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Sleeping & Eating
Hellesylt Vandrerhjem
HOSTEL €
( 70 26 51 28;
www.hihostels.no/hellesylt
;
dm Nkr245, s/d with shared bathroom
Nkr430/650, d with bathroom Nkr730; year round; )
This HI-affiliated hostel
perches on the hillside overlooking Hellesylt. Bedrooms in the main block, once a school,
are decidedly run-down. Ask for one in the new buildings, architecturally as exciting as
rows of pigeonholes. On the plus side, breakfast is good and varied. If you're arriving by
bus, ask the driver to drop you off to save a long slog back up the hill.
Hellesylt Camping
CAMPGROUND €
( 90 20 68 85; car/caravan sites Nkr130/150 plus per person Nkr20; )
The ab-
sence of shade is more than compensated for by its fjord-side location and proximity to the
ferry pier.
Getting There & Away
For details of the spectacular ferry ride to/from Geiranger,
Click here
.
In summer, some ferries from Geiranger connect with buses to/from Stryn (Nkr100, one
hour) and Ålesund (Nkr160, 2¾ hours).
Norangsdalen
Norangsdalen is one of the most inspiring yet little-visited crannies of the northern fjords.
This glorious hidden valley connects Hellesylt with the Leknes-Sæbø ferry on the scenic
Hjørundfjorden, via the village of Øye.
The boulder-strewn scenery unfolds among towering snowy peaks, ruined farmsteads
and haunting mountain lakes. In the upper part of the valley at Urasætra, beside a dark
mountain lake, are the ruins of several stone crofters' huts. Further on, you can still see
the foundations of one-time farmhouses beneath the surface of the pea-green lake Lang-
støylvatnet, created in 1908 when a rock slide crashed down the slopes of Keipen.
Hikers and climbers will find plenty of scope in the dramatic peaks of the adjacent Sun-
nmørsalpane,includingthelung-searinglysteepscramblingascentofSlogen(1564m)from
Øye and the superb Råna (1586m), a long, tough haul from Urke.
