Loop walk around Ustedalsfjorden
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/ Ustedalsfjorden near GeiloFoto: Macs Adventure -
/ GeiloFoto: Minna Harshbarger, Macs Adventure
After your train ride, enjoy a relaxed loop-walk around Geilo’s Ustedalsfjorden. The path has been developed over the past number of years to the extent that 70% of this walk is on gravel or concrete pathways alongside the fjord. Information boards are dotted around, providing details about the history of the area including information about the flora & fauna, early settlements and Viking burial mounds, all of which you can see evidence of.
This is a gentle walk with very little ascent, however there are sections where the path passes through extremely boggy area; be prepared to get your feet wet!
Tips en hints
History/Fekjo Heritage Park: This walk provides information about the history of the area around the Ustedal Fjord. Brief snippets of information relating to farming, forestry, and iron production are interesting and concise. Particularly interesting is the Fekjo Heritage Park, a protected piece of land along the route which contains Viking burial mounds and charcoal pits.
Start
Bestemming
Tochtbeschrijving
We have booked you a ticket on the train leaving Oslo at 08:25, arriving in Geilo at 11:57. Please see your information pack documents for more information.
0.00km - Start Point: Pedestrian tunnel.Begin the walk with the pedestrian tunnel that leads to the Kulturkyrkje (church) on your left and walk STRAIGHT ON along the concrete cycle path that runs adjacent to the road.
0.15 km - TURN RIGHT onto the gravel path following the sign for Ustedalsfjorden Rundt.Stay on this path keeping the fjord on your left-hand side.
2.95 km - BEAR RIGHT following sign for Ustedalsfjorden Rundt, then BEAR LEFT and after a short distance BEAR RIGHT once more. You will see some black wind chimes on your left – this is the start of the Fekjo Heritage Park.
3.25 km - TURN LEFT as you rejoin the gravel path, notice the Viking Burial mound on the right.
4.00 km - TURN LEFT at crossroads and continue over the bridge.
4.25 km - Immediately after crossing the bridge, TURN LEFT and continue onto narrow dirt path.
4.70 km - BEAR RIGHT at fork and continue with the fjord on your left. You will soon pass through a very boggy area, be prepared to get feet wet or find a route around.
5.65 km - Through the worst of the boggy areas, TURN LEFT and begin back down the south coast of the fjord, the path winds along heading east.
6.35 km - You join a gravelly road here, BEAR LEFT and continue along the road for the remainder of the walk.
7.70 km - BEAR RIGHT at the fork following the sign for Sentrum o/ Solli 2.5km.The road passes through a golf course.
9.25 km - TURN LEFT
9.50 km - TURN LEFT back onto concrete cycle path, and continue over the bridge.
9.80 km - You have ARRIVED back where you started. Geilo centre, and various shops & restaurants is straight ahead of you.
Noteer
Coördinaten
Uitrusting
Waterproof boots are recommend, especially since the trail can get boggy if it has recently rained.Basisuitrusting voor wandelen
- Stevige, comfortabele en waterdichte wandelschoenen of wandelschoenen
- Vochtafvoerende kleding in lagen
- Wandelsokken
- Rugzak (met regenhoes)
- Bescherming tegen zon, regen en wind (hoed, zonnebrandcrème, water- en winddichte jas en broek)
- Zonnebril
- Wandelstokken
- Genoeg proviand en drinkwater
- Eerst hulp set
- Blarenpleisters
- Overlevingstas
- Redingsdeken
- Hoofdlamp
- Zakmes
- Fluitje
- Mobiele telefoon
- Contant geld
- Navigatieapparatuur / kaart en kompas
- Gegevens voor in geval van nood
- ID
- Deze uitrustingslijst is niet volledig en dient alleen als suggestie voor wat je mee zou moeten nemen.
- Voor je eigen veiligheid moet je alle instructies over het juiste gebruik en onderhoud van je uitrusting zorgvuldig lezen.
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