Sengjaberget
My shoes after the last adventure on Nipa needed time to recover (and dry properly).Me too.So the next day I went on a round trip by car.The road led me to Skjolden, to the farthest point of the Sognefjord (actually its final branch, the Lustrafjord).Call it a small town, would be an exaggeration but it was not a village either.So something in between.There was a hotel, a church, tourist information, a shop and a cafe.Probably everything that makes such a place attractive in the summer for tourists coming to the fjords.The area by the water was pleasantly arranged, there were benches and a volleyball court, a sculpture not fully defined in shape and a replica of a Viking boat pulled ashore.
Get Directions
My attention was caught by an information board with a description of a short trail leading to a viewpoint above the town (I still don’t like that word).The route was about one and a half kilometers long.I decide to go there in my sneakers on and see what views from Sengjaberget has to offer.The initialy road led deep into the town, so I passed a playground, a kindergarten, houses and a horse farm.Soon, I turned to a side gravel road up the hill.Trees surrounded me.After a while, I stepped out into the open area again and passed several more houses perched on the side of the mountain.Behind one of them the trail led along a narrow forest path.Not too long anyway, because a few moments later I went to the viewpoint.
The view of the fjord and the town was quite nice.I took a few photos, enjoyed the panorama of Skjolden, the fjord and the mountains around and I could go back.
Exploring the area, I reached another viewpoint.This one was called Fortun and was about 6 km east of Skjolden.It didn’t require any walking because the viewing platform was a larger cove off Route 55 leading all the way to Lom.
My next stop was the Feigefossen waterfall.I will write about this one next time.
Map of the route “Sengjaberget”: 2,661 m, 149 m of climbing and 156 m of descent, elevation between -2 m and 109 m, time 00:49:18. It is a loop that starts and ends at 61.49080, 7.60106 (latitude, longitude).
