wi ld est l ong the All in one fjord deep est bigg Travel Guide 2017 Hoddevik © Lapoint Oppstryn © Tommy Akslaksen Nordfjord – all in one fjord Nordfjord is situated between the largest mainland glacier in Europe and Norway’s wildest coast at the western cape, with spectacular mountains and valleys, rolling farmland and a dramatic coast line. Here, you are never far away from great, accessible travel experiences. Nordfjord is Norway at its highest, wildest, deepest and most enjoyable. All in one fjord. 2 Transport By air The Hurtigruten (coastal steamer) Sandane Airport is located in the middle of Nordfjord, with The Hurtigruten calls daily at Måløy on both its northbound good connections to, for example,Oslo and Bergen with the and southbound voyages. Hurtigruten, tel. +47 810 30 000, airline Widerøe. www.hurtigruten.no Ørsta – Volda Airport Hovden, approximately one hour from Nordfjord. Flights to Oslo and Bergen, among other places, By car with the airline Widerøe. Information about road and traffic conditions throughout Ålesund Airport Vigra, two and a half hours from Nordfjord. Norway. Tel. 175 (+47 915 02 030 from abroad). Good connections to Oslo and other Norwegian cities/ www.nordfjord.no/transport and www.vegvesen.no towns. Direct flights to London, Copenhagen, Alicante, Gdansk, Vilnius and Amsterdam. Car hire Avis (Stryn, Sandane, Måløy). Tel. +47 57 72 50 80 Widerøe, tel. +47 810 01 200, www.wideroe.no Svein og Jan Bilutleige, Stryn. Tel. +47 416 92 277 From abroad +47 671 20 551 Vest Bilutleige AS, Raudeberg. Tel. +47 952 19 452 SAS, tel. +47 05400, www.sas.no Hertz Bilutleie, Stryn Tel. +47 911 72 912 From abroad: +47 915 05 400 Taxi By bus Stryn +47 57 87 23 50 Ekspress bus to Nordfjord from Oslo (2 daily departures), Olden +47 950 86 146 Bergen (3 daily departures) and Trondheim (1 daily Innvik +47 911 01 292 departure). Nor-Way Bussekspress, tel. +47 815 44 444 Hornindal +47 906 79 666 www.nor-way.no. www.kringom.no Sandane +47 948 55 555 Byrkjelo/Breim +47 995 24 247 Travel information Nordfjordeid +47 57 86 08 09 Timetable information for buses, ferries and express boats: Måløy +47 57 85 13 52 For timetable information for Sogn og Fjordane, call 177 from Selje +47 57 85 64 86 within the county, or +47 815 00 182 from outside the county. Airport taxi Sandane: +47 57 86 05 00 www.kringom.no nordfjord.no/transport Express boat from Bergen Express boat from Bergen to Måløy and Selje. www.norled.no. Tourist Information Tourist information 3 If you are planning a trip to Nordfjord, you will always find updated information at nordfjord.no. If you need further Transport 3 information or wish to visit one of our tourist information Hiking 4 offices, you will find a list of all the offices in Nordfjord on Outdoor Adventures 8 the website. The tourist information staff can provide information about activities, attractions, events and Nordfjord for children 12 accommodation. We also sell postcards, books and walking Culture 14 maps. Bikes can also be hired in Stryn. Ski & Winter 18 Visit Nordfjord Highlights 20 Perhusvegen 24, NO-6783 Stryn Practical information 21 Tel.: +47 57 87 40 40 Do not miss 22 [email protected] nordfjord.no Events 23 @visitnordfjord @visitnordfjord @visitnordfjord Activities and more 25 Visit Nordfjord is a joint body that markets Nordfjord as a Accommodation 26 destination both in Norway and abroad. The Nordfjord area Advertisements 28 comprises the municipalities of Stryn, Hornindal, Gloppen, Eid, Vågsøy and Selje. Map 35 Layout and design: Creuna Front page: Sergey Bogomyako. Publisher: Visit Nordfjord. Completed and printed in January 2017. Visit Nordfjord is not responsible for errors, or changes made to the information in Nordfjord Travel Guide 2017. 3 #nordfjord Paths for children and adults, long and short, #nordfjordtracks #hiking challenging and easy. The unique feeling of #mountains #culture spectacular scenery, magnificent culture and #allinonefjord a packed lunch with a taste of the mountains and fjord! Choose a trip according to your wishes and ability. Choose your tracks in Nordfjord. Hiking – Nordfjord Tracks the mountains of Nordfjord rise straight up from the fjord to heights of more than 2,000 metres 20 magical walks in Nordfjord maps are available for the Stryn and Eid areas. The maps have From countless possibilities in the region, we have chosen the marked trails and text describing each walk. The walks vary in 20 best trails in Nordfjord. Each of these trails is guaranteed length and degree of difficulty. The maps can be purchased at to provide a magical experience – either up on high summits the tourist information offices in Nordfjord. that will take your breath away, along the exotic coast or on For more information and descriptions of walks, go to historic roads. Together, these varied trails represent the very nordfjord.no/walking best walks in the Nordfjord