Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
BOAT
daily return service with lunch and tour from Bergen.
BUS
Buses run three to seven times daily between Rosendal and Odda via Sunndal.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Rosendal can be reached via an 11km-long road tunnel (car Nkr85, free midnight to 6am)
under the icefield from Odda; Rosendal is 32km along the coast from the tunnel entrance/
exit. There is also a tunnel connection from Jondal. If you're heading south towards
Haugesund or Stavanger, the E39 is the fastest route and includes the Ran-
navik-Skjersholmane ferry. However, the route via the Utåker-Skånevik ferry is cheaper.
Around Rosendal
Sunndal
At Sunndal, 4km west of the tunnel, take the road up the Sunndal valley (drivable for
1km), then walk 2km on a good track to lake Bondhusvatnet, where there's a wonderful
view of the glacier
Bondhusbreen
. This is also a trail head for some fine hikes.
Uskedalen
In Uskedalen, 14km west of Rosendal, there's an extraordinary rock-slab mountain,
Ulvenåso (1247m), offering some of the best
rock climbing
in Norway; contact the
tourist
office in Rosendal
for details.
Møsevatnet
One of the prettiest (and quietest) roads in this part of Norway climbs up to the dam at
Møsevatnet, from where there are good views to one of the glacier arms of the Folgefonna
icecap. Take the Rv48 south of Rosendal and turn off to the southwest at Dimmelsvik; the
road is signposted to Fjellhaugen, Matre and Åkra. From the road junction that signposts
