Besseggen Ridge

Besseggen Ridge is arguably Norway's most famous and beloved day-hike, situated in the heart of Jotunheimen National Park ('Home of the Giants'). The7-mile (14km) point-to-point trek is internationally renowned for the staggering visual contrast it offers from its highest point (1,743m): looking down on one side at the deep, emerald-green, glacier-fed Gjende lake (nearly 1,000m below), and on the other side at the deep-blue Bessvatnet lake (400m below). The hike is physically demanding, involving steep, rugged terrain and a famous steep rock scramble along the narrowest part of the knife-edge ridge.

This is one of the most celebrated hikes in Tyrol, connecting two distinct alpine basins. Starting from the Ehrwalder Alm, a broad forest path leads to the Seebensee (1,657m), a turquoise lake that perfectly reflects the Zugspitze (2,962m) on clear days. The adventure continues with a steep, serpentine ascent of another 300 meters to the Coburger Hütte and the moody Drachensee (Dragon Lake). The hut sits on a high rock rib, overlooking both lakes and providing one of the most dramatic mountain vistas in the Mieminger Gebirge.