Gold Key Goals

Sæteren Gård was an easy weekend "hike" for us: 2 km over a somewhat uphill gravel road, and that was it! The path in was busier than any other hike we've been on because the area is very kid friendly and many young families visit on the weekends.


We prefer more private cabin areas with a little less foot traffic so I don't know that we'll be visiting here again in the future but it's very kid-friendly so I can see the appeal!

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As always, there were plenty of geese and seagulls around to welcome us to the island. The area around the ferry terminal was a bit boring. Mostly flat open areas. But once we walked a bit further we come to a playground, beach, and what is clearly a very popular camping area (note to potential campers: it didn't look like you'd have much privacy there).


The DNT cabin is just past the beach (if you look really closely you can see a few tents on the other side of the bay there). You need a special key to get in and the windows on the main floor were boarded shut so it was impossible for us to get a good look in. There's a waffle stand about 50 metres from the cabin but to my disappointment it was closed when we were there. Thankfully we brought our own snacks. It's a nice spot for a picnic and definitely less popular than Hovedøya, though there is also less to see on the island.

It's possible to rent kayaks from DNT and I think that'd make for an awesome weekend trip. But even though the cabin is a bit removed from the beach and the camping areas, I think I'd want a spot with a little more privacy for a weekend trip. A++ for ease of access from downtown though!

Myrseter was the last of three cabins visited for my birthday trip. The building is part of a farm built in the 1700's. The main farmhouse is no longer standing but what is now the DNT cabin used to be a working building on Østre Rud farm. The old building consisted of two rooms: a working room and a second cold and dark room to store the milk, butter, and cheese that was made. (More info here in Norwegian.)



The building itself is right beside Drømmen but we were so tired that we didn't get down to see it until our second day there. Some of the wood on the front patio behind the gate had rotted out but hopefully that has been fixed by now! All the beds are in an open area on the second floor and there is no way to get from the second floor to the first without going outside, which I imagine is not ideal in the winter.


We opted to take the gravel road on our way home because it had rained so much that 10km in the woods was not going to be fun. It poured rain for part of our walk out but eventually the sky cleared and the sun came out long enough for us to take a break to pick some wild strawberries.

All in all, we had a great weekend. We need to do two night trips more often!

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