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20 KiE Viko (700 ft.; indifferent quarters), beautifully
situated on the Hallingdals-F.lv. The river affords tolerable fishing
here, and the Tisleivand, a large lake among the mountains,
13 Kil. to the N. (see below), is said to be abundantly stocked
with trout.
From Viko to the Valders Route (10-12 hrs.). The path ascends
very steeply for 3/i hr., and then gradually for 3 hrs. more to the
Fjeld-vidde (‘table-land’), passing several sæters. The Tisleivand (2800 ft.;
about 8 Engl. 51. in length), a lake which here forms the houndary between
the Hallingdal and Valders districts, is then crossed by boat, after which
we descend to (6 hrs.) Stende, a farm-house on the ,SUrandefjord, cross the
lake by a long bridge to Ulnæs-Kirke, and proceed thence either up the
Aurdal to (7 Kil.) Fosheim, or down the valley to (8 Kil.) Fagerlund (p. 91).
About 2 Kil. above Rolfshus the Hallingdals-Elv is joined by
the Hemsila, descending from the N.W., while the former river
descends from the Upper Hallingdal, from the W. (p. 83). The
road soon crosses the Hemsil, which here forms a fine waterfall.
Beyond the bridge our route quits the Hallingdal and ascends the
Hemsedal, or valley of the Hemsila, mounting the tedious
Gols-hakkcr in long windings, and passing halfway up within sight of the
church of Gol. Beyond (10 Kil.) Lostegaard (1440 ft.) the road
crosses the river and follows the E. side of the valley, passing
several farms. The V. side and the bottom of the valley are
uncultivated. About 5 Kil. farther on we reach the poor station of —
16 Kil. Kleven i Gol (tolerable quarters), where the scenery
becomes uninteresting, and 4 Kil. beyond which is Ekre (2600ft.).
From Ekre to the Valders Route (10-12 hrs.). A rough
sæter-path ascends from Ekre to the ’•Heier’, passes the Vannenvand and the
Storsjø at the base of the huge Skogshorn (5660 ft.), traverses the district
of Lykkja, with its scattered houses, and leads to the (5 hrs.)
Fosseim-Saeter, at the S. end of the long Svenskenvand (2860 ft.; good fishing),
built for the use of travellers and anglers. Crossing the lake by boat,
and passing several sæters, we then descend to the station of
Fosheim (p. 94).
Another route to Valders diverges from our road at Ulsaker, between
Ekre and Tnf, ascends past the base of the Skogshorn (see above) to the
Bel-singvand, skirts the E. bank of the Hundsendvand. and leads to the
Grunken-Gaard, where it crosses the Smaadela, falling into the Svenskenvand. It
then leads along the Smaadøla to the X. end of the Helevand and the
Vasends-Sa-ter, past the base of the Grindefjeld (5600 ft.), and descends
to Grindaheim (p. 95), about 13-14 hrs. distant from Ekre.
Beyond Ekre, on the opposite bank of the Hemsila, rises the
Veslehorn, over which are precipitated four small waterfalls,
descending from a mountain-lake, and uniting into a single
imposing cascade during the melting of the snow. The road passes
through Kirkebe, an uninviting village near which is
Hemsedals-Kirke, the last church in the Hallingdal, and 7 Kil. farther reaches
the station of —
20 Kil. Tuf (*Station; Gaard Fauske, 3 min. from the road,
a fair country-inn), at the confluence of the Grøndøla and the
Hemsil. The rivers, and a lake 5 Kil. distant, afford tolerable
fishing.
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