3-Bed Norwegian Chalet on 5-Acre Plot in Svingvoll – Ski Trails at the Door, Mountain Views



Kjossetervegen 19, 2652 Svingvoll, Norway, Svingvoll (Norway)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 81m² Floor area
€221,000
Chalet
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
81m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step out onto the terrace at Kjossetervegen 19 on a July morning, coffee in hand, and the silence hits you first. Not the uncomfortable urban kind — the deep, living quiet of the Norwegian mountains, broken only by wind through birch trees and the occasional call of a fieldfare somewhere up the slope. The sun is already high. It's been up since four. This is what summer in Svingvoll actually feels like, and once you've had it, ordinary holidays start to feel like a poor substitute.
This three-bedroom chalet sits at the end of a cul-de-sac on Kjossetervegen, a detail that matters more than it sounds. No through traffic. No walkers shortcutting past your windows. The road ends at your gate, and beyond that, nearly five acres of owned land rolls out in every direction. For Norway — where freehold plots of this size close to recreational areas are increasingly hard to find — that's a genuine rarity.
The cabin itself dates to 1946, with the bones to prove it. But it's been extended and updated intelligently over the decades, and what you actually get is something that works well rather than something that merely looks good in photographs. Single-storey layout, which matters when you're arriving after a long drive in February with ski gear and small children or aging parents in tow. Bright interior surfaces, 81 square metres used efficiently, and a living room that pulls the outside in through large windows framing the mountain ridgeline opposite. In the evenings, when the light goes amber and the valley below catches it, that view from the sitting room is worth the price of entry on its own.
The fireplace is the social anchor of winter stays. Get it going by mid-afternoon, and by dinner the whole cabin holds heat that no radiator system quite replicates. The kitchen is practical rather than showy — modern appliances, decent storage, enough counter space to actually cook in — which is exactly what a working cabin kitchen should be. The dining area sits open to the living room, so whoever's cooking isn't exiled from the conversation.
All three bedrooms are on the same level. The main bedroom catches the morning sun and looks out toward the higher ground. The other two are solid guest rooms — large enough for a double or bunks, depending on how you want to use them. One bathroom serves the whole cabin, modern and well-fitted.
The terrace is 34 square metres, which is larger than many apartments in Oslo. South-facing, private, elevated enough to give you the view without giving the view to anyone looking back. Long summer evenings in Norway — and in Svingvoll they are very long — take on a different character when you have outdoor space like this. Dinner at nine, still full light, the mountains going purple at the edges. It's a hard thing to give up at the end of August.
Out back of the main cabin, there's a detached annex built in 2002. Guest overflow, a hobby space, storage for skis and hiking gear — it adapts to whatever you need it to be.
Now, the location. Svingvoll sits in Gausdal municipality, in the highlands northwest of Lillehammer. Lillehammer is about 35 minutes by car — a real town, with a proper supermarket run (Rema 1000, Kiwi, Meny), the Norwegian Olympic Museum from the 1994 Winter Games, and the open-air folk museum at Maihaugen with its 200-plus historic buildings. For a longer day out, Hafjell ski resort is just south of Lillehammer, and the alpine runs there are no afterthought — they hosted Olympic downhill events and still draw serious skiers every season.
But the immediate draw of Kjossetervegen 19 is that you don't have to drive anywhere to get into the landscape. Cross-country ski trails run right alongside the property in winter. The marked trail network through Gausdal connects to hundreds of kilometres of groomed loipe, and the terrain here — rolling highland forest interspersed with open fell — suits all ability levels. Pack a thermos, head out after breakfast, and you might not see another person for two hours. That's not an exaggeration.
In summer, the hiking shifts gear. Kyrakampen is a local favourite — the ascent through spruce forest opening suddenly onto a bare summit with views across the Gudbrandsdalen valley is the kind of reward that makes you plan next year's trip before you've driven home. Ulvtjønnet, a clear mountain lake nearby, draws swimmers brave enough for the water temperature and anglers who know the trout fishing is worth it. The berry-picking season in August — blueberries and cloudberries across the fells — is the kind of thing Norwegians take seriously and visitors discover with something close to disbelief.
For international buyers considering a second home in Norway, there are practical things worth knowing. Norway's property market is transparent and legally straightforward for foreign buyers, with no general restrictions on non-residents purchasing recreational property. The municipality of Gausdal levies annual property tax, and cabin owners should budget for standard maintenance costs given the winter climate — but the cabin's condition is good, the utilities (electricity, mains water) are in place, and this isn't a project property requiring immediate investment. Rental income is a real option; the Lillehammer region draws visitors year-round for skiing, hiking, and the various cultural events tied to the 1994 Olympic legacy, and well-located cabins with good sun exposure and ski access let reliably on the short-term market.
The plot — nearly 5,000 square metres of freehold land — offers room for a sauna cabin, which is almost obligatory in this part of Norway, or further outbuildings. Planning permissions in Gausdal follow standard Norwegian hytte regulations, and the local council is pragmatic about sympathetic extensions.
Garmin GPS coordinates aside, this is a property that's easier to feel than to describe on paper. The elevation gives it light and air that lower-lying cabins in the same area simply don't have. The end-of-road position gives it a seclusion that feels earned rather than enforced. And the combination of immediate trail access in both seasons, a generous plot, and a solid, well-maintained structure is the kind of package that doesn't sit on the market long in this corner of Oppland.
Key features at a glance:
- Three-bedroom chalet on a private freehold plot of approximately 4,950 square metres
- Single-storey layout with accessible, step-free entry to all living areas
- Large south-facing terrace of 34 square metres with panoramic mountain views
- Cross-country ski trails directly adjacent to the property
- Summer hiking access to Kyrakampen and Ulvtjønnet from the plot
- Detached annex built 2002, suitable for guests, hobbies, or storage
- Fireplace/wood stove as the primary heat source, backed by electric heating
- Mains electricity and water connected — ready for year-round use
- Original 1946 structure extended and modernised; good overall condition
- End-of-cul-de-sac position with no through traffic and full privacy
- Approximately 35 minutes by car to central Lillehammer
- Hafjell alpine ski resort within easy driving distance
- Strong short-term rental market in the Lillehammer/Gausdal region
- 81 square metres of interior living space, efficiently laid out
- Priced at NOK 221,000 — rare value for freehold mountain property of this size and position
Reach out through Homestra to arrange a viewing. Properties like this in the Gausdal highlands — end-of-road privacy, owned land of this scale, ski-in access, and genuine sun exposure — come up rarely. Go and stand on that terrace before someone else does.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 81m²
- Price per m²
- €2,728
- Garden size
- 4996m²
- 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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