Cross-country skiing in Stranda
up to 23.5 km.
Check the grooming before you go. The trail map below is live: green means groomed in the last day. Pick your loop at breakfast, not at the trailhead.
The trails in numbers
| Total groomed km | Up to 23.5 km of machine-groomed trails |
|---|---|
| Floodlit trails | 4.5 km lit trail (Lysløypa) |
| Trail pass | No fee; the resort asks for a voluntary Vipps contribution towards grooming |
| Trail grooming schedule | Mon/Wed: lit trail from 16:00. Tue/Thu: lit trail and Langlofonna from 10:00. Fri: all trails from 16:00. Sat/Sun: all trails from 10:00. Daily grooming of all trails in the Christmas, winter and Easter holidays |
| Season (ski resort) | Resort opens 19 December; last day 18 April (2026/27 schedule). No separate dates given for the cross-country trails |
| Nearest trail from the resort centre | Lit green trail (0.82 km one way, highest point 417 m) starts at the groomer garage by the Hyttehola car park |
| Parking | Large paid car park at Hyttehola (Vipps); the resort's main car park is paid via Parkly |
Figures from the destination and trail organisations, checked 8 November 2026. Snow decides what is actually open – use the live map.
Where to ski
Lysløypa (lit trail)
The 4.5 km floodlit loop at the ski resort, groomed most days of the week and the only trail set in the evenings. Suits everyone, including skiers arriving after work or after a day on the slopes.
Langlofonna
The longer tour trail from the resort, groomed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and at weekends and daily in the school holidays. For skiers who want more distance than the lit loop.
Hyttehola
Easy, gently climbing green trail of 0.82 km one way from the car park at Hyttehola, machine-groomed and lit, with a gain of 37 m to 417 m. Suited to children and first-timers.
Your first day on skinny skis
Start on the lit green trail from the Hyttehola car park: 0.82 km one way, gentle climb, groomed by machine and open to all ages. Move on to the 4.5 km lit loop at the resort once comfortable.
Rental and lessons
Cross-country ski packages (skis and boots) are rented from the ski rental on the ground floor of Stova 1957, the black building at the ski resort; adult package NOK 370/day, youth 250, children 150. The resort ski school (skiskule@strandafjellet.no) offers private lessons but does not list cross-country specifically. Uteguiden Stranda (Storgata 10) runs a ski school and equipment rental in the village.
Getting to the trails
The trails start at the Strandafjellet ski resort, with the lit trail and parking at Hyttehola. Dreges Hotell in Stranda centre is about 6-7 minutes away by car. A ski bus from Ålesund (rutebilstasjon 09:00, Moa 09:20, arrival 10:35, return 16:10) runs only in the winter holiday week (week 8) this season.
Live grooming report
Which trails were groomed this morning, straight from the grooming machines. Opens in a new tab.
Open today's trail map — Sporet.no →
Trail data: Sporet.no
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