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The narrow and solitary Suledalsvand is now traversed daily,
except Wed. and Sat., by a steamer leaving Osen in the morning
and Næs in the afternoon (2-2*/2 hrs.) At other times a small boat
may be hired (with three rowers 7t/2 kr.; hrs.). Opposite
Osen rises the curious rocky pyramid of Slraubekollen. At first the
lake is not wider than a river. To the right lies the gaard of Vik, to
the left Vegge. At this point there is no visible outlet ahead. To
the left is Kolbeinsthveit, where the road ends; to the right is
Hel-gences. We then traverse the rocky defile of * Porten, where the
imposing cliffs to the left rise to a height of over 300 ft. The lake
now suddenly expands. In a wide bay to the right are the
extensive farms of Øiestad and Kcildat; on the opposite bank, farther on,
lie Vorvik and Vaage (good accommodation; steamboat and slow skyds
station). Vaage lies about 1» 2 below the Hylsskar (p. 46) and
is connected with (3’/2 M.) H>len by a pleasant bridle-track (comp,
p. 47). We now enjoy a view of the central reach of the lake,
which is divided into five sections with a total length of 18 Engl,
miles. To the left, high up, lies Laleid. In front we obtain a good
view of the curiously rounded and polished promontory of
Bos-haugen and of the mountains to the N. To the S.E. rise the
snow-clad Kalle-Fjeld and the long Kvenne Heia. — The steamer usually
goes no farther than Næs, but if required will carry travellers on to
(21/2 Engl. M.) Ronldkvam (tolerable accommodation), at the
extreme upper end of the lake, whence toilsome mountain-paths cross
to the Haukeli Sæter (p. 29 ; 13 hrs.) and to Breive in the Sæters-
Næs (Nils Ljone’s Hotel, on the lake, R. 1, B. 1, S. 1 kr., clean,
beds not firstrate; Erik Gautetun’s Hold, new) lies at the beginning
of the new road to Røldal. The small skyds-station is ‘fast’, but
affords no accommodation.
The road first leads through a magnificent *Ravine, with
overhanging rocks and waterfalls: at places it has been formed by
blast-in» the living rock and at one point it passes through a tunnel.
Farther on the valley is less interesting. At the gaard of Thomas,
about 5’’2 Kil. from Næs, the road crosses to the left bank of the
Bratlands-Elv, a stream descending from the Røldalsvand; it next
passes the gaard otBratlnnd. To the left is a lofty waterfall. Farther
on we pass the gaards of Ørebakke, Sellelund, Hagerland, and Lien,
on the slope of the Kaalans. Beyond a narrow ravine, through which
the Bratlands-Elv foams in a series of rapids, we cross the Hager]
lands-Bro and regain the right bank of the stream. 1 his part of the
route shows the most fantastic rock-formations, due to the ceaseless
energy of the river. The road now reaches the narrow Ljonevand,
skirts the gaard of Ljone, and crosses the bridge of that name. The
scenery here is very attractive. Above the small Hundefos, forming
the outlet of the Røldalsvand, toweTS a huge cliff, the surface of
which has been worn perfectly smooth.
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