Lemonsjøen Fjellstue & Hyttegrend
Family-run mountain lodge on the shores of the lake Lemonsjø.
Lemonsjø Mountain Lodge is a typical little cabin in Jotunheimen National Park. It is located next to Lemonsjø Lake. Many popular trails run via Lemonsjø and the friendly hosts accommodate both hikers and cyclists during the popular summer months.
About:
Built on the shores of the lake Lemonsjø, in the heart of Jotunheimen, this lodge is a little jewel encrusted at 863 m.a.s.l., between Rondane and Jotunheim National parks, always ready to welcome visitors in every season. During summertime the lodge is a crucial knitting point for tours over to Geiranger, Trollstigen, Sognefjord, and the national parks with multiple activities besides hiking - canyoning, rafting fishing, hunting! And wintertime is nothing less in terms of best period for enjoying nature; ski slopes for every style a heart may desire! The ski centre of Lemonsjø 300 meters away and provides visitors with crowd-free slopes! And for all those artistic souls in search of their muse, look out at Vågåmo, it’s the ancestral village of Munch’s family and the painter declared more than once that the area has stimulated his fantasy. Time to take out the tools and let paint with the colours of the wind…
Features:
99 bed spaces (single room + 10 cabins + 3-bedroom flat)
café (130 sitting places)
WiFi + tv + sport equipment rental
Dogs allowed
Activities around Lemonsjø
Lemonsjø Fjellstue offers boat rental on five different mountain lakes, maps of hiking and biking trails in the area along the best local information. There are very good opportunities for swimming in the vicinity. A refreshing bath in crystal clear, pure water is always teasing. Fresh is a suitable term in any case. The water is hardly ever above 15°C even in summer. Near Lemonsjøen, on the river Rinda or near Tessesjøen you will find the best places.
Check with the reception for better descriptions and other tour suggestions.
Lemonsjø Lake- The North's clearest lake
The name of the lodge comes from the nearby lake called Lemonsjø ( means "Lemon lake"), which is located on the hill south of Vågåvatnet, by riksveg 51. Lemonsjø is a very unique lake ; there are no obvious sources of inflows to the lake, only outflows . So why is the water level still stable? The reason behind this is that there are underground water sources at the bottom of the lake, providing a stable inflow of water. This phenomenon has several interesting consequences; first, during winter, even though the lake is covered in ice, there are a couple of open patches where the underground sources enter the lake, creating movement;secondly, the clean inflow sources is the reason why the lake is so clear and clean. There is no algae growth so yo can see the bottom of the lake 20 metres deep.
The name Lemon lake has many explanations, some more realistic than others. One explanation is that it comes from the name of the Norway lemming (lemen), and others say that in the 17th century a Scot lived and cultivated lemons in the area! The more probable explanation is that the name is linked to a tool that was used for fishing in that area. Over the years the name has changed, but the original name Hhlemhundr is the same as the tool used (hlemr).