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28 Kil. (li1/* Engl. M.) Gryting i Røldal (Skyds-Station, with
good quarters; Fredheims Hotel, at the end of the village nearest
Odde; Hagen sHotel, at theHaukeli end), at the N. end of the lake,
near the conspicuous old church.
Route hence to the Haukeli-Stc-ter (30 Kil.) and Telemarken, see pp. 30,
29; to the Suledalsvand in the Hardanger, see p. 4S.
(3) . From Odde across the *Folgefoxd to the MauraxgeeFjord
(seep. 56), a fatiguing, hut very interesting walk of 10 hrs. (guide
12-16 kr.; horses may he hired at Odde, bargaining advisable).
(4) . From Odde to Fjære, on the Aakre-Fjord, the N.E. branch
of the StavangeT-Fjord, see pp. 53, 52.
(5) . From Odde to the Skjæggedalsfos, 10-12hrs., there and
back. As in the case of the excursion to the Voringsfos, the
scenery on the route is very picturesque, and is almost as great an
attraction as the fall itself. About one half of the excursion is
performed by water, the remainder on foot, riding being
impracticable. The actual walking takes about 5 hrs. only, but the path,
though improved by the Turistforening, is at some places still very
rough and steep. Ladies, however, also make this excursion. A
guide (51/2and a supply of provisions had better be taken from
Odde. We row from Odde along the wild E. bank of the Serfjord,
passing a group of rocks called ‘Biskopen, Præsten, og Klokkeren’,
and just beyond the mouth of the Tyssaa, which falls into the
lake in a cascade framed with dark pines, we land at Plads Tyssedal
(p. 65). The gaard of that name lies prettily on the hill, to the left.
We now ascend through wood, enjoying beautiful retrospective
views of the fjord and the Folgefond and its glaciers. The woods
of the Tyssedalsnut (to the N.) and the Thveitnut (to the S.) still
contain numerous bears, which, however, are very rarely seen in
summer. After 1 4 hr. we pass a second fall of the beautiful clear
green river, and in another 1 4 hr. a third. The path ascends steeply
over ’ Ur’ and roots of trees. In 3 4 hr. more we pass a small pasture
on the left, where bilberries, the Caluna vulgaris, and other wild
plants grow abundantly. We next reach (! 4hr.) a hay-hut, at the
foot of the Svelbery, near which is a cavity in the rock used by
the natives as a kind of kitchen. This is the highest point on the
route, about 1800 ft. above the fjord. The path next descends the
Fladberge, and in 1 hr. more reaches the gaard of Skjæggedal (about
21/2 hrs. from Tyssedal; coffee, good trout, and a bed if necessary).
On the left the Mogelifos descends from the Mogelinut, and on the
right is the Vaséndenfos, the discharge of the Ringedalsvand (see
below’). At the foot of the latter waterfall is the Vetlevand (‘small
lake’), which we cross by boat in a few minutes; and ascending
.thence for 8min. more across the Fid, or neck of land separating the
two lakes, we reach the extremely picturesque and exquisitely
clear Ringedalsvand (about 1310 ft. above the sea), with the huge
JSijjseetfjeld rising towards the S. (A high wind sometimes prevails
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