4-Bed Mountain Chalet with Annex & Lake Views – Vacation Home in Haugastøl, Norway



Nordre Fjellbergodden 9, 3595 Haugastøl, Haugastøl (Norway)
4 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 67m² Floor area
€185,000
Chalet
No parking
4 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
67m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
By nine in the evening in late May, the sun is still hanging low over the Hardangervidda plateau, throwing long gold light across the terrace at Nordre Fjellbergodden 9. You've got a coffee in hand, your boots drying by the door after a day on the trails, and the only sounds are wind moving through the mountain birch and the faint call of a bird somewhere over Fjellbergkulpen. This is what you actually came for.
Sitting at roughly 1,004 meters above sea level, this four-bedroom chalet in Haugastøl is a genuinely rare find — a well-kept 1958 cabin with a separate annex, set on a west-facing plot of 4,920 square meters, with unobstructed views over Fjellbergkulpen, Nygårdsvatnet, and the ridgeline beyond. The panorama is one of those views you don't get bored of. It changes with the weather, with the season, with the hour. Snow-covered and blue-shadowed in February. Alive with heather and alpine cotton grass in July. It earns its place in the story of this property.
The main cabin is 51 square meters of interior living space — compact, purposeful, nothing wasted. A wood stove anchors the living room, which is exactly as a mountain cabin living room should be: the kind of space where wet gloves get hung up and card games go late into the night. The kitchen is functional and laid out sensibly for a household feeding hungry hikers. Three bedrooms in the main structure, with the fourth in the annex — a 16-square-meter separate building that gives guests or teenagers their own corner of the plot. The annex also has an outdoor toilet, which is completely standard up here and adds to the self-contained feel. The sauna rounds things out. After a day of skiing the groomed tracks that start less than 100 meters from the front door, a sauna isn't a luxury — it's just common sense.
Haugastøl itself sits on the northern edge of Hardangervidda, Europe's largest high mountain plateau. That matters because it means the outdoor calendar here is genuinely four-season, not just summer-and-forget. Winter brings reliable snow from November through April at this elevation, and the cross-country network is extensive and well-maintained — part of the wider Numedal and Hallingdal trail systems. You can ski straight out from the cabin. No driving, no shuttle, just click in and go. The train station on the Bergen Railway is about a kilometer away, which means Oslo is roughly three hours by train and Bergen around two. For a mountain cabin with this kind of trail access and transport link, that's an unusual combination.
Summer is something else entirely. Rallarvegen — the famous gravel cycling route that follows the old Bergen Railway construction road — runs nearby and draws riders from across Europe every July and August. Fishing in the surrounding lakes is low-key but consistently good, mostly char and trout. Hallingskarvet National Park sits to the south, its flat-topped ridge visible from the terrace, and the trails up onto the plateau are accessible without a car. Kiting on the open vidda is popular when the wind cooperates, and it often does. Swimming in the mountain lakes is cold and bracing and exactly what it sounds like.
The Haugastøl Tourist Center, within easy walking distance, handles bicycle rentals, has an EV charging station, a café, and a small restaurant — practical amenities that matter when you're spending a long weekend without wanting to drive 11 minutes to the nearest grocery store in Ål every time you run out of milk.
For international buyers looking at this as a Norwegian vacation home or second property, a few practical notes worth knowing. The property is freehold (self-owned), not leasehold, which gives you full control. It has both electricity and running water — not guaranteed at this altitude and age, and a real practical advantage. The cabin is in good condition and move-in ready; there's no urgent renovation agenda before your first visit. Norway allows foreign nationals to purchase property without restrictions, though financing typically requires a Norwegian bank or significant equity. Rental income from mountain cabins in popular areas like Haugastøl has been strong, particularly around winter ski season and summer cycling season — the Rallarvegen effect pulls consistent short-stay demand.
Key features at a glance:
- 4 bedrooms total: 3 in main cabin, 1 in separate annex
- 1 bathroom with sauna in main cabin, outdoor toilet in annex
- Total usable area 67 sqm (51 sqm interior + 16 sqm annex)
- West-facing plot of 4,920 sqm with all-day sun exposure
- Panoramic views over Fjellbergkulpen and Nygårdsvatnet
- Cross-country ski trails starting less than 100 meters away
- Bergen Railway station approximately 1 km from the cabin
- Bus stop approximately 500 meters away
- Freehold (self-owned) property with electricity and running water
- Wood stove and sauna included
- 31 sqm terrace ideal for evening sun until past 21:30 in late spring
- Walking distance to Haugastøl Tourist Center with café, restaurant, bike hire
- Direct access to Rallarvegen cycling route and Hallingskarvet National Park trails
- Grocery stores 11 minutes by car; shopping center 24 minutes
- Built 1958, well-maintained, move-in ready
This is the kind of property that genuinely doesn't come up often. A four-bedroom setup with an annex, on a large sunny plot, with ski-out access and a train link, in one of Norway's most established high-altitude resort areas. Whether you're planning long family summers on the plateau or chasing the first groomed tracks of the ski season, Nordre Fjellbergodden 9 puts you in the right place without compromise.
Get in touch with the team at Homestra to arrange a viewing or request the full documentation pack. Properties at this elevation, with this footprint and this access, rarely sit on the market for long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 67m²
- Price per m²
- €2,761
- Garden size
- 4920m²
- 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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