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Day 8 of 17 · Gaupne · The Classic Fjords & Mountains of Western Norway

Day 8 — Nigardsbreen Glacier & Jostedal

AT BASEAT BASEglacial lake kayaking

An active day at your base in Gaupne, with no driving and plenty of free time.

Nigardsbreen Glacier & Jostedal
View of lake Nigardsbrevatnet near the glacier Nigardsbreen, Norway © photographed on 10 September 2016 by Szczepcia20 — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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

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days 6–8 3 nights ≈ 2 h 14 by road and boat≈ 92 kmfrom an approximate positionclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 30. Based on: nature reserve; glacier reached from the stage (Nigardsbreen).

programme
7 h

To add if time allows: Leisurely walk to the roaring Feigefossen Waterfall (2 h)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Visit the historic Urnes Stave Church across the fjord

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