The Norwegian Trekking Association (in short DNT) is Norway's biggest outdoor activities organisation. Here you can find the answers to enjoy outdoor life and hiking in Norway. We show you how you can become a DNT member, and what you should wear and pack in you backpack before hiking in Norway.

The self-service cabins are equipped with all that trekkers need for cooking and sleeping. Firewood, gas, kitchen utensils, table linen and bunks with blanks or duvets and pillows (hut sacks, also known as hut sleepers, are required!)

The DNT key. The Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT) key is a unique system designed to grant hikers access to over 570 cabins scattered across Norway's vast wilderness. The DNT key system facilitates a seamless outdoor experience, allowing adventurers to explore the breathtaking Norwegian landscapes with the assurance of a cozy place to rest.

The Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT) runs more than 550 cabins all over Norway, which gives you ample choice of decent, affordable accommodation on your hiking holiday. There are three types of DNT cabins: staffed lodges, self-service cabins and no-service cabins.

Norway boasts the world’s largest and most refined public hut system, overseen by the Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT). This expansive network includes over 500 cabins across Norway’s National Parks and other scenic areas.

Access to self-service and no-service cabins requires the DNT master key available only to members. Below is a breakdown of the three categories of huts—staffed lodge, self-service cabin, and no-service cabin—all of which provide duvets and pillows but require a silk liner (sleep sack).

The DNT cabin Rabothytta is dramatically situated at 1200 metres altitude, on the very edge of the Okstindbreen glacier. The cabin enjoys a stunning view of the glacier, as well as the Okstindan mountain range and its ruling summit Oksskolten, …

Rabothytta (DNT cabin no. 500) is dramatically situated at 1200 metres altitude, the very edge of the Okstindbreen glacier. The cabin enjoys a stunning view of the glacier, as well as the Okstindan mountain range and its ruling peak Oksskolten, the highest summit in …

To get access to more than 500 huts across Norway, you must become a member of The Norwegian Trekking Association (also known as the DNT). For $100 a year, you gain access to all the huts sprinkled across the country and access to a single key that opens them all.

DNT's first hut was Krokan by the Rjukan waterfall. The waterfall was later harnessed for hydropower production and the hut was sold. Today it is re-opened, situated by the main road from Tinn to Vinje. Together with local organisations all over Norway, it operates more than 550 [4] cabins in Norwegian mountains and forest areas.