Today we leave Ålvund around 09:30 and drive towards Innerdalen, supposedly the most beautiful high valley in Norway. We arrive at the car park, the starting point for this hike, at about 10:00. The hike is very easy by Norwegian standards, following a fairly steep gravel road up into the valley. But we are rewarded: At the highest point we get a beautiful view over the nature reserve with its dense forests, mountains and a lake.
The only sign of people is a small farm in the valley below. Here sheep and chickens run free. We feel like we are in the Shire: Lush green grass covers rolling hills, streams and waterfalls make their way down the valley, and the sun glistens on the lake.
We picnic in the warm sun with a view of this peaceful spot. Chickens and sheep suddenly become very tame and beg for a piece of our sandwiches. After a few selfies with a particularly friendly sheep, we walk back through the forest to the car. Our route takes us on to Isfjorden, where our next accommodation is. The drive there is beautiful: We drive along fjords with views of the coast and the mountains.
We check in at the campsite and take our luggage to our bungalow. Isfjorden sits, as the name suggests, on a fjord, with several mountains around it. We set off right away to hike up Litlefjellet. A lonely, winding road leads us up the mountains to the car park. From there we walk up a mountain. The hike is considered easy by Norwegian standards, but a bit of scrambling is involved. At the top we have a beautiful view of a small lake and massive mountains.
As so often in Norway, the weather changes abruptly and it begins to drizzle. So we start the descent early. But the rain goes as quickly as it came, and a beautiful rainbow forms over the small lake. In the evening we cook in our accommodation and look at the great photos from this eventful day.
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