Route B: Bjørkelia - Kvamstøylen 

500 m. Tour time approx. 2-3 hours.

Start at the parking lot of the ski resort in Bjørkelia. From there you can take the car road up to Kvamstøylen, or straight up the towpath on the slalom hill. From Kvamstøylen, a forest road goes west down to the gardens in Kvammen. Back along the river (see route A), or the way you came. 

From Kvamsstøylen you can also continue up the "familie run" (starts east of the kvamsstøylen) until you are at the top of the ski run, approx. 800m. Easy road to walk, great view.

Route A: Gjesdalen - Gjesdalsstøylen

580 m.  Tour time approx. 3-4 hours each way. Or approx. 30 minutes from the car park at Trinta (Bomveg).

From the gardane at the top of Gjesdalen there is a toll road to Trinta, car park near Gjesdalsstøylen. Here you can choose whether you want to walk or drive. From Trinta there is a clear path to the noise. From there it is good to go further inwards to Søsestøylen deep in the valley. You can also turn left before the river and reach Gjesdalsvatnet between Gjesdalsdalen and Sanddal.

Route B: Gjesdalen - Middagsfjellet

1173 m.  Tour time approx. 4 hours round trip from the end of the motorway (the car park at Trinta).

See route A. On the steps there is a sign marked Middagsfjeller. The path is not marked annually, and is somewhat indistinct over the marshes up towards the mountain. Walk diagonally to the north up the hill, and then follow the mountain ridge eastwards to the top. Was at the highest point a little towards the mountain plateau.

Route C: Gjesdalen - Bakkestøylen

580 m.  Tour time approx. 3 hours r/r

Take the E39 at Vassenden (signposted to Kjøsnes) and drive over the bridge. Turn off to the right after the football pitch and head up into Gjesdalen. Park just before a small bridge and follow the toll road westwards up the gorge and into the valley until the road ends before Bakkestøylen. Path the last pieces.

RRoute A: Ytre Sanddal - Brendestøylen

550 m. Tour time approx. 2 hours round trip.

Take the E 39 at Vassenden (signposted to Kjøsnes) and continue straight ahead for about 10 km. Take the exit at the sign for Sanddal and follow the road to the top. There you turn right and drive on until you come to a forest road with a barrier. Park the car and walk the forest road up the west side of the river to the end. Then you are at Brendestøylen.

Route B: Ytre Sanddal - Gamlestøylen / Botnavatnet.

550 m above sea level About 1 hour to Gamlestøyplen.

Take the E39 at Vassenden (signposted to Kjøsnes) and continue straight ahead for about 10 km. Turn off at the sign for Sanddal and follow the road up to the highest point, with gardens on both sides. Park there and take the forest road up the valley on the east side of the river. From the stølen there is a path to Gamlestøylen (house tufts) and on to Botnavatnet. Idyllic town with atmosphere. 

Combination of tour A and B: Frø Botnavatnet, you can walk across the valley and find the path to Brendestøylen and the forest road back. There is no clear path, but walk along the lake until you are on the other side of the valley, from there you turn to the right and you will soon see the noise on Brenderstøylen. 

Route C: Bjørndalsstøylen

560 m. Tour time 3-4 hours.

Take the E39 at Vassenden (signposted to Kjøsnes). Drive along the lake past Sanddalen and park by the gravel roof a little after the second bridge. Follow the road up to the power station, continue on the marked path through the forest and follow the forest road up to the dam. Continue on the south side of the dam on the marked path to Bjørndalsstøylen. From here you can continue until you reach Lake Styggevatnet deep in the valley. No marked path, but animal tracks, easy to walk (1 - 1 1/2 hours from the noise)

Route D: Fagrevatnet. 

Tour time 1 1/2 - 2 hours one way from the dam.