area. Mt. Skåla – the highest mountain with its foot in the fjord. Skåla towers 1,848 metres Mountain farm visits above the fjord, Via Ferrata Loen, Hornindalsrokken, Eggenipa, The summer pasture farms in Nordfjord are both attractive Trollenyken, Hornelen, Skongenes Lighthouse, Selja Monastery destinations and unique cultural heritage sites. Running and Ytre Fure are some of the highlights. See overview on the summer pasture farms is a long-standing tradition in Norway. map on page 6. The farmers started using summer pastures because of a lack For good tips and advice on safety and equipment in the of grazing around their farms. Few of the summer pasture mountains, check out www.nordfjord.no/vandring farms are still in use, but Gjengedalsstølen in Hyen, for example is still an active summer pasture farm that produces Maps and marked walking trails milk. You will find summer pasture farms in all the valleys in More and more walking trails in Nordfjord are marked Nordfjord. You can drive all the way (usually on a toll road) to according to national standards (level of difficulty: green, some of them, others you have to walk to. Take your lunch blue, red and black). Tre networks of trails are also marked: break in a rural idyll, in a cultural landscape rich in tradition Harpefossen (Eid), Turløyper Stryn and Hoven Loen. In and history, and dream of a time of dairy maids, hard toil but addition to maps covering the whole country, good walking also fiddle players, dancing and fun. 4 Mt. Skåla © Sverre Hjørnevik/Fjord Norge Norwegian Trekking Association cabins in the region • Bødalsseter cabin in Lodalen near Bødalsbreen glacier. Unmanned. Sleeps 12. 585 metres. • Skålatårnet tower on top of Mount Skåla in Loen. Glacier walks Self-service. Sleeps 20. 1,843 metres. Experience the blue ice up close on a guided • Skålabu on top of Mt. Skåla in Loen. glacier walk. A magical adventure you simply Self-service. Sleeps 19. 1,843 metres. have to try. The glaciers consist of ice that is in • Flatsteinbu cabin on a mountain plateau between constant movement. Show respect for the forces of nature! If you know too little about Kvamsdalen and Brenndalen. Emergency shelter. glaciers yourself, there are many experienced No beds. 1,260 metres. glacier guides ready to take you on a walk on • Vetledalseter cabin in Erdalen in Stryn. Self-service. the ice. Sleeps 6. 515 metres. Briksdal Adventure. Tel. +47 901 38 308, • Skongenes Lighthouse in Vågsøy. Unmanned. www.briksdaladventure.no Sleeps 15. 15 metres. • Longevasshytta cabin beside Naustavassdraget river in Nordfjord Adventure. Tel. +47 57 86 80 40, www.nordfjordadventure.no Naustdal. Self-service. Sleeps 7. 810 metres. • Gjegnabu cabin near Gjegnalundsbreen glacier. Breogfjell. Tel. +47 411 46 070, Unmanned. Sleeps 6. 1,174 metres. www.breogfjell.no • Blåbrebu cabin near Ålfotbreen glacier. Unmanned. Sleeps 14. 800 metres. 5 STRANDA STADHAVET 20 km LEKNES SÆBØ ÅRVIK ØRSTA ØYE ERVIK KOPARNES 20 VOLDA 19 LEIKANGER FURE GEIRANGER HELLESYLT SELJE 16 8 18 ÅHEIM 14 7 GROTLI 17 13 HORNINDAL 5 FLO 6 BRYGGJA MÅLØY STÅRHEIM 12 NORDFJORDEID 2 HJELLE STRYN 1 15 LOTE OLDEIDE LOEN ISANE ANDA OLDEN 3 SANDANE KALVÅG 11 10 HYEN BYRKJELO 9 4 JOSTEDALSBREEN FLORØ SKEI FØRDE TRACKS Nordfjord Tracks – 20 unforgettable hikes in Nordfjord 1 Skåla 5 Gryta 9 Eggenipa 13 Rindehornet 17 Veten 2 Via Ferrata 6 Segestad 10 Ryssdalshornet 14 Ljøsuregga 18 Selje - Selja Kloster 3 Lodalskåpa 7 Ytrehornsnakken 11 Traudalsnibba 15 Hornelen 19 Dragseidet – Libbera 4 Kattanakken 8 Hornindalsrokken 12 Trollenyken 16 Skongenes fyr 20 Indre Fure– Ytre Fure Guided hikes Nordfjord Adventure. Summit trips, glacier walks, kayaking. Do you want to learn about nature, history, outdoor pursuits, Tel. +47 57 86 80 40, www.nordfjordadventure.no local traditions and other interesting topics in addition to Uteguiden AS. Summit trips, off-piste skiing, climbing, nature experiences? Are you unsure whether you have off-road biking, avalanche courses. enough know-how to stay safe in the great outdoors? In that Tel. +47 405 54 670, www.uteguiden.com case, we recommend that you hire a guide. Several activity Briksdal Adventure. Glacier walks, glacier safaris, RIB rafting, enterprises in Nordfjord offer guided walks. For more mountain walks. Tel. +47 901 38 308, information about the services offered by each enterprise, www.briksdaladventure.no wwgo to www.nordfjord.no/walking Loen Active. Guided walks in Loen. Via Ferrata and on Mt. Stadt Naturguiding. Guided walks along the coast, culture Hoven. history walks, including to Selja Monastery. Tel. +47 57 87 58 00, www.loenactive.no Tel. +47 415 13 473, www.stadtnaturguiding.no Breogfjell. Guided hiking and climbing trips in Nordfjord. Norway AdvenTURes. Ocean rafting, ocean kayaking trips and Tel.+47 411 46 070. www.breogfjell.no courses, sailing trips, guided walks, climbing/abseiling, deep Destinate AS.