Hardanger

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Tour 21.  Hardanger - the roundtrip

This trip takes you through the innermost and perhaps most dramatic parts of Hardanger.

 

Ulvik district:  Ulvik - (ulv meaning wolf) is one of Norway`s longest-established tourist districts. The warm summers, high sea temperatures, peace and abundant nature have attracted generations of holidaymakers. A major employer and attraction is Norway’s oldest horticultural college, Hjeltnes, founded 1901.

 

Eidfjord district: right at the head of the Hardangerfjord. Tourist road Rv7, the fastest and most scenic east-west route, traverses the district. The main industries are agriculture, public and private services, electricity supply and tourism.Eidfjord has as many tourist beds as inhabitants, about 1,000.

 

Granvin district: like the other districts of Hardanger, has the fjord, mountains and beautiful scenery as its backdrop. The district has a flourishing musical life. Traditional building skills are well preserved, and the district has a flourishing musical life. Granvin has produced many famous fiddle players and makers, and a Hardanger fiddle appears on the district arms.

 

 

 

Tour 21.  Hardanger - the walks

21A: Ulvik

Heritage trail on the west side of Ulvik.

Terrain: Paved road, forest road, path.

Time: 3 alternative routes, respectively 2.5, 3 and 4 hours.

 

 

 

 

21B: Ulvik

Heritage trail on the east side of Ulvik

Terrain: Paved road, and steep path.

Time: Approx. 2.5 hours.

 

 

  

 

21C: Ulvik

Åsen round/Ulvik, including the "Appletree walk" to the State Horticultural College at Hjeltnes.

Terrain: First part on road, followed by a path with some incline, but mostly easy forest path.

Time: 3-4 hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

21D: Osa/Ulvik

A round trip in an historic landscape in Osa.

Terrain: Easy, partly road and path.

Time: About 2 hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

21F: Hæreid – Eidfjord

A beautiful walk over Hæreid, where you will find the largest pre-historic burial site in Hordaland. High on the terrace, in the beautiful birch wood they lie, the mounds and cairns, some by themselves, other huddled together as if for company, large and small, oval and round – count them, there are more than 350.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21L: Kinsarvik

To Hus in Kinsarvik. An easy walk in the contrast between waterfalls and virgin nature on one side and the scars of unfulfilled human ambitions on the other.