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The hike to Måbø climbs roughly 9.6 kilometres with 614 metres of elevation gain, connecting three distinct sites: the Fossatromma viewing platform at the base, the 1,300 historic stone steps up Måbøberget, and the abandoned mountain farm at the top. The round trip typically takes five to seven hours.
The route begins near the base of Vøringsfossen, where the Fossatromma platform brings visitors close to the massive plunge pool where the waterfall hits the valley floor. From here, the trail ascends Måbøberget via a staircase of roughly 1,300 stone steps laid into the mountainside. These steps were built and maintained over centuries by the farming families who lived at Måbø, their only route between the farm and the valley below. The steps wind up through steep, forested terrain with the sound of falling water on multiple sides.
At the top, Måbø farm sits on a mountain shelf at about 600 metres elevation. The farm was continuously inhabited until the 1970s; the last permanent residents were two sisters who lived here without road access, electricity, or running water, carrying supplies up the stone steps. The buildings have been preserved as an open-air museum showing the traditional mountain farming life: a main house, barn, storehouse, and outbuildings surrounded by hay meadows and stone walls. The cultural landscape around the farm is maintained by grazing to prevent the forest from reclaiming the fields. From Måbø, the view extends across the Måbødalen valley.
The route begins near the base of Vøringsfossen, where the Fossatromma platform brings visitors close to the massive plunge pool where the waterfall hits the valley floor. From here, the trail ascends Måbøberget via a staircase of roughly 1,300 stone steps laid into the mountainside. These steps were built and maintained over centuries by the farming families who lived at Måbø, their only route between the farm and the valley below. The steps wind up through steep, forested terrain with the sound of falling water on multiple sides.
At the top, Måbø farm sits on a mountain shelf at about 600 metres elevation. The farm was continuously inhabited until the 1970s; the last permanent residents were two sisters who lived here without road access, electricity, or running water, carrying supplies up the stone steps. The buildings have been preserved as an open-air museum showing the traditional mountain farming life: a main house, barn, storehouse, and outbuildings surrounded by hay meadows and stone walls. The cultural landscape around the farm is maintained by grazing to prevent the forest from reclaiming the fields. From Måbø, the view extends across the Måbødalen valley.
