Rest stop | Cultural Heritage
Kjølvegen and Høgkorsa
Situated along Gudbrandsdalsleden
From Brandbu the pilgrim trail follows Kjølvegen where you can see Høgkorsa, a place that is connected to the royal sagas of Sverre Sigurdsson and Håkon Håkonsson. Høgkorsa has likely been a rest stop / place of prayer for pilgrims.
Bishop Jens Nilssøn described his journal many crosses along the path between Hadeland and Toten on his journey in 1594. The crosses are said to have been there until the 19th century. Where exactly they were placed, we don't know, but apparently they stood on the tallest place along the path. Sagas connects the crosses to pilgrimages to Nidaros. It is possible that pilgrims stopped here for a rest and a prayer after the steep rise.
New crosses were put op in 2012.