- Lars Peters
- August 13, 2018
- Notodden, Vestvold og Telemark
- Round trip
Steep start of the trail but it gets more and more forgiving as you go out past the treeline. Far views from the trail since there aren’t that many higher mountains around Skorve. It’s always a great feeling when arriving at Høna and Finndalen (little idealistic valley) after working your way up. ‘Hestenutan’ some tops to the north west also look spectacular. When you arrive at the Nordnibba top you can cruise your way (relativity flat) to Gøysen.
The trail is marked with red dots of paint on rocks & trees and signposts on almost all crossings. After you’ve passed the top of Rognlifjell you would need to be extra vigilant of your surroundings so that you don’t loose the path.
Signs:
Gryta/Rognlifjell > Rognlifjell > Gavlasjåstulen > Gavlasjå rundt > follow the trail along the stream south after the little bridge in the south-east corner of the lake > run 100m eastwards along the gravel road > new trail starts towards Grønbygil > back at the start
Nice narrow single-track trail to run. It can an be a little slippery in the forest when it’s wet. the trail down from the top towards Gavlesjåstulen has quite some loose rocks/peddles on the trail. Be careful as it can be hard to slow down you decent when you suddenly slide into a part with loose rocks (I’ve learned the hard way).
The trial can be very wet trough the forest on the way up and just before you reach the lake Gavesjå and especially the last 3km from the lake back t the car. The slabs of rock are notoriously slippery when wet.
- Shortcut along the east side of the lake Galvesjå
- Easy to add a little detour to the top of Trogafjell (additional 2km)
Starts in dense forest that slowly opens up as you get close the treeline. runs trough some dense pine forest, …
- Toll road up Bygdardalen, bring kr70,- pr. car card-payent. Be aware of the sheep on the road, drive carefully!
- The summer cottage of Gavlesjåstulen has a little kiosk that’s open in the main summer holiday season
- Plenty of accommodation; camping sites, cabins and a hotel towards Bø.