3-Bed Mountain Chalet in Eksingedalen, 587m Altitude – Vacation Home Near Stølsheimen Trails



Holskarvegen 111, 5728 Eidslandet, Eidslandet (Norway)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 49m² Floor area
€115,000
Chalet
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
49m²
No garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
The wood stove crackles to life around seven in the morning, and before you've finished your first coffee, the fog is already peeling back from the valley floor below. That's what mornings look like at Holskarvegen 111. By eight, you're lacing up your boots.
Eidslandet sits deep in Eksingedalen, one of those long, green valleys in Vestland county that most people never find unless someone who loves them points them toward it. The valley cuts southeast from the fjord country around Voss, flanked on both sides by ridgelines that build slowly toward the Stølsheimen massif — one of western Norway's most rewarding and least crowded mountain plateaus. This chalet sits at 587 metres above sea level, well above the treeline noise, and the silence up here has actual texture to it.
Built in 1977 and kept in genuinely good condition, the cabin is compact and honest — 49 square metres of indoor space arranged around a living room that earns its place as the centre of everything. The fireplace is not decorative. On October evenings when the temperature drops hard and fast, this is where everyone ends up: games on the table, rain drumming the roof, windows fogged. Three bedrooms mean you can bring the whole family or share the place with close friends without anyone feeling squeezed. The layout is smarter than the square footage suggests.
A 13-square-metre balcony pushes out from the main living area, and the orientation matters — you're looking out over the valley and up toward the high ground of Stølsheimen. On clear days in late July, you can pick out the snowfields that cling to the highest cols well into summer. That balcony becomes a second living room from May through September.
The kitchenette is functional and uncluttered. The toilet room and laundry facilities handle longer stays comfortably. Nothing here is designed to impress on paper — it's designed to work when you actually show up with wet gear and hungry kids and everyone wants dinner at once.
From the cabin door, the trail access into Stølsheimen is immediate. The mountain range covers roughly 2,000 square kilometres and includes some of western Norway's finest high-route walking, connecting remote stølsområder — traditional summer dairy farms — across open plateau. In late August, when the heather turns and the light goes golden around nine in the evening, the ridge walks above Eksingedalen are genuinely difficult to describe without sounding like you're exaggerating. Marked trails lead to destinations like Stølsnuten and the high pastures around Blådalsvatnet, where you'll often go an entire afternoon without passing another hiker.
Fishing is serious business in this valley. The rivers and lakes threading through Eksingedalen carry both brown trout and, in the connected waterways closer to the fjord, sea trout. Locals treat their fishing spots with quiet possessiveness, which is fair enough — the catches are real. Come winter, the same terrain that makes for good summer hiking converts into excellent cross-country ski country. Snowshoeing up toward the plateau under a hard February sky, with the valley completely white below and the Bergen light doing that sideways-silver thing it does in the cold months — that's a day you don't forget.
Bergen is the natural base city for this part of Norway, roughly 80 kilometres west via the E16 and local roads. The drive takes you past Voss — home to the famous Extreme Sports Week festival in late June, where base jumpers, kayakers, and paragliders descend on the town in a week of cheerful controlled chaos — and through landscapes that shift from fjord-side cliff to open valley. Bergen itself is worth the trip: the Bryggen wharf, the fish market on Torget, the Fløibanen funicular up to Fløyen for views over the city and the Byfjorden. A solid two-hour excursion that feels like a different world from the cabin.
Closer to home, Voss has full grocery shopping, hardware stores, and the kind of practical infrastructure that makes cabin ownership low-stress. A bus stop is a 12-minute walk from the property — useful if you ever want to leave the car at the cabin and take public transport into town.
Property ownership in Norway as a foreign national is generally straightforward. Norway does not restrict non-residents from purchasing recreational property, and freehold ownership (selveier) means you hold the land and building outright with no ground rent complications. Annual municipal fees for a property of this type and size are modest. The purchase price of €115,000 puts this firmly in the accessible range for a second home in western Norway, a market where comparable properties in more trafficked areas around Voss or Hardangerfjord typically list considerably higher. Rental management services for Norwegian mountain cabins are well established, and Eksingedalen's growing reputation among outdoor enthusiasts in the Bergen and Stavanger markets makes short-term rental income a realistic supplement to personal use.
The climate here is genuinely four-season. Summers are long-daylight affairs with temperatures in the high teens, ideal for hiking without the heat. Autumn arrives sharp and colourful in September. Winters are cold and snowy, reliably so at this altitude. Spring comes late — sometimes not fully until May — but when it does, the valley runs with snowmelt and the birch trees go green almost overnight.
Key features at a glance:
- 3-bedroom mountain chalet at 587 metres above sea level in Eksingedalen, Vestland
- 49 sqm interior with living room, wood stove/fireplace, kitchenette, laundry room, and toilet
- 13 sqm balcony with open views across the valley toward Stølsheimen
- 90 sqm freehold plot in an established recreational cabin area
- Direct trail access into the Stølsheimen mountain range
- Year-round use: hiking and fishing in summer, cross-country skiing in winter
- Bus stop within 12-minute walk; grocery stores 15 minutes by car
- Voss town centre approximately 30-40 minutes' drive
- Bergen city approximately 80 kilometres west
- Built 1977, well maintained, move-in ready condition
- Freehold ownership (selveier) — accessible for international buyers
- Price: €115,000 — strong value for western Norway's recreational property market
- Short-term rental income potential in a growing outdoor tourism corridor
Properties at this price point, with this kind of direct mountain access in western Norway, don't sit on the market long. If you're looking for a vacation home in Norway that actually delivers on the outdoor lifestyle — not a manicured resort version of it, but the real thing — this cabin in Eksingedalen is worth a serious look. Reach out through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or to request the full property documentation. The trail is right there. You just have to show up.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 49m²
- Price per m²
- €2,347
- Garden size
- 90m²
- Has Garden
- No
- 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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