4-Bed Lakeside Chalet in Tydal with Jacuzzi, Annex & Ski Trails 200m Away



Rotvollivegen 41, 7590 Tydal, Tydal (Norway)
4 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 99m² Floor area
€264,000
Chalet
No parking
4 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
99m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Picture this: it's a Saturday morning in February, and the only sound you can hear from the 75-square-meter terrace is the creak of snow-heavy pines and the distant hiss of a groomed ski trail being prepared for the day. The Jacuzzi is already warm. Stuggusjøen stretches out below, its frozen surface catching the low Nordic light in long copper streaks. This is what mornings look like at Rotvollivegen 41 in Stugudalen, Tydal — and they never get old.
Tydal sits in the southeastern corner of Trøndelag, tucked into the Kjøli and Stugudal highlands at around 636 meters above sea level. It's the kind of place that Norwegian mountain communities do quietly and without fuss: real winters, real summers, no pretense. The cabin community of Stugudalen has been a destination for serious outdoor enthusiasts for decades, and the area around Stuggusjøen is one of its most prized pockets. What makes this property stand out from the dozens of cabins in the valley is not any single feature — it's the combination of everything working together, from the 2015 annex to the grill cabin to the year-round road access that means you're never locked out by a bad weather window.
The main cabin dates from 1988 and has been kept in genuinely good condition through the years — not flipped and staged, but lived in and cared for. The interior tells that story well. Pine floors, paneled walls, high ceilings in the living room. A wood-burning stove anchors the space, and a heat pump means you can arrive in November and have the place warm within the hour. Large windows frame the view of the lake and the mountain ridges beyond like a painting you never grow tired of. At 19 square meters, the living room isn't enormous, but the ceiling height and the light streaming in from those windows make it feel considerably larger.
The kitchen — separate from the living area, a layout that actually makes sense when you've got eight or ten people moving through the cabin — holds its own with solid storage across multiple drawers and cabinets. The three bedrooms in the main cabin (8, 7.5, and 7 square meters respectively) plus the loft sleeping area give the property 13 sleeping places across both structures. That's a meaningful number if you're thinking about hosting family gatherings during elk hunting season in autumn or bringing a group of friends up for the first real snowfall in November.
The bathroom in the main cabin earns its square footage: four meters that include a sauna, a full sink cabinet, and a shower cabin. After a long day on the Kjøli ski trails — about an eight-minute drive from the door — the sauna is not a luxury, it's a necessity.
The annex, built in 2015, is where this property steps up a level above most comparable cabins in the area. At 28 square meters of living and kitchen space, a proper bedroom, a laundry room with storage, and a modern bathroom with wall-hung toilet and sliding-door shower, it functions entirely independently. Guests get their own space. Extended family isn't living on top of you. Or, if you're thinking about this as an investment, the annex opens up genuine short-term rental flexibility — rent one structure while using the other, or let the whole property as a package during peak ski and hiking seasons.
Outside, the 75-square-meter terrace wraps around much of the cabin and divides naturally into zones: a dining section, a lounging section, and the integrated Jacuzzi position that takes full advantage of the lake panorama. The grill cabin — a proper structure, not just a roof over a barbecue — is where evenings tend to end up regardless of the season, the smell of woodsmoke mixing with whatever's cooking while rain or snow or midsummer dusk does whatever it wants outside. It's that kind of setup.
Stugudalen and Stuggusjøen together offer a full recreational calendar. Winter brings groomed cross-country ski trails starting just 200 meters from the cabin, snowmobile routes through the highland plateau, and alpine skiing at Kjøli Alpine — a proper ski resort with lifts and prepared runs, not just a local hill. Ice fishing on Stuggusjøen is a ritual here; brown trout and Arctic char are the usual targets, and the lake has a well-deserved reputation among anglers from across Trøndelag. Come spring, the snow melt turns the trails into hiking routes through birch forest and open fell, with the Skarvan og Roltdalen National Park accessible within a reasonable drive for longer expeditions. Summer brings long light — very long, this far north — and the lake opens up for swimming, rowing, and the particular kind of quiet that only comes when the tourist buses haven't found the place yet. Autumn is arguably the most atmospheric season: the birches go gold, the elk move down from the high ground, and the cabin community thins out so you feel like you have the valley almost to yourself.
Practically speaking, this property ticks boxes that international buyers should care about. Municipal water and sewage connections mean no well to maintain, no septic system to worry about. Year-round road access is confirmed — not every cabin in this valley can say the same. The Joker grocery store in Tydal is 3.3 kilometers away for day-to-day provisions. Stjørdal, with its broader range of services and the E14 highway connection to Trondheim Airport, is roughly 90 minutes by car. Trondheim itself — Norway's third city, with direct international flights to Amsterdam, London, and Copenhagen — is about two hours. That travel time is the kind that feels manageable rather than punishing, especially on a Friday afternoon when you know the Jacuzzi is waiting at the other end.
For international buyers considering Norwegian property ownership, Tydal operates on a leasehold plot model common in Norwegian cabin communities, which keeps entry costs lower and frees capital for the structure and its features rather than the land. Norway's property ownership laws are open to foreign nationals, and the local market for quality cabins with full infrastructure — road, water, sewer, electricity — in established recreational areas like Stugudalen has historically held its value well. At 264,000 EUR for a four-bedroom main cabin plus a fully equipped 2015 annex, a grill cabin, a Jacuzzi terrace, and 99 square meters of indoor living space, the price per square meter reflects both the condition and the setting accurately.
Key features at a glance:
- 4 bedrooms across main cabin and 2015 annex, plus loft sleeping area — 13 sleeping places total
- 2 bathrooms, including sauna in the main cabin bathroom
- 99 sqm indoor living area (BRA-i), 126 sqm total usable area
- Panoramic views over Stuggusjøen lake from terrace and main living room
- Integrated Jacuzzi on 75 sqm wrap-around terrace
- Grill cabin for year-round outdoor entertaining
- Groomed cross-country ski trails 200 meters from the cabin
- Kjøli Alpine ski resort 8 minutes by car
- Year-round road access confirmed
- Municipal water and sewage connections
- Heat pump plus wood-burning stove for efficient year-round heating
- Annex (2015) with independent living, kitchen, bedroom, laundry, and bathroom
- Joker grocery store 3.3 km away
- Approximately 90 minutes from Stjørdal, 2 hours from Trondheim Airport
- Leasehold plot in established Stugudalen cabin community
This is a second home that earns its keep across every season, not just the one or two weeks of peak summer. The combination of the annex, the ski trail access, the lake views, and the infrastructure means there's very little to add and very little to fix — you can focus on the part that actually matters, which is using it.
Reach out through Homestra to arrange a viewing or to request the full property documentation. A cabin like this in Stugudalen doesn't sit on the market long, and seeing it in person — especially on a clear day when Stuggusjøen is visible all the way to the far ridge — tends to settle the question quickly.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 99m²
- Price per m²
- €2,667
- Garden size
- 0m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Chalet
- Energy label
Unknown
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