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pecially from the balcony of the hotel) we enjoy a very striking
**View of the profound and sombre Xærødal, with the huge
mountains surrounding it. To the left rises the blunted cone of the
Jordalsnut (3610 ft.; guides, Ole Myren of Stalheim and Anders
Olsen Gudvangen of Gudvangen). Somewhat nearer ns is the
mountain-route of Xaalene, leading from the Guard Brakke to the
Gaurd Jordal; to the right are the Kuldafjeld (4265 ft.) and the
Aaxlen with the Kilefos in the distance, near Gudvangen. This
view is justly considered one of the grandest in Norway.
Travellers who do notintend to proceed to Vossevangen turn here.
From Gudvangen the steamer returns through the Nærøfjord to
Beiteln (p. 109) and then steers to the S.E. into the Aurlandsfjord
proper. On the hill to the right are the Steg-Saters, with two
waterfalls. To the left a precipitous slope with the gaards of
Nedberge. Farther on, to the right, is Underdal, prettily situated,
with a church, whence the Steganaase (‘ugly’ or ‘terrible nose’;
5660 ft.), the highest peak of the Syrdalsfjeld, may be ascended
via the Melhus-Sater. Opposite, to the E., rises the long
Flenje-Eg, to the N. of which rises the double-peaked Jelben, to the S. the
Flenjanaase (4840 ft.). The fjord now widens considerably. The
mouths of several deep ravines are passed. To the left the gaard
of Skjerdal. The steamer stops at —
Aurland or Aurlandsvangen (*Brun s Inn, suitable for a long
stay; telegraph-station), the principal hamlet in the Vasbygd,
with a small stone church, from which a route leads past the
Aurlandsvand, up the imposing Galder of Sennerheim, to the
Hallingdal (see pp.85, 82).
The interesting Flaamsdal (Flaam or Flaum signifying a flood, or
swollen river) may he visited by rowing to Gaarden Frelheim, at the
head of the fjord, 6 Kil. distant from Aurland, and walking or riding
thence along the Molda-Elv to Gaarden Melhus (1295 ft.), where the night
may be spent, or to Gaarden Kaardal, the highest house in the valley
(3-4 hrs.). The finest points in the Flaamsdal are the hill above the
church of Flaam, the Riondefos, Vibesnaase, and the Berakvamsgjel (Gjel
or Gil, ‘cleft’, ‘ravine’).
From Acrland to Vossevaxgejj (3 days). 1st Day: to Kaardal, as
above. 2nd Day (guide desirable as far as Opsset): a steep ascent of
about 20CÖ ft. to the Gravahals (Eals signifying ‘pass’; 3725 ft.), following
the telegraph-wires; then a descent to the Opsæt-Sæler (ca. 2690 ft.),
whence the path follows the Rundals-Elv via Klevene (ca. 2400 ft.) to
Eggereid (ca. 1800 ft.), where the road begins (in all 12-14 hrs.). 3rd Day:
road to (25 Kil.) Vossevangen (p. 79). Above Kløve, passed about 10 Kil. on
this side of Vossevangen, is the so-called Sverresli (‘Sverre’s path’), which
is said to have been traversed bv King Sverre and the Birkebeiner in
1177 (see p. xlix). — From the head of the Rundal, which is entered
a little to the S. of the Gravahals, and which will eventually be
traversed by the Bergen and Christiania Kailwav, another route, diverging
to the left, leads to (6-7 hrs.) Ose on the Osefjord, a branch of the
liar-danger (p. 60). A rough mountain-track also leads from Klevene direct to
(6-7 hrs.) Ulvik (p. 59); another leads via Ilallingskei and the Finsevand
to Tufte (p. 86).
From Auklasd to Lærdal (2 days). This is an interesting route for
pedestrians, traversing magnificent mountain-scenery. 1st Day: steep
ascent of about 400Ö ft. between the Rlaaskavl (Skavt, ‘snow-drift’; 2815 ft.;
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