Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
walkers would clamber and stride cracked and splintered. So for the moment, there are no
guided hikes on Briksdalsbreen, but capricious as she is, this may change.
It's about a 5km-return walk to the Briksdal glacier face, either up the steepish path or
along the longer, gentler cart track. Alas, the traditional pony-carts that plied the route for
over 100 years no longer transport visitors, but
Oldedalen Skyss
( 57 87 68 05;
www.oldedalen-skysslag.com
)
has 'troll cars', vehicles like giant golfing carts (Nkr195 per
person). From their turnaround point, there's still a 15-minute hike on a rough path to see
the ice. To breathe up close in the glacier's face, take a guided trip in an inflatable dinghy.
Dinghies (adult/child Nkr250/125), operated by
Briksdal Adventure
, depart approximately
hourly in summer. We strongly recommend advance reservation for both troll cars and
dinghies as places are often snapped up by tour groups.
Sleeping & Eating
Melkevoll Bretun
CAMPGROUND
( 57 87 38 64;
www.melkevoll.no
; campsite Nkr170, cabins Nkr700-800, with outdoor bathroom
Nkr350; May-Sep)
There's no bad positions here. Look south and the Melkevollbreen glacier is sticking its
tongue out towards you, spin west and the long, slim Volefossen waterfall cascades, turn
north and the long reach of Oldevatnet lake shimmers, while eastwards, the Briksdalsbreen
glacier blocks the horizon.
While the larger cabins are very well equipped, the far more basic camping huts here are
cute as buttons with folky '70s touches that look like they've been styled for a hipster
magazine. There's a gorgeous green campsite with stacks of space between pitches, or see
if you can nab a rock bed and reindeer skin in the 'stone-age cave' (Nkr125).
Briksdalsbre Fjellstove
LODGE
( 57 87 68 00;
www.briksdalsbre.no
;
s/d Nkr890/1190, 4-bed cabins Nkr980)
This cosy mountain lodge has six comfortable rooms, cabins and a cafe-restaurant serving
delicacies such as trout (Nkr200) and reindeer (Nkr260).
Getting There & Away
