from the bank, kayaking in the long summer evenings when the light refuses to quit before 10pm, swimming in August when the water temperature actually cooperates. In winter the lake freezes solid and becomes something else entirely — ice fishing through a hand-drilled hole, or simply a wide white space to ski across on your way into the backcountry trails.
Those trails. The cross-country network accessible directly from the property is part of the broader Oppdal system, which links into hundreds of kilometers of groomed and ungroomed terrain across the Trollheimen and Dovrefjell massifs. In summer the same paths become hiking routes up to bare mountain plateaus where reindeer are more common than other hikers. The lingonberry and cloudberry picking in late August along these trails is genuinely excellent — locals know exactly which slopes to check first, and after a season or two, you will too.
Oppdal town center is 16.7 kilometers away on a road that's passable by car year-round. That's a 20-minute drive to a proper grocery store, pharmacies, sports equipment shops, and a handful of decent restaurants. The town also hosts Oppdal Alpinsenter, one of Norway's larger alpine ski resorts with over 50 marked pistes — a completely different experience from the Nordic skiing on the cabin's doorstep, and just as accessible. The train station in Oppdal sits on the Dovre Line, connecting directly to Trondheim in about 90 minutes and Oslo in roughly four hours. For international buyers, Trondheim Airport Værnes handles flights from London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and beyond, putting this property within realistic weekend-trip range from most of northern Europe.
The climate here is real mountain weather: cold, clear winters with reliable snow from November through April, and summers that run warm and bright from June into September. June is when the days feel almost endless. December is when the snowpack arrives and the whole landscape reorganizes itself into something that looks like it belongs on a postage stamp.
For international buyers considering a second home in Norway, the legal framework is straightforward for EU and EEA nationals. Non-EEA buyers should confirm current concession requirements with a Norwegian solicitor, but for most Western buyers the process is clean and well-trodden. Properties in this price bracket in Oppdal have held their value steadily — the combination of a well-known ski resort, reliable summer hiking demand, and limited lakeside inventory keeps the market competitive. Short-term rental through Norwegian platforms like Finn.no and Airbnb is common in the area, with strong demand in both ski season and summer, offering genuine income potential when you're not using the cabin yourself.
Key features at a glance:
- 3 bedrooms sleeping up to 6 guests
- 70 meters from Skarvatnet lake with direct fishing and water access
- Electricity installed — uncommon for cabins at this elevation
- Wood-burning stove in 21.6 sqm living room
- 753 sqm freehold plot, owned outright
- 4 sqm balcony with mountain views
- Direct access to cross-country ski trails and summer hiking routes
- 16.7 km from Oppdal town center and alpine ski resort
- Car access maintained year-round
- Composting toilet — eco-conscious and off-grid ready
- Built 1988, good condition, traditional Norwegian timber construction
- 90 minutes by train to Trondheim, 4 hours to Oslo
- Strong short-term rental market in both winter and summer seasons
If you've been looking at holiday properties in Norway and keep finding that the ones near the water don't have road access, or the ones with road access are miles from anything worth doing — this is the answer to that search. Reach out through Homestra to arrange a viewing or to get the full documentation pack. Properties with this combination of lake proximity, infrastructure, and location in Oppdal don't stay available for long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 52m²
- Price per m²
- €3,063
- Garden size
- 753m²
- 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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