Historic 1913 Log Hallingstue & Annex at 920m – 2-Bed Chalet Vacation Home in Gol, Norway



Bjørkestubben 24, 3550 Gol, Gol (Norway)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 97m² Floor area
€250,000
Chalet
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
97m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
The first thing you notice on a crisp October morning at Bjørkestubben 24 is the silence. Not the uncomfortable kind — the rare, earned kind that only arrives when you're sitting at 920 metres above sea level, wrapped in a wool blanket, watching mist lift off the Hallingdal valley below while a birch log crackles in the stove behind you. That's the daily reality of this place. Not a simulation of Norwegian mountain life, but the genuine article.
This is a Hallingstue — a traditional timber log structure rooted in the architecture of the Hallingdal region — built in 1913 and originally part of the fabric of Robru before being carefully relocated to Sjauset in the early 1970s. The annex arrived later, moved piece by piece from Vestre Gausdal in 2000, itself a former retirement home with its own quiet history. Two buildings, two stories, one remarkable property sitting on 1,000 square metres of freehold mountain land just outside Gol in the heart of Numedal and Hallingdal's most celebrated outdoor country.
The logs are dark with age in the best possible way. Inside the main cabin, the walls tell you immediately that this is not a flat-pack weekend house. Exposed timber, low beams, and a fireplace that dominates the living room create a warmth that central heating simply can't replicate. Upstairs via a narrow wooden staircase, a loft opens into sleeping spaces that feel tucked away from the world — perfect for children or guests who want their own corner of the mountain. The main bedroom is proper-sized, grounded, comfortable. The kitchen is one of those rooms you want to cook in: solid wood cabinetry painted in a deep, slightly weathered blue, a chunky wood countertop, a freestanding induction hob, and a wood-burning stove that earns its keep from November through April. Two loft rooms sit above the kitchen level, giving the property a total of flexible sleeping configurations across both floors that easily handles a family group or a gathering of friends.
The annex is its own self-contained world. A combined living and sleeping room, a storage space, a toilet room with composting facilities, and its own entrance. Heated by wood-burning stove, it stays warm and usable even when January temperatures drop hard. Practically speaking, it gives visiting guests real independence — no shared corridors, no early morning awkwardness. It makes the property function like something considerably larger than its 97 square metres of registered floor space.
Gol itself sits about 17 minutes down the mountain by car — a proper Norwegian fjell town on the Rv7, the scenic highway that connects Oslo with Bergen. You can grab groceries at Coop Extra or Rema 1000, pick up hiking gear, eat reindeer stew at a local kafé, and be back at the cabin before your coffee goes cold. The Gol Stave Church — a reproduction of the original medieval stavkirke now held at the Norwegian Folk Museum in Oslo — is worth an afternoon. On Saturday mornings in summer, the small market along the river draws locals selling everything from hand-knitted socks to smoked trout pulled from the Hallingdalselva. The Gol festival calendar includes Hallingdal Cultural Festival and various summer music events that bring surprising energy to what feels, the rest of the year, like undisturbed wilderness.
Cross-country ski trails pass literally 100 metres from the front of the property. That's not a figure of speech. In winter, you clip in at the door and you're in groomed track heading toward Ål or west toward Hemsedal, one of Scandinavia's most respected alpine destinations and about a 45-minute drive away. The nearest ski lift is roughly 22 minutes by car. Snowshoeing, ice fishing on the small lakes above 1,000 metres, and winter hiking on packed trails are all right outside the door.
Summer is arguably when Sjauset is at its most magnetic. The area around the cabin is carpeted in blueberries and wild raspberries by late July, with cloudberries appearing on the higher bogs — a genuinely special find for anyone who's never tasted one warm from the plant. The river below the cabin is cold and clear and swimmable in August. Marked hiking trails extend in every direction, from easy valley walks to full-day mountain routes crossing the high plateaus toward Hardangervidda National Park, which stretches across some of the most open and ancient-feeling terrain in Northern Europe. Cyclists use the same roads the Vikings once used to cross between the fjords and the interior, and the Numedal route is a classic self-supported touring option.
A private drilled well with pump handles water supply. The property is prepared for connection to a modern wastewater treatment system — relevant for buyers who want to upgrade infrastructure over time. Electricity is fully installed, and there's an EV charger mounted directly on the cabin wall, a quietly practical detail for buyers who drive electric in Norway (which, given that Norway leads global EV adoption, is increasingly everyone). Parking for multiple vehicles. Sold fully furnished, including all interior contents, so you arrive and the cabin is already the cabin.
Property highlights at a glance:
- Traditional 1913 Hallingstue log cabin relocated to Sjauset in the early 1970s
- Separate annex from Vestre Gausdal, erected on site in 2000 with independent entrance
- 97 sqm of living space across main cabin and annex on 1,000 sqm freehold plot
- 2 bedrooms plus multiple loft sleeping areas — comfortably sleeps a family group
- 1 bathroom plus separate composting toilet in annex
- Elevation: approximately 920 metres above sea level
- Cross-country ski trails 100 metres from the door, alpine skiing 22 minutes away
- Private drilled well, electricity installed, EV charger on exterior wall
- Fully furnished and move-in ready — all contents included in the sale
- River swimming spot directly below the cabin
- 17 minutes to Gol town centre and supermarkets; bus stop 10 minutes away
- Wild berry picking (blueberries, cloudberries, lingonberries, raspberries) on the property's doorstep
- Within reach of Hemsedal ski resort and Hardangervidda National Park
- Energy label G — typical of historic timber construction; woodstove heating dominant
- Price: €250,000 — strong value for a furnished freehold mountain property in this corridor
For international buyers, Norway's property ownership laws allow foreign nationals to purchase recreational property without residency requirements. The Hallingdal valley corridor — connecting Gol, Ål, Hemsedal, and Geilo — has seen consistent interest from buyers across Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK, drawn by the quality of the outdoor infrastructure and the relative accessibility from Oslo Airport Gardermoen (roughly 2.5 hours by car or direct train to Gol station). Rental demand in this area is real and growing, particularly for authentic traditional cabins during both ski season and summer hiking months. A property like this — with genuine historical character that cannot be built new — tends to attract premium short-term rental rates relative to modern equivalents.
This is not a property that tries to be something it isn't. The energy label is G. The buildings are old. The composting toilet in the annex is not going to make everyone's shortlist. But if you want a piece of Norway that actually feels like Norway — where the 1913 timbers have absorbed a century of mountain winters, where the silence outside is total, and where the ski trail starts at your front door — this is the one. Properties with this kind of genuine provenance don't appear often in the Gol market. Reach out through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full property documentation. Come up on a clear day if you can. The views from the kitchen window, morning light on the ridgeline, make the case better than anything written here.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 97m²
- Price per m²
- €2,577
- Garden size
- 1000m²
- 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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