Gjendebu is the oldest cabin of the

Norwegian Mountain Touring Association The Norwegian Trekking Association ( no, Den norske turistforening, DNT) is a Norwegian association which maintains mountain trails and cabins in Norway. The association was founded on 21 January 1868 with the scope "to help and develop tourism i ...

(DNT). The cabin lies 995 metres above sea level, by the western end of the lake

Gjende Gjende or Gjendin is a lake in Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Jotunheimen mountain range and also inside Jotunheimen National Park. The proglacial lake shows typical characteristics of glacial formation, be ...

, central in

Jotunheimen Jotunheimen (; "the home of the Jötunn") is a mountainous area of roughly in southern Norway and is part of the long range known as the Scandinavian Mountains. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are all located in the Jotunheimen mountains, i ...

. It is accessible by hiking along marked trails, or by boat over Gjende from

Gjendesheim Gjendesheim Turisthytte has been a staffed lodge with Norwegian Mountain Touring Association (In Norwegian, Den Norske Turistforening – DNT) Oslo og Omegn as proprietor since 1878, and is located in the heart of the Norwegian mountains. The lodge ...

. The cabin was built in 1871 and was at that time 45 m² and with 12 beds, today there are 119 beds. Neighbouring cabins are

Memurubu Memurubu is a tourist hut in Norway, at the end or start of the famous Besseggen hiking trail. Memurubu is originally an old mountain pasture dating back to 1872, but has had tourists just as long. Cows are still grazing around the tourist hut, ...

, Fondsbu, Olavsbu, Leirvassbu and Spiterstulen.

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Gjendebu
{{coord, 61, 27, 07.07, N, 8, 29, 18.61, E, region:NO_type:city_source:dewiki, display=title Tourist huts in Norway Jotunheimen Houses completed in 1871