Bens

Bens: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bens

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

Visiting Bens: tips

• Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
• Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.

How to reach Bens — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 61.41052, 10.14619. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bens

• Losna · lake · Innlandet · ~9 km · Must-see
• Skeikampen · viewpoint · Innlandet · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dale-Gudbrand · fort · Innlandet · ~23 km · Must-see
• Gudbrandsdalen · viewpoint · Innlandet · ~27 km · Must-see
• Aulestad · museum · Innlandet · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hunderfossen Familiepark · waterfall · Innlandet · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hafjell · viewpoint · Innlandet · ~36 km · Must-see
• Feforvatnet · lake · Innlandet · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ormtjønnkampen · sanctuary · Innlandet · ~37 km · Must-see
• Espedalen landskapsvernområde · viewpoint · Innlandet · ~38 km · Must-see
• Nevelfjell · viewpoint · Innlandet · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dokkfløyvatnet · lake · Innlandet · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lillehammer Art Museum · museum · Innlandet · ~46 km · Must-see
• Maihaugen · museum · Innlandet · ~47 km · Must-see
• Norwegian Olympic Museum · museum · Innlandet · ~47 km · Must-see
• Langsua nasjonalpark · sanctuary · Innlandet · ~51 km · Must-see
• Olstappen · lake · Innlandet · ~51 km · Must-see
• Spåtind · viewpoint · Buskerud · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bens

Other forts & heritage near Bens

• Dale-Gudbrand · fort · Innlandet · ~23 km · Must-see
• Terningen skanse · fort · Innlandet · ~117 km · Must-see
• The Saga Column · fort · Innlandet · ~130 km · Must-see
• Granavollen runestein · fort · Innlandet · ~147 km · Must-see
• Bystad · fort · Innlandet · ~0 km
• Bånsætra · fort · Innlandet · ~0 km
• Austrengssetra · fort · Innlandet · ~5 km
• Avlundssetra · fort · Innlandet · ~7 km
• Bergehuset · fort · Innlandet · ~7 km
• Bakkesetra · fort · Innlandet · ~9 km

All forts & heritage in Innlandet

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