Spikertjernhytta: better than expected!
15:00A few months after our visit to Smedmyrkoia, the same group of us headed to Spikertjernhytta with modest expectations. To our surprise the cabin had been redecorated since the photos were last updated online and we were happy to enjoy the improved decor!
Spikertjernhytta is a serviced cabin in the front with space to stay for DNT members in the back. We didn't realize the DNT portion was part of the same building so it took us a few minutes to figure out where we would be sleeping, exactly. There was nobody around when we visited in mid-April but I imagine it's a popular spot in the winter when waffles are being served.
In addition to a porch that we thoroughly enjoyed, the DNT portion of the cabin consists of two small rooms: a living room/kitchen and a bedroom with two bunk beds. With 4 people inside the living quarters are pretty cosy!
The woodshed is close by and inside it someone has installed what is essentially a huge green tube and put a toilet inside of it. A visit to the outhouse is basically like entering a rocket ship from the 70's. Sorry I don't have a photo to share!
Outside the cabin there is an great outdoor fire pit with lots of space to sit and a lake that could have been good for fishing, had it not been covered in an inch of ice. Inside the cabin there is a radio (a surprise luxury!) and we thoroughly enjoyed all of Norway's top hits, on repeat, on P4 while cooking dinner.
We had a great weekend lazing around the porch, and then lazing around the fire pit (with wool blankets), and then lazing around inside and playing card games once it got dark. Highly recommend!
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