Activities in Odda
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Folgefonn
Folgefonn is mainland Norway’s third-largest icefield and offers summer skiing, snowboarding and sledding from mid-June to October. For more information, contact the Folgefonn Sommar Skisenter. Short tours to the ski centre leave from Jondal Quay at 10.30am from mid-June to mid-August and return at 3.30pm. From Odda, weekend glacier trips run to Odda Turlag’s Holmaskjær mountain hut; contact the tourist office for details. Anyone in good physical condition with warm clothing and sturdy footwear can take a guided hike up the lovely Buer valley followed by a glacier walk on the Buer arm of Folgefonn (minimum three persons, Nkr400 per person, including crampons and ice axe…
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Mågelibanen Funicular
About 5km east of town, in Skjeggedal, the 960m, 42-degree Mågelibanen Funicular runs on Wednesday and Friday; timings are variable so check with the Odda tourist office. Hikers can head for the top of the Tyssestrengene waterfall (646m) and the outrageous Trolltunga rock feature from either Skjeggedal (eight to 10 hours return) or the upper funicular station (six to eight hours return).
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Tyssestrengene Waterfall
About 5km east of town, in Skjeggedal, the 960m, 42-degree Mågelibanen Funicular runs on Wednesday and Friday; timings are variable so check with the Odda tourist office. Hikers can head for the top of the Tyssestrengene waterfall (646m) and the outrageous Trolltunga rock feature, from either Skjeggedal (eight to 10 hours return) or the upper funicular station (six to eight hours return).
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Glacier Hikes, Folgefonni Breførarlag
For glacier hikes, you may want to contact Folgefonni Breførarlag.
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