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even if most of the water has been diverted to drive the Vemork power station. To get the
best view, take the Rv37 heading west and park just before the tunnel 9.5km west of town;
a 200m walk leads to a fine viewpoint.

Tinn Museum FOLK MUSEUM

( www.museumaust.no ; Sam Eydesgt 299; adult/child Nkr40/20; 11am-7pm mid-
Jun-mid-Aug, shorter hr rest of yr) This quiet little folk museum, at the eastern end of
town, traces rural Norwegian architecture from the 11th century to the early 1900s.

Activities

Aswellastheactivitieslistedhereyoucanrugupagainstthewintercoldandtakea horse-
drawn sleigh ride through a forested, magical winter wonderland or strike out across the
bleakHardangerviddaPlateauonthebackofasleighpulledbyateamof husky dogs .The
tourist office can put you in touch with local tour operators running either of these winter-
only activities.

HIKING & CYCLING FROM RJUKAN

Rjukan makes a superb base from which to strike out into the surrounding wilderness
on foot or by mountain bike. To get an idea of what's possible, visit the tourist office
to pick up the free Rjukan - og Tinn, which has a number of route suggestions.

Gausta

The most obvious goal for peak baggers is the hike to the summit of beautiful Gausta
(1883m), from where you can see a remarkable one-sixth of Norway on a clear day.
The popular, and easy, two- to three-hour, 4km hiking track leads from the trailhead
of Stavsro (15km southeast of Rjukan) up to Den Norske Turistforening's (DNT)
Gaustahytta (1830m), next to the rather ugly NATO radio tower. The summit is
reached by walking along the rocky ridge for a further half-hour. A 13km road link,
but unfortunately no public transport, runs from the far eastern end of Rjukan to
Stavsro (altitude 1173m) at Lake Heddersvann. Taxis ( 35 09 14 00) charge