Pull up to Djupåvegen 69 on a Friday afternoon in early October, when the birch trees along the track have gone full amber and the surface of Sørungen lake is so still it mirrors the sky perfectly. You unlock the cabin, the wood smell hits you immediately, and through the big living room windows the water is right there — no neighbors between you and it, just open terrain and the kind of quiet that takes a few hours to fully sink into. This is what a Norwegian cabin is supposed to feel like.
Built in 2006, this three-bedroom chalet in Selbu sits in one of the more genuinely secluded spots along Sørungen, yet it's reachable year-round on a maintained road. That matters more than it sounds. Plenty of Norwegian cabins go dark from November to April simply because the access road makes winter visits impractical. Not here. You can drive up on a January weekend when there's half a meter of snow on the ground, light the stove, and be out on cross-country skis within the hour.
The interior is compact at 49 square metres of living space, but the layout uses every bit of it sensibly. Three bedrooms means you can host a family of five or six comfortably — two kids sharing, a couple in the main room, and anyone extra goes to the annex, which is a separate building with its own living room, wood-burning stove, a bedroom, and storage hallway. The annex changes the whole dynamic of the property. Guests get their privacy. Teenagers get their independence. You get yours.
The kitchen comes fully equipped and the sale includes all appliances, all furniture, a boat, and a boat trailer. Genuinely move-in ready is a phrase that gets overused in property listings, but here it's literal — bring your food and your clothes, and you're set. The bathroom has underfloor heating and a shower with a pump system, and the entrance hall also has underfloor heating, which you'll appreciate when you stomp back in after an hour on a winter trail with wet boots. There's an incineration toilet, a practical solution that makes the property fully functional regardless of season or ground conditions.
The terrace is the social heart of the place in warmer months — 53.2 square metres of it, partially covered, wrapping around much of the cabin. On a June evening when the light doesn't really fade until close to midnight, you'll eat out here, watch the lake change colour through dinner, and not want to be anywhere else. Long Nordic summers are genuinely special, and a terrace this size is built for them.
Down at the water, the boathouse — a naust, in local terms — sits with direct access to Sørungen. It's fitted with solar panels and an electric winch for easy launching, which sounds like a minor detail until you've wrestled a boat off a trailer at 6am trying not to wake anyone. Sørungen is known locally for good fishing, particularly trout and perch, and the lake sees far less traffic than some of the more tourist-facing lakes in Trøndelag county. That's part of the appeal.
Selbu sits in the inland part of Trøndelag, about 55 kilometres southeast of Trondheim. The town itself is modest — a few thousand people, a grocery store, some local services — but the surrounding landscape is the main event. In winter, the cross-country ski trails around Selbu and the neighbouring Tydal area are among the best in the region, and snowmobile routes open up enormous swaths of terrain. Come spring, the snowmelt signals berry-picking season; locals know exactly where the cloudberries and blueberries cluster, knowledge that takes a summer or two to acquire yourself. Hiking trails fan out from the area toward Skarvatnet and up into the fells that eventually connect with the Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella national park corridor further south.
For practical access, Trondheim Airport at Værnes sits about an hour from Selbu by car, which puts direct flights from Amsterdam, London Heathrow, Copenhagen, and several other European hubs within easy reach. For a second home or holiday property in Norway, this is a meaningful advantage — you can realistically arrive on a Friday evening and be sitting on that terrace by nightfall. The local center of Mebond is around 25 minutes away for groceries and basics. Stjørdal, with more comprehensive shopping, is about an hour's drive.
Trondheim itself is worth factoring into the appeal of owning a vacation home in this area. Norway's third-largest city has a genuinely good food scene — the Ravnkloa fish market is the obvious starting point, but the restaurants along Nedre Elvehavn have made the city a real culinary destination over the last decade. Nidaros Cathedral, the northernmost medieval cathedral in the world, draws visitors year-round. The city's Bakklandet district, with its colourful wooden houses and independent cafés, is the kind of place you'd wander for an afternoon and come back to every visit. Having all of that within 90 minutes of a cabin by a quiet lake is a combination that's hard to beat.
The property sits on a leased plot with an annual fee of 5,456 NOK — currently around 450 euros — which keeps ongoing costs very manageable. Municipal fees are low. The outbuilding provides generous storage for skis, bikes, fishing gear, and everything else that accumulates around an active outdoor property. The total usable area including external spaces reaches 103 square metres.
For international buyers considering a second home in Norway, this part of Trøndelag offers relatively accessible entry points compared to the premium coastal cabin markets around Sørlandet or the Oslofjord. Norwegian property law allows foreign buyers to purchase leisure property without restriction, and the transaction process is straightforward through a licensed Norwegian estate agent. It's worth consulting with a Norwegian tax adviser early, as rental income and eventual capital gains have specific rules, but many international owners who rent their cabins during peak weeks find the numbers work well in their favour — Norwegian cabin rental demand is robust, particularly for properties with lake access and year-round road access.
Key features at a glance:
Three-bedroom main chalet built in 2006, in good condition
Separate annex with living room, wood-burning stove, and bedroom
Boathouse on Sørungen with solar panels and electric winch
Boat and boat trailer included in the sale
Fully furnished and equipped — move-in ready from day one
53.2 sqm partially covered wrap-around terrace
Underfloor heating in bathroom and entrance hall
Year-round road access — accessible in all seasons
Spacious outbuilding for equipment and seasonal storage
Excellent cross-country skiing, hiking, and fishing on the doorstep
Roughly 90 minutes from Trondheim, 60 minutes from Trondheim Airport
Annual plot lease fee of approximately 5,456 NOK
Total usable area of 103 sqm across all structures
Asking price of 167,000 EUR — strong value for a lake-access property with annex
If you've been thinking about a vacation home in Norway and want something that works in January just as well as July, this chalet on Sørungen is worth a serious look. Reach out through Homestra to arrange a viewing or to request the full property documentation, including the lease agreement and condition report. Properties in this location with this combination of features don't stay available for long.
