In Vestre Kodal you will find most of the Sandefjord Tourist Association's blue-marked trails. The association's cabins on Heia are a good starting point for trips. The place consists of two facilities: Heisetra with rental, and Slirabu as an unattended cabin with DNT lock and 9 beds.
TOUR AND ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES
The cabin is located next to Heivannet and Svartåa and adjacent to the tourist association's 100 km marked trail network, in some of Vestfold's finest and most varied forest terrain. In addition to being the starting point for many of the tourist association's blue-marked trails, the cabin is also connected to two nature/cultural trails: Svartåa cultural trail (9.7 km) and Heia-Vestby cultural trail (7.6 km). Sandefjord Tourist Association has also marked a permanent nature trail around Heivannet with 10 posts. The cabin has a nice local area with opportunities for fishing, swimming and picking berries and mushrooms. In winter, ski slopes are often groomed in the area around Setra. Heisetra is adapted for children and the disabled. Starting from this cabin, you can walk on marked paths all the way up to Hardangervidda.
The Children's Tour Association has prepared four small maps with tips for four child-friendly tours in the area: Tour to Grevesteinen (approx. two km each way, great view from the top), Tour to Slira dam, Upper and northern Heivann round (approx. four km) and Heivannet round (about two km).
ROAD DESCRIPTION
There is parking 300 meters from the cabin. Heia is 2.5 miles northwest of Sandefjord. From Raveien in Haukerød take fv. 305 towards Andebu and Kodal approx. 7.5 km north. When you reach Skjeggerød, turn left towards Åsrum and western Kodal. Follow this road towards Åsrum, to the left over the Trollsåsbrua and to Pipenholt. There you take county road 601 to the right towards Hvitstein and Heia. Follow the road approx. a mile, the last couple of kilometers on a gravel road, until you see a sign for Heia and a car park further down the road on the left. Heia is located approx. 500 meters down a dirt road west of the car park.
***Car driving down to the cabin is only permitted for utility vehicles and the transport of disabled people. Driving down to the cabin is not possible in winter.