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Category: Trekking

St. Olav’s: Trondheim

By Katie Swanson On March 2, 2022

Day 32 St. Olav’s, August 16th, 16.5km, Vikhammer > Trondheim The walk into Trondheim. We ate breakfast and packed up camp for the final time on this trail. We walked together in silence for a …

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GoFastTakeChances, Nidaros Cathedral, peregrinos, St. Olav's Way, St. Olavsleden, thetrailprovides, Trondheim, Vikhammer

St. Olav’s: Final Days of Olav’s

By Katie Swanson On February 23, 2022

Day 30 St. Olav’s, August 14th, 20km, Stjørdal > Hommelvik 30 Days on St. Olav’s We slept well behind the grocery store, but we decided not to push our luck with our stealth camping. So …

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GoToHell, Hell, HellNorway, Hommelvik, NorwegianHospitality, Pizza Party, St. Olav's Way, St. Olavsleden, Stjørdal, Vikhammer

St. Olav’s: Weathering the Storm and Lizard Brain Takes Over

By Katie Swanson On February 16, 2022

Day 28 St. Olav’s, August 12th, 19km, Ådalsskogen > Bulandsvatnet The wettest day The next morning, we headed up the hill to the creepy cabin. The porch gave us a great view and shelter while …

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Ådalsskogen, Bulandsvatnet, GoFastTakeChances, LizardBrain, Markabygda, NorwegianHospitality, St. Olav's Way, St. Olavsleden, Stjørdal

St. Olav’s: King Olav and the Battle of Stiklestad

By Katie Swanson On February 9, 2022

Day 25 St. Olav’s, August 9th, 11km, Vuku > Stiklestad We woke up and cooked breakfast, then collected our clean, dry laundry from the line we strung across the room. This was going to be …

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Ådalsskogen, Flatåsen, GoFastTakeChances, HauntedCabin, King Olav, Moose, St. Olav's Way, St. Olavsleden, Stiklestad, TheBattleofStiklestad, Vuku

St. Olav’s: When Nature Calls

By Katie Swanson On February 2, 2022

Day 24 St. Olav’s, August 8th, 22km, Kong Carl Johans Klev > Vuku True Love Digs a Cat Hole My first thought upon waking, before I even opened my eyes, was “it’s 12.5 miles to …

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GoFastTakeChances, NatureProvides, St. Olav's Way, St. Olavsleden, thetrailprovides, Vuku

St. Olav’s: Welcome to Norway!

By Katie Swanson On January 26, 2022

Day 22 St. Olav’s, August 6th, 21km, Medstugan > Liaberga Our friend Hans had told us about a great hunting village along the trail, which we would be encountering on this day. He said that …

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cloudberries, HelloNorway, Liaberga, Medstugan, St. Olav's Way, St. Olavsleden

St. Olav’s: Sleep Like the Dead…With the Dead?

By Katie Swanson On January 19, 2022

Day 19 St. Olav’s, August 3rd, 21km, Ristafallet > Åre The night we slept in a church graveyard. The next morning, we were taking down camp when a fellow pilgrim approached us. He hadn’t slept …

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Åre, GoFastTakeChances, Medstugan, Ristafallet Falls, St. Olav's Way, St. Olavsleden, Tännforsen Falls

St. Olav’s: Wooah, We’re Halfway There

By Katie Swanson On January 12, 2022

Day 17 St. Olav’s, August 1st, 20km, Hälleberg > Mörsil HALFWAY! The next morning, we woke up to the sound of horses snorting and stomping at us. It was a scary sound to wake up …

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GreetingsComrade, Hälleberg, Mörsil, Ristafallet Falls, St. Olav's Way, St. Olavsleden, thetrailprovides

St. Olav’s: When You Ask a Swede for Water, Part Two

By Katie Swanson On January 5, 2022

Day 15 St. Olav’s, July 30th, 15km, Backen > Värmon Because we stayed so long visiting Goran, our generous host from the night before, it was late when we finally got on the trail. We …

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Backen, Glösa Ålgrike, Hälleberg, St. Olav's Way, St. Olavsleden, thetrailprovides, Värmon

St. Olav’s: Sweltering in Sweden

By Katie Swanson On December 29, 2021

Day 11 St. Olav’s, July 26th, 11km, Anviken > Hållstasjön Around 7 am, I woke up sweating and fought my way out of my sleeping bag. The morning sun hit the tent with a midday …

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Anviken, Backen, Frösö, Hållstasjön, Ope, Östersund, St. Olav's Way, St. Olavsleden, Storsjöodjuret, Sweden, Värmon

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