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tained. The route starts from the Floten farm (2390 ft.), 2’fo Kil.
to the N. of Brøsterud (good quarters), at first follows the
saeter-path, and then traverses a lofty plateau (4000 ft.) commanding an
extensive view in every direction. It passes the S. side of the
Sol-heimsfjeld, the Skarsvand, and the Ylgelidsæter, and then leads
round the Høljebrøtefjeld to the Gjetsjø, where the Laagen is
crossed by boat. We next proceed either direct along the Store
Nor-mandsslcrbet to the Holmetjern (see below), passing the night in
one of the tishermen’s huts on the Gjetsjø (indifferent quarters), or
gon on to Hansbu (3380 ft.), a fisherman’s hut at the E. end of the
Langesjø(3990ft. ), which affordspoor quarters for thenight(45 Kil.
from Floten). — Next morning our route leads round the
Rødheller-fjeld (4690 ft.) to the N.W. to the Holmetjern, and then, crossing
the boundary between the Numedal and the Hallingdal Fogderi,
and skirting the Svinta, reaches the Nybu-Scetre (3600 ft.), on the
Nybusjø, the first on the W. side of the fjeld (Vesten fj eld ske
Norge). Beyond this we generally follow the course of the Bjøreia,
which lower down forms the Vøringsfos (p. 61), and cross
snow-fields, brooks, and marshes. The path is marked by ‘Varder’, or
signals, as far as Storlien, and thence to Maursat (2370 ft.) and
the gaard of Høl it cannot be mistaken (comp. p. 87).
4. From Christiania to Odde.
Telemarken.
Comjy. the Maps, pp. 18, 32.
Telemarken, one of the most picturesque districts in Xorway,
extending from the vicinity of Kongsberg on tlie E. to the Haukeli-Saster
on the XV., and from Kragerø on the is. to the Hardanger Vidda on the
X., boasts of several beautiful lakes, a number of fine waterfalls, and
much wild mountain scenery. JIany of the lakes afford excellent
troutfishing. so that, if the pursuit of angling be combined with the
exploration of the scenery, several weeks might most pleasantly be devoted
to this district alone. Some of the mountains and forests also afford
good shooting. The following description embraces the two chief routes
through the district from E. to XV. Comp, also It. 3.
a. Via Koxgsbeeg.
402 Kil. (250 Engl. 31.). Railway to Kongsberg, 9S Kil., see p. 19:
carriage-road thence to Odde, with fast stations, 299 Kil. (carriole or
stolkjarre with springs IT ø. per kilometre; kjærre for 2 pers., generally
uncomfortable, 24 0.).
This fine route may be accomplished with tolerable ease in 5 days,
but 8-10 days should, if possible, be devoted to the journey and the
points of interest on the way. Travellers by this route desirous of
seeing the Rjukanfos and of avoiding the rough route thence to Holvik,
the Totakvand, and .Tamsgaard (p. 24) may visit the waterfall from
Lysthus, returning thither by the same route, in 2 days. The direct
route may be conveniently divided into the following stages: — 1st Day.
Railway to Kongsberg (dep. early in the morning, arr. about noon) ; drive
to Landsværlc (17 Kil. beyond Lysthus, the station for the digression to
the Rjukanfos) in 8-9 hrs. — 2nd Day. Drive to Mogen in 10-12 hrs. —
3rd Day. Drive to Ilaulceli in 12 hrs! — 4th Day. Drive to Røldal in
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