Hurdal is located about 70 kilometres (40 mi) north of Oslo, along the lake Hurdalsjøen.

The mountains Faksebrennkollene and Toppåsen are also located in the municipality.

The arms are green with a yellow-colored cone from a Norway Spruce tree (Picea abies).

[4] The parish of Hurdalen was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

The new municipality of Feiring was separated from Hurdal on 1 January 1870.