GuardTrailsDay 6 of 17 · Gaupne · The Classic Fjords & Mountains of Western Norway
Day 6 — Nigardsbreen Glacier & Jostedal
glacier walking
An active day to your new base in Gaupne, with ≈ 2 h 14 of travel by road and boat.
Stage 3 · Gaupne · Norway
≈ approximate position — the point found is 28 km from the expected place
We sleep in Gaupne, 27.2 km from the place visited
days 6–8 3 nights ≈ 2 h 14 by road and boat≈ 92 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — nature 30. Based on: nature reserve; glacier reached from the stage (Nigardsbreen).
- programme
- 7 h 30
- road and boat
- ≈ 2 h 14
This road time is measured from an approximate position.
- Guided glacier hike on the blue ice of NigardsbreenInterest nature 25Place Nigardsbreen, 5.5 km away · exact place name★★☆☆☆ · known in 10 languages — article “Nigardsbreen”“Nigardsbreen (lit. 'the Nigard Glacier') is a glacier arm of the large Jostedalsbreen glacier. Nigardsbreen lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the village of Gaupne in the Jostedalen valley in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.” — after Wikipedia5 h 30
- Leisurely walk to the roaring Feigefossen Waterfall2 h
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Visit the historic Urnes Stave Church across the fjord
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