Vestland · Hiking

Finse – Bukkaskinnsbreen

1.7 mi
one way: 690 ft
climb: 4,882 ft
high point: Point to point
route

Finse – Bukkaskinnsbreen is a 1.7-mile point-to-point route in Vestland, Norway, inside Skaupsjøen / Hardangerjøkulen landskapsvernområde. It runs between about 4,320 ft and 4,880 ft above sea level, with roughly 690 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Haugastøl, about 13 miles west of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Nordre Kongsnuten, Søre Kongsnuten and Bukkaskinnshjallane. There are 8 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.

Nearby · Finse – Krækkja · Rembesdalseter – Hallingskeid · Geitrygghytta-Steinbergdalen

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Photo: Krib, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Finse – Krækkja

~3 min drive

A 14-mile point-to-point route in Vestland, Norway.

Photo: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Rembesdalseter – Hallingskeid

~18 min drive

A 13-mile point-to-point route in Vestland, Norway.

Geitrygghytta-Steinbergdalen

~25 min drive

A 6.4-mile point-to-point route in Vestland, Norway.

Photo: Kabelleger / David Gubler, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Finse – Hallingskeid

~14 min drive

A 12-mile point-to-point route in Vestland, Norway.

Måbøberget

~24 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.8 miles each way (1.5 miles round trip) in Vestland, Norway.

Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Heinseter – Tuva

~36 min drive

A 7.0-mile point-to-point route in Buskerud, Norway.

Finse – Blåisen

~1 min drive

A 3.2-mile point-to-point route in Vestland, Norway.

Finsehytta – Rembedalseter

~4 min drive

A 11-mile point-to-point route in Vestland, Norway.

Finse – Matskornipen

~7 min drive

A 3.4-mile point-to-point route in Vestland, Norway.

Rembedalskåka – Demmevasshytta

~11 min drive

A 1.2-mile point-to-point route in Vestland, Norway.

Also worth it near here

Nordre Kongsnuten

~1 min drive

Photo: Havardtl, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Geiterygghytta

~17 min drive

Maursæth Turistsenter

~21 min drive

Photo: Kenny Louie, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Vøringsfossen

~22 min drive

Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Finse – Bukkaskinnsbreen for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.