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Hiking/ Walking tours

We offers different kind of walking tours with guide in the Skjolden area. Some of the tours we offers goes to the mountain farm Fuglesteg , the waterfalls tour Krekafossens brus (rushing sound) , peak trip to the top of the Fannaraaken and Fannaraaken Hut , and also guided walking tour with or without fishing to the haert of Mørkrid Valley .

Fuglesteg Experience one of the Norwegian bigest culture treasures. Fuglesteg is laying on a mountain rock approx 5 km from the centre of Skjolden, appr. 630 m.o.s. The mainbuilding on the farm is recently renovated of the Norwegian Tourist Assosiation and is one of the rare and few stonehouses in Norway built in two plan floors. The mountain farm was built in 1830 of Sylfest Ormeli, who was carrying stones to the house project in five years before he told his wife of his building project. The house have a lenght on 15 meters and a width on 8 meters in two plan floors. The walls have a thickness on more than one meter. Soil was used in the walls for doing the building cool in the hot summers and had normal insulation in the winter. Both the farmhouse and cow/ goathouse burnt down in 1985. Only the thick walls was left. During few winters the walls also were damaged because of ice and humidity. But in year 2000 the local tourist assosiation started the project to renovate the unique buildings. The got economical help from the investor Olav Thon, Luster kommune and from the County Govemor. In 2006 the main building was finished after using appr 2500 hours of voluntariness work of local peoples. The place in now included in Norwegian Tourist Assosiations path network. Inside the house there is 23 bed and its possible to stay overnight by agreement. Our trip to Fuglesteg starts at the Fjordstova in centre of Skjolden. There you will get free transport to Fortun/ or using own car. From Fortun we will walk the whole way up. It takes 2-3 hours. The tour is suitable for all with normal health. .Fex. families and groups. Pricelist >> Booking >>


Krekafossens brus (Krekafossens rushing sound) Experience the most dramatic and spectacular waterfalls in Skjolden. You will feel its rushing sound in you body and the power of the swift water passing you only few meters away. The foottrip starts at the parking lot in Mørkrid appr. 6 km from Skjolden after a short briefing in Fjordstova in Skjolden and driving to Mørkrid. You will continiously get support from our guide about different places names and history. After a walking time in approx 30 minutts you will meet the powerful Drivande Waterfall. We will take a short break here for taking photos and enjoying the view over the valley. The path is passing the waterfall only few meters from it and you will get a fresh water drive at your face. After that we walk to the Kolemileplassane (Coal Stack Places) and the Svarthol (the Black Hole) and look at the nice view of the spectacular Gurosete Waterfall. We will here take a break in some minutes and eat some lunch (if you want). From here we will walk in appr 20 minutts next to the river for showing you a new discovered culture treasure. The house of The Willowweed man from the middle age there its stonewalls still is visible. Afterwards the trips goes downhill to Mørkrid and back to Skjolden. The trip is suitable for the whole family. Videointerview of Arne J. Moerkrid. Total duration is approx 3-4 hours. Pricelist >> Booking >>


Fannaråkhytta (The Fannaraak Hut) The Fannaraak Hut is the Norways higest situated tourist cabin, 2068 m.o.s. Few peaks can compete with the view from the top of Fannaraaken. From here (also called the roof of Norway) you can see the most of the Jotunheimen, the Hurrungane peaks, the Smørstabb Glacier and peaks, and Jostedal Glacier. A sunrise in a 360 degrees view from here will be in your heart forever. The cabin is open in the summer season (29th june - 2nd sept.). Our walking tour starts in the Helgedalen (not far away from Turtagrø Hotel, on appr 900 m.o.s. and ends at the top of the Fannaraaken peak and hut 2 - 4 hrs later. This is a 2000 meter peak all with normal health can ascend. Meeting point: Fjordstova in Skjolden or Turtagrø Hotel in advance by aggreement. Total duration 6 - 8 hours. Pricelist >> Booking>>	Over: The Fannaråkhut. Photo: Tom Stensaker
	Over: A view from the Fannaråken. Photo: Tom Stensaker

Last Updated ( torsdag, 22 mai 2008 )

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