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Hotel, with haths, R. 1, D. 2, S. 1 kr.; Manderup Hjæltnas Hotel,
both near the fjord; Daniel Westrem’s Hotel, the chief resort of
summer-visitors, R. 1, B. 1, D. 1 kr. 60 ø; *Villemseri s, on the
hill, ^4hr. from the pier, see p. 59), beautifully situated, and
one of the most picturesque spots on the Hardanger Fjord. It is
a skyds-station. Brakenæs, with its conspicuous church, beyond
which there is a flue waterfall, is the principal cluster of houses
on this creek, the hamlets and farms at the head of which are
collectively known as L’leik. A pleasant walk may be taken along
the shore to (10 min.) another group of houses, with a pier, near
the head of the fjord, where visitors also frequently take up their
quarters for the summer. Farther on lies Hagestad, beyond which,
on the N.E. bank, is Lekre, an ancient‘Kongsgaard’, or royal
domain, from which a path crosses the hill to the Osefjord in 1 hr.
— An interesting excursion from L’lvik is the ascent of the
Vas-Fjaeren (5350 ft.), viå Levke; magnificent view from the summit
(12-16 hrs. there and back; guide necessary, Ole Hakestad of
Levke recommended; fee 5 kr.). Less practised
mountain-climbers should walk to the Solsi- Sæter on the evening before the
ascent. — Pleasant walk of l1/? hr. to the N.W. to the (7 Kil.)
Espelandsvand, a lake which is said to afford good trout-fishing.
From Ulvik to Ose (9 Kil.; or all the way by boat 14 Kil.). The
innermost creek of the ’Osefjord, which none of the steamers enter,
is one of the most striking parts of the Hardanger Fjord, and should if
possible be visited. The excursion there and back may be made in one
day; or the night may be spent at Ose. One route is by boat to Lekve,
on’ the K.E. bank of the Ulviksfjord , in 20 min., and thence by a path
across the hill to the Osefjord in 1 hr., on which another boat is hired to
(4 Kil.) Ose. a row of nearly an hour more (i kr.); or a boat may be
taken direct from Brakenæs" to (17 Kil.) Ose, a row of 2Ve hrs. or more
(‘Kiste’, i. e. a supply of food , desirable). — On rounding the
promontory by boat we observe to the E. a waterfall of the Bagnaelv and (more
to the left) the curious Døgerfos, descending from the snow-clad Onen
and the Døgerdalsvand. We now enter the upper part of the
imposing Osefjord, the banks of which are almost uninhabited. On the
right rise Onen and the Balonefjeld. and in the background tower
Vas-Fjan-en (left) and Kros-Fjæren and the Nipahagd (right), the mountains
bounding the wild "Osedal in which the fjord terminates. From Ose
(tolerable quarters at the house of Lars Ose) travellers usually visit the
(15 min.) ■ Koldehuller’ (‘cold holes’, known as ‘Windlöcher’ among the
Alps), which are used as cellars, and where water freezes even in
summer. Close to them is a marsh (■Myr’), which, according to the natives,
never freezes, and is dry during rain and wet in dry weather. Beyond
Ose the valley contracts to a wild and narrow ravine, bounded by the
Yas-Fjferen and Kipahpgd, through which a path (guide obtainable at Ose)
leads to the Osesæter and thence between the Oseskavl and Vosseskavl
(right) and the Gangdalskavl (left) to the Gravahals (3710 ft.) and to
Kaardal in the Flaamsdal (a walk of 10-12 hrs.; comp. p. 111). — Another
route, fatiguing and rarely frequented, leads from Ose across the
Halling-skarten (p. 86) by Ulevasbotten (tolerable quarters) to Hoi in the upper
Hallingdal in 2 days (comp. p. 87). _
From Ulvik to Aurland (10-12 hrs.). The path, very precipitous and
fatiguing at places, ascends viå Lekve to the Solsivand and the
Slondals-vand (2560 ft.), at the end of which lies Klevene, the highest gaard in
the Bundal, passes the base of the Gravahals, and descends to Kaardal
in the Flaamsdal (comp. p. 111).
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