Difficult
A rock knob perched above Seljestadjuvet, the deep gorge between Haradalen and Seljestad near Røldal. The 4-kilometre hike starts from Eskjeflota parking, the highest point on the old road over Røldalsfjellet, and takes about one hour and 40 minutes one way. The first section climbs steeply, gaining 358 metres towards Kvitenuten along partly cairned sheep tracks, before turning left for a relatively easy walk to the viewpoint itself. From Gorsbolten, views extend to Folgefonna glacier, the Hardangervidda plateau, and the Røldal mountains. The drop beneath the viewpoint is sheer; there is no need to go all the way down onto the bolt for the view. Season is July to mid-October.
Seljestadjuvet was the passage pilgrims used to reach Røldal Stave Church, one of medieval Norway's most important pilgrimage sites. The church, built around 1200 to 1250, houses a crucifix dated to 1250 that according to legend sweats moisture once a year on the old Olsok date. The moisture was believed to have healing powers. Pilgrims came continuously until 1835, longer than to any other pilgrimage site in Norway. The gorge road was their final approach.
By the roadside in Seljestadjuvet stands a stone monument with the inscription: "In memory of postman G. Turtveit. Buried for 56 hours during a snow avalanche 3/1 1903. He dug himself out with the post horn." This is documented fact, not legend. The massive cliffs on the right side of the trail are the same faces where the Røldal Freeride Challenge is held each winter, a Freeride World Tour qualifier where skiers and snowboarders descend near-vertical powder faces.
Seljestadjuvet was the passage pilgrims used to reach Røldal Stave Church, one of medieval Norway's most important pilgrimage sites. The church, built around 1200 to 1250, houses a crucifix dated to 1250 that according to legend sweats moisture once a year on the old Olsok date. The moisture was believed to have healing powers. Pilgrims came continuously until 1835, longer than to any other pilgrimage site in Norway. The gorge road was their final approach.
By the roadside in Seljestadjuvet stands a stone monument with the inscription: "In memory of postman G. Turtveit. Buried for 56 hours during a snow avalanche 3/1 1903. He dug himself out with the post horn." This is documented fact, not legend. The massive cliffs on the right side of the trail are the same faces where the Røldal Freeride Challenge is held each winter, a Freeride World Tour qualifier where skiers and snowboarders descend near-vertical powder faces.
