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Top Summer Experiences in 2022 – Norway
Helgøya Klatrepark – a forest climbing adventure As the largest climbing park in inland Norway, Helgøya Klatrepark is a truly unique experience. Located on the beautiful island of Helgøya in lake Mjøsa, the park offers fantastic climbing adventures among the trees. With tracks suited to all ages and experience levels, there’s something for everyone in Norway’s most scenic adventure park. By Maria Vole
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A small family business, Helgøya Klatrepark started as a passion project by Bjørn and Elisabeth Stai. The husbandand-wife team employs 15 seasonal workers, as the summers can get busy with plenty of visitors making their way to the island. The park opened in 2015 and welcomes visitors from around Easter to October every year. It has become a popular destination over the last few years – on average, they receive 10,000 visitors every year. 76 |
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May 2022
“This is our eighth season, and every year we’ve added to the park,” Elisabeth says. “This year is no different – we’ve got some fun new features in store for visitors!” Climbing among the trees With a total of 14 climbing tracks of differing levels of difficulty, 20 zip lines and 160 climbing elements, Helgøya Klatrepark truly has something for everyone. Here, visitors will find safe climbing experiences for younger children, as well as more challenging, exciting adventures for older
kids. In fact, the park boasts one of Norway’s longest ziplines – a 430-metre adventure through the treetops. “We have climbing tracks in every category, and all our tracks are colour-coded to suit different ages,” Elisabeth says. “Our tracks are very compressed, so people are quite connected even if they’re climbing different tracks,” she explains. For the 2022 season, they’ve built the new blue plus climbing track as well as a new zipline course with four ziplines suitable for kids between the ages of six and 12. Another exciting new feature is a short track leading to a 13-metre drop called Helgøyastupet (‘The Helgøya Drop’), where kids over 12, as well as adults, can brave the bungee jump and land in the middle of the park below.
