Grading hike
SIMPLE
Suitable for beginners and requires no special skills.
Mainly a short tour with moderate climbs and no steep sections.
Good path
Høgdemeter: < 300 m. Lengde: < 5 km.
Medium
Hike for those with some experience in terrain, and who are moderately trained hikers. Basic skills.
The trail may have a more demanding section than a green trail. Can be rocky, but no rocks. Only simple fords over rivers.
Moderate gradients, which may include some steep sections. Some sections can be experienced as airy for those with height problems.
Høgdemeter: < 600 m. Lengde: < 10 km.
Demanding
Hikes for experienced hikers, with good endurance
Good hiking equipment and good hiking boots, and knowledge of maps and compasses
Several types of climbs and challenges. Can be several breezy and exposed sections
May involve technical challenges with some splitting and use/support of the hands
Høgdemeter: < 1000. Lengde: < 20 km
Extra demanding
Hikes for experienced mountain people with good endurance.
Require good hiking equipment and good hiking boots. Knowledge of maps and compasses is essential.
Long hikes on more demanding trails than "rough trails". Demanding wading may occur.
Summit tours with steep and difficult sections with uneven surfaces.
Airy sections and passages/sections with exposed cleavage. Narrow edges, curves, clocks etc.
Height meter: No maximum heights. Length: No maximum length.
By height meters we mean the total ascent for the entire hiking route. In very steep terrain, vertical meters of descent must also be included in the grading. The descent should be given half the weight of the ascent. Length describes the total length in km of the hiking route from a specified point to another, i.e. one way and not round trip. For round trips there is a separate symbol and then the entire round trip's length in number of km is used.
The grading is from the Brand Manual.