Filefjell Kongevegen

Due to the sometimes wet and marshy land in the valley bottom, the old trail runs farther up in the hill than the modern asphalt road does today.

[1][2] Maristova in Filefjell (built at Queen Margaret's command around 1390) and Nystuen in Vang (first mentioned in 1627 but believed to be much older) are guest houses that provided for travelers along the road.

The owners were compensated by the king and commanded to aid travelers and provide shelter for those who used the road.

Major sections such as Vindhella provide an insight into the skills in use by the road engineers of the time.

Some tourists spend the nights at the mountain cabins along the trail, while others opt for tenting.

Murklopphaugen with the marble marker indicating the border between Akershus and Bergen in the old days, from Norsk Prospect-Samling by P.F. Wergmann .