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Day 3 of 17 · Oye · The Secret Fjords & Wild Islands of Western Norway

Day 3 — Hjørundfjord & Mount Slogen

AT BASEAT BASERequires excellent fitnessfjord cycling

A walk of more than 6 h 30 in one go.

An active day at your base in Oye, with no driving.

Hjørundfjord & Mount Slogen
Skårasalen seen from Urke, Ørsta,Møe og Romsdal © photographed on 20 July 2005 by Andrva — CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 2 · Oye · Norway

We sleep in Sæbø, 100 m from the place visited

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days 2–3 2 nights 2 h 18 by road and boat86 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 20 · culture 20. Based on: place of worship; summit reached from the stage (Slogen).

programme
10 h
  • Leisurely bike ride along the scenic shores of HjørundfjordenInterest culture 20

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    3 h
  • Hike to the summit of Mount Slogen for dramatic fjord viewsInterest nature 20Place Slogen, 10.4 km away · exact place name★★☆☆☆ · known in 9 languages — article “Slogen”“Slogen is a mountain rising up from Hjørundfjorden in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain is located just west of the municipal boundary with Stranda Municipality and just north of the nearby mountain Jakta.” — after Wikipedia

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    7 h

To add if time allows: Rowboat excursion on the submerged forest of Lake Lygnstøylsvatnet (2 h) · Traditional afternoon tea at the historic Union Øye Hotel (1 h 30)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Walk through the historic village of Øye and Norangsdalen valley

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