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4 hrs., and either go on the same day to Odde, or — 5th Day. Drive to
Odde in 9-10 hrs.
From Christiania to Kongsberg, and thence to Notodden
(Furuheim) and the church of Hitterdal, see R. 3. About 10 Kil. beyond
Hitterdal the road to the Tinnsjø (p. 23) diverges to the right (N.),
•while our route leads to the W. — Pedestrians "will be repaid by
leaving the high-road ö Kil. beyond Hitterdals-Kirke (p. 22),
crossing the river, ascending the Himingen (3450 ft.), an isolated,
pyramidal hill which commands an admirable view in every
direction, and descending thence to Mosebø (see below), a walk of
7-8 hrs. (guide desirable).
19 Kil. Landsværk i Sauland (poor station), amid picturesque
scenery. Better accommodation at (2 Kil. farther) Kleppenhagen
(Hotel Løvheim, moderate).—2 Kil. farther on, Mosebø.
’ From Mosebø to Dale in the Vestfjorddal. or Maanelv Valley (p. 24),
ca. 40 Kil. (25 Engl. 31.). — Carriage-road to Bøen in the Tudal, 23 Kil.
(14’/2 Engl. 31.): thence by a sæter-path (guide necessary) across the spurs
of the Gausta and past the Langefond-Sæter to Dale in 4-5 hrs (a long, but
in many respects interesting day’s journey). By sleeping at Bøen and
starting very early next morning, we may ascend the Gausta on the way.
As we ascend the valley the scenery becomes wilder and more
imposing. Passing the Ujcersjø (490ft.) on the left, we next
stop at —
17 Kil. Skeje i Hjardal (poor station).
From this station the traveller may ascend the Vindegg (4S90 ft.),
which commands a magnificent survey of the Gausta and other mountains.
The route ascends in 2-3 hrs. past several picturesque waterfalls, the
parsonage, the Fyrebøratn, and a number of steters. to the
Præstegaards-Sceler. from which the summit is reached in 2-3 hrs. more (guide desirable).
The road now ascends to the watershed between the Hjærdal
and the Flatdal. Near t.he top of the hill (11 Kil.) a road diverges
to the N.W. to (11 Kil.) Aamotsdal, whence paths lead to the
To-takvand and Rauland (p. 24) and to the Mjøsvand (p. 24), the
former being about 50 Kil.. the latter 20 Kil. from our present
route. From Aamotsdal another path leads viå Ræpelid to (28 Kil.)
Vaaer (p. 23).
Our road turns towards the S. and descends by zigzags,
commanding very striking views, to Flatdal, with its little church and
sprinkling of farms. It then skirts the E. bank of the
Flatdals-vand, with the Skorvefjeld (4380 ft.) rising in the background.
Adjoining the lake is the Spaadommut, the falling of which into
the water, according to local tradition, will be the prelude to the
end of the world. Farther on we obtain a view of the Siljordsvand
(385 ft.), a picturesque lake, 14 Kil. (8’/o Engl. M.) in length,
traversed 4-5 times weekly by a small steamboat. On the N.E.
side of the lake rises the Lifjeld (5085 ft.), on which two French
aeronauts descended in 1870, having arrived in their balloon from
Paris in 15 hours. At the N.W. end of the lake, along which our
way leads, lie the church of Siljord and the gaard of Grov. at the
junction of a road to Skien (p. 33).
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