Canoe · boat
Uvatn at Vierli
Vierli is an easy place to get onto the water. Canoes and rowing boats are available for hire, with paddles and life jackets, and fishing rods can also be rented.
Canoe and boat hire →Activities
What can we actually do?
More than ski. Rauland works because the same week can include water, horses, bikes, mountain trails, cable cars, fishing, wildlife and snow.
Choose by weather, season and energy: an easy afternoon by the water, a full mountain day, something fast, or something completely quiet.
Water
Paddle. Swim. Fish.
On warm days the lakes and rivers stop being scenery and become part of the plan.
Kayak · SUP
Austbø and Fagersand
Austbø gives you another easy water day. Canoe and SUP hire are available around Austbø, with self-service kayak rental by Fagersand.
Fagersand activities →Swimming
Fagersand and Totak
Fagersand is Rauland's sandy beach at Austbø and an easy choice for a family swim. Around Totak there are other places to stop by the water when conditions are good.
Fagersand →Wild swimming
Natural pools near Austbygde
Røyslandsbergo near Austbygde has smooth rock, pools and natural slides shaped by flowing water. It is more adventurous than a beach and best saved for safe water conditions.
Wild swimming in Telemark →Fishing
Small lakes and big water
Fishing is easy to combine with a slower day around Rauland. Vierli rents fishing rods, while waters around Rauland, Totak and Møsvatn offer very different settings.
Fishing in Rauland →Boat journey
Fjellvåken across Møsvatn
For a day on the water without paddling, Fjellvåken crosses Møsvatn toward Mogen in summer. It feels as much like a journey into the mountains as a boat trip.
Explore Møsvatn →On land
Ride, cycle and walk.
You do not need a summit objective every day. Quiet roads, horses and shorter mountain walks can be just as good.
Cycling
Mountain roads and quieter routes
Rauland has both mountain terrain and quieter roads for cycling, from easy family rides to longer days with more climbing. Bike hire is also available around Gausta and Rjukan if you are not bringing your own.
Cycling around Rauland →Horse riding
Ridesenteret i Rauland
Ridesenteret i Rauland offers riding for children and adults, families and groups, with lessons and courses for different levels of experience.
Horse riding →Family hike
Falkeriset / Falkenuten
A short mountain hike of roughly 3 km return, climbing from mountain birch into open terrain with broad views toward Hardangervidda, Gaustatoppen and Møsstrond.
Falkeriset route →Walk + art
Vidsyn and Silkedalen
A gentler alternative to a summit day is the landscape around Vierli and Silkedalen, where the Vidsyn sculpture gives the walk a destination without making the whole outing about altitude.
Walking in Rauland →Cable car
Krossobanen above Rjukan
Krossobanen lifts you from the narrow Rjukan valley to the mountain above. It works as an outing in itself and as a starting point for walking and views without making the ascent on foot.
Explore Rjukan →Inside the mountain
Gaustabanen
The railway runs inside Gaustatoppen to the upper station, making the mountain accessible to groups who do not all want the same hike.
Explore Gaustatoppen →Easy family afternoon
Vierli
Minigolf, disc golf, playground, Barnas Seter, fishing, boat and canoe hire make Vierli useful when you want several simple activities in one place.
Vierli activities →Wildlife & local character
Dogs, moose, old timber and local art.
Not every memorable day needs to be a sport. Rauland also has experiences that belong very specifically to this part of Telemark.
Husky
Drive a dog team
Haukeli Husky runs guided dog-sledding experiences near the edge of Hardangervidda. Two guests share a team and instruction is part of the trip.
Book husky tour →Wildlife
Moose safari
Rauland Høgfjellshotell offers guided moose safaris in summer, using the evening hours when wildlife is often more active. The landscape is part of the experience even on a quiet wildlife night.
Moose safari →Local culture
Telemarkstunet
A historic farmyard at Raulandsakademiet with traditional buildings, craft, local atmosphere and a wood-fired bakery. A good slower stop between outdoor days.
Telemarkstunet →Art
Dyre Vaa and Knut Skinnarland
Rauland's sculpture collections add another side to the area. Dyre Vaa's museum holds sculpture, paintings, graphics and drawings, while the Skinnarland collection includes more than 100 works and a reconstruction of the artist's studio.
Museums in the area →Music history
Myllarheimen in Arabygdi
The home of Torgeir Augundson — Myllarguten — connects the landscape around Arabygdi with Telemark's hardingfele and folk-music tradition.
Myllarheimen →Small local stops
Church, galleries and local craft
Rauland church, exhibitions, galleries and local craft stops fit naturally into a quieter afternoon or a day when the weather changes.
What's on in Rauland →Winter beyond skiing
There is more snow than piste.
Alpine and cross-country skiing are only the beginning.
Alpine
Skiing in Rauland
Holtardalen, Tiur and Vierli give mixed groups several ways to build a ski day.
Full ski guide →Cross-country
Prepared tracks and open mountain
Choose distance, weather and pace, then follow the groomed network into a quieter winter landscape.
Cross-country guide →Snowmobile safari
Go with a guide
Rauland Adventure runs guided snowmobile safaris from Rauland, with instruction before setting out into the trail network.
Book snowmobile safari →Snowmobile rental
Explore the trail network yourself
Rauland has recreational snowmobile trails and independent rental for drivers with the required licence. Rauland Adventure and Snowmobile Camp Rauland are among the local options.
Snowmobile rental and tours →For children
Mini-scooter and the snow castle
Vierli has a children's mini-scooter track and snow-play activities. The giant snow castle has become a recurring winter feature and gives younger children a completely different kind of snow day.
Winter at Vierli →More winter
Skates, ice fishing and kiting
Outdoor skating, ice fishing and snow-kiting add alternatives for days when nobody wants another lift queue or another long ski tour.
Winter activities →Evening skiing
Ski after dark
Evening skiing at Raulandsfjell and the hotel slope stretches a short winter day a little further when the lights come on.
Evening skiing →One bigger family day
Climb, slide and get completely soaked.
For one deliberately high-energy day, Bø is the obvious contrast to the mountains.
Bø Sommarland can fill the day with water, while Høyt & Lavt adds climbing courses and ziplines nearby.
Afterwards
Spend the day outside. Come back when you are tired, wet, cold or sunburned — and let the evening be easy.