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and its successor. The old church is now disused and dismantled,
hut the carved porch and doors are very fine. The old carvings
have been removed from the interior, but one or two specimens are
preserved and may be seen in the tower of the new church, a few
paces distant.
11 Kil. Su7idre i Aal (^Station, moderate). In the vicinity
is the handsome new church, in the gallery of which are preserved
some interesting relics of the old Church of Aal, including the pulpit
and two large and finely carved panels. Adjacent are two curious old
houses, known as the Thingstue and the Gretastue. The door of the
former is richly carved, while the whole interior of the building
is covered with a series of paintings, the colours of which are as
bright to-day as when the brush was first applied. The carved
pillars and veranda of the Gretastue are also very quaint.
The road then skiTts the Strandefjord (1480 ft.), to the S. of
which rises the Sangerfjeld (3865 ft.), and passes (10 Kil.) Breie,
about 3 Kil. beyond which the road divides into two branches. The
branch to the S.W. leads to the Hardanger, while the branch to the
X. W. leads to the Sognefjord (p. 85).
1. Route to the Hardanger (45-50 Kil.). Near (3 Kil.; 17
Kil. from Sundre) Hammersbeen is the Raaen-Gaard (good
accommodation), the property of Sander Raaen, who is said to have
collected no fewer than 6000 of the old Norse words to be found in
Ivar Aasen’s dictionary. From Hammersbeen a rough road ascends
the Ustadal to (10 Kil.) Jeito, where fair accommodation and a
guide may be obtained (guide to Krækjahytten 6-8, to Hardanger
12-13 kr.). About 2 Kil. farther on is Tufte (2755 ft.), the highest
gaard in the valley.
The huge Hallingskarven is sometimes ascended from this point. The
E. peak (6330 ft.) is reached by ascending the course of the Eimeheia
to the Presle.holtsel, while the W. peak (6435 ft.) is sealed from the W.
end of the Cstatand. View not picturesque, but very extensive, especially
from the latter, embracing the Hardanger Vidda (p. 63) and other mountains.
The route from Tufte to Maursæt (two days) passes the
Smetbak Sæter, crosses the Usteduls-Elv by the ‘Nybro’ (the key of which
must be brought by the guide), ascends along the TJsteberg to the
Berhelletjern, passses the deserted ‘Fælæger’ (p. 133) of
Mons-buheia, crosses the tongue of land between the Legreidsvand and the
Ørterenmnd, skirts the S. bank of the latter, and ascends the
Svaa-nuten to the Store Krækjavand. On the N. bank of this lake lies
the tourist-hut of Krækjahytten (3900 ft.; ca. 9 hrs. from Jeito).
where the night is spent. — The following route (6-7 hrs.) is
somewhat shorter. From Tufte we follow the Ustedals-Elv to the
Ustavand (3340 ft.), cross the lake by boat to Ørterdalen, walk to
the Ørterenvand, cross this lake also, and walk (* o hr.) to the hut.
On both routes we enjoy a continual view of the Hallingskarven.
On the second day (10 hrs.) we skirt the Krækjavand, and cross
the river of Krækjastubben, near an old pitfall for catching reindeer.
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