4-Bed Mountain Chalet in Eggedal's Tempelseter – Year-Round Holiday Home with Sauna



Sleggebergveien 56, 3359 Eggedal, Eggedal (Norway)
4 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 84m² Floor area
€234,500
Chalet
No parking
4 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
84m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step out the front door on a February morning and the world is white, still, and completely yours. The groomed ski tracks at Tempelseter begin almost at the edge of the plot, the air is sharp enough to sting your cheeks, and smoke is already curling from the chimney of your neighbor's cabin three hundred meters away. This is winter in Eggedal — and it is exactly as good as it sounds.
Sleggebergveien 56 sits on an 865-square-meter plot in the Tempelseter cabin community, a well-established mountain neighborhood in the Numedal valley of Buskerud county, roughly two and a half hours by car from Oslo via the E134. The address is quiet. No through-traffic, no noise beyond the occasional crow or the creak of snow-laden pines. Yet within a short drive you have a 24-hour grocery store, a Vinmonopolet, and a proper hotel at Eggedal Borgerstue with a spa and an après-ski bar that gets lively on Saturday afternoons. It's a combination you rarely find — genuine wilderness access paired with actual convenience.
The chalet itself was built in 1975 and has been kept in good shape by owners who clearly used it hard and maintained it well. Eighty-four square meters of interior space sounds modest until you're inside, and you realize the layout makes almost no wasted moves. The hallway opens directly into the main living area, where oversized windows pull in the mountain ridgeline from multiple angles. On overcast days the light still floods in. On clear days you'll lose track of whatever you were doing because the view across the surrounding peaks demands attention.
The wood-burning stove installed recently is the social heart of the cabin. Everything gravitates toward it on cold evenings — the board games come out, the red wine gets opened, someone decides to make lefse even though they've never done it before. That's the kind of thing this place encourages. The kitchen is functional and well-proportioned, with enough counter space to actually cook a proper meal, and the dining area beside it seats a full family group comfortably. Four bedrooms handle a range of sleeping configurations — single beds in some rooms, bunk beds in others — so whether you're coming with young kids, teenage friends, or a mixed group of adults, there's a workable arrangement. Two bathrooms serve the headcount without drama, and the main bathroom connects directly to a private sauna. After a full day on the Tempelseter cross-country trails or a few runs down the alpine slopes at Eggedal Skisenter, that sauna isn't a luxury. It's the point of the whole day.
The infrastructure here is better than you'd expect from a mid-seventies mountain cabin. Connection to the municipal water and sewage system means no dealing with wells or holding tanks. Full electricity is installed. The cabin can be accessed by car all year round, with a private driveway and parking directly on the plot — no dragging gear through a field in January. There's also a remote heating system that lets you warm the place up before you arrive, so you're walking into a comfortable cabin rather than a cold box that takes four hours to heat.
Summer in Eggedal is underrated. The valley greens up fast in June, and by July the hiking trails through Norefjell and out toward Trillemarka — Norway's largest nature reserve — are in full swing. Fishing in the local lakes, cycling on the forest roads, picking blueberries in August — these are the kinds of slow-paced activities that remind you why you wanted a second home in the first place. The cabin community at Tempelseter has a good mix of Norwegian families and year-round regulars, which gives it genuine character without feeling exclusionary to newcomers.
For international buyers, Norway's property ownership laws are relatively straightforward — EU/EEA citizens face few restrictions, and the freehold (selveier) ownership structure here means you hold the land and property outright, with no ground rent complications. The Norwegian cabin market in established mountain areas like Eggedal has shown consistent demand, and properties connected to municipal services command a meaningful premium over more remote alternatives. Short-term rental through Norwegian platforms is increasingly common for cabin owners who don't use the property every weekend, giving genuine income flexibility.
Quick possession is available, meaning you could realistically be here for the tail end of this ski season or fully settled in before next winter.
Key features at a glance:
— 4 bedrooms with flexible sleeping arrangements for families and groups
— 2 bathrooms including private sauna off the main bathroom
— 84 sqm interior on an 865 sqm private plot
— Connected to municipal water and sewage — no private well or tank
— Full year-round road access with private driveway and parking
— Remote heating system (ring hytta varm) for pre-arrival warmth
— Recently installed wood-burning stove with underfloor heating in bathrooms
— Large veranda and multiple outdoor seating areas facing the mountain view
— Walking distance to groomed cross-country ski trails at Tempelseter
— Short drive to Eggedal Skisenter alpine slopes
— Nearby spa hotel, après-ski, restaurants, and 24-hour grocery store
— Close to Trillemarka nature reserve for summer hiking and wildlife
— Freehold ownership (selveier) — full title, no ground rent
— Approximately 2.5 hours from Oslo — practical for long weekends
— Rental income potential through Norwegian short-stay platforms
If you've been searching for a vacation home in Norway that works in every season without requiring constant upkeep, this chalet at Eggedal's Tempelseter delivers exactly that. Get in touch through Homestra to arrange a viewing — the calendar fills up fast once ski season gets going, and this one won't sit around waiting.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 84m²
- Price per m²
- €2,792
- Garden size
- 865m²
- 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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