The Norwegian Fjords in 3 days
On Norway's west coast the sea runs for tens of kilometres up glacial valleys between walls a thousand metres high. The Sognefjord reaches 1,308 metres deep, the Nærøyfjord narrows to 250 metres wide, and Preikestolen stands 604 metres above the Lysefjord.
The plan, day by day
Day 1
- Morning
Briksdal Glacierabout 1 h 30An arm of Jostedalsbreen, the largest ice cap in mainland Europe, ending in a green hollow above a milky meltwater lake.
- Afternoon
Nærøyfjord2 to 3 hThe narrowest arm of the Sognefjord: 17 kilometres long and 250 metres across at its tightest, below walls that keep the water in shade.
- Late afternoon
The Flåm Railway2 to 3 hTwenty kilometres from sea-level Flåm up to Myrdal at 867 metres, through twenty tunnels, most dug by hand, including a full turn inside the rock.
Day 2
- Morning
Stegastein viewpointfree · about 30 minA wood and steel platform projecting some 30 metres from the mountainside, 650 metres above the Aurlandsfjord, ending in a glass barrier over the drop.
Day 3
- All day
Trolltungaa full dayA tongue of rock jutting out about 700 metres above Ringedalsvatnet; the hike from Skjeggedal is 28 kilometres return, eight to twelve hours.
Further afield (over 130 km from the base hotel), best as a separate stop: Geirangerfjord, Kjeragbolten, Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock).
Where to sleep in the Norwegian Fjords
- Vangsgaarden Gjestgiveri · €100 a night
- Heimly Pensjonat · €150 a night
- Midtnes Hotel · €140 a night
- Fretheim Hotel · €175 a night
- Flåmsbrygga Hotel · €165 a night
- Hotel Union Geiranger · €190 a night
- Hotel Ullensvang · €240 a night
- Kviknes Hotel · €220 a night
- Hotel Alexandra · €300 a night
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