See tours C. At the sign for Bjørndalsstøylen (10 minutes from the dam) there is a sign for Lake Fagrevatnet. Follow the path to the river, over the bridge, further up along the river to Gagrevatnet. The path is not marked annually, but old marks from mountain trimming can be found.

Route A: The flight control

420 m.   Tour time approx. 1 hour (one way) from the car park in Flugedalen

You can walk or drive from Jølstraholmen. Cross the E39 at Jølstraholmen, follow the road upwards past a construction site and turn left where the road splits. Park at ferist no. two and walk into the valley. You can choose to follow the road straight ahead and turn right when the road splits, or take the forest road up through a spruce field. Both roads lead to the noise road to Flugestøylen. The path is clearly straight ahead. 

Route B: Flugestøøylen - Hjellbrekkestøylen - Hjellbrekka. 

490 masl Tour time approx. 2 hours from Flugestøylen.

On Flugestøylen there are signs for Hjellbrekkestøylen and Svidalsskaret. The rock wrecker's rein. Cross the bridge at Flugestøylen and follow the path up the hill towards Hjellbrekkeheia. Head west over Breimyrane, through a field of plants and up to Hjellbrekkestæylen. From there, a path and forest road go down to the gardens at Hjellbrekke. Continue down to the main road and east on the cycle path towards Jølstraholmen. (NOTE: if you have a car in Flugedalen, you must go up there to pick it up. Then go straight up from the first farm on Hjellbrekke).

Tip: From Flugestøylen it is easy to go to Sidalen. Past the upper seal, the path leads into the valley which turns eastwards, up into Svidalsskaret and down to Svidalsstøylen. Tour time approx. 2 hours from Flugestøylen.

Route A: Svidal - Svidalsltøyane

550 m.  Tour time approx. 2 hours. 

From Vassenden: Take the E39 at the sign for Berg. Drive almost to Topps on the road, to a forest road that turns left. Park on the right side of the road. Follow the forest road and mark the path to Svidalsstøylen.

Route B: Berg - Bergstøylane.

560 m.  Tour time 2-3 hours.

See route A. Drive to the top of the road, past the highest gardens, over a small river and parks. Follow the forest road on the east side of the road, go up through a pasture and a forest. You can see two noisy alleys when you get to the top. To the furthest west, you have to cross a river that can be rough, so you must consider carefully whether it is safe to cross. 

Route C: Tindefjellet

1083 m. Travel time 4-5 hours from the noise.

See route A: From Svidalsstøylane you go west to the second stølsgrenda and up the back of Tidefjellet. Fremstebotnvatnet is on the right. Easy, nice trail.

Route A: Ålhusstøylen

550 m. Tour time 2 hours round trip.

Take the E 39 at Ålhus church and follow the road to Øvrebø for about 200m to the information board. Turn left and park in the center of Ålhus and walk the 300m up to the garden. Continue on the marked forest road to Ålhusstøylen.

Route B: Gotdalsstøylen

570 m.s.l. Tour time 4 hours round trip from the start of the toll road, or 2 hours round trip from the toll road car park.

Starting point as route A. Drive on the village road for about 3km to the information board at the start of the forest road / toll road. Here you can park on the side of the road or drive the toll road about 1.5 km to the car park. Further towards Gotdalsstøylen you walk on the forest road.

Route C: Bjørsetstølen

760 m. Tour time 3-4 hours round trip

Take the E39 at Ålhus and drive the road to the cabin field in Hegrenesåsen 360 m above sea level. From the end of the road, follow the marked path. Nice trip with an extra nice view of Jølstravatnet and the village along the lake!

Route A: Øyskaret / Hegrenesnipa

710 and 899 m above sea level.    Tour time 2-3 hours 

Take the E39 in Årdalen and drive inwards towards Årdalsdalen. Parking space by the ferist on Beger towards Årdalsdalen (left side). Tuta is marked along the forest road, the last part of the trail. From Øyskaret you can turn left and go to the top of Hegrenesnipa. Nice viewpoint.

Route B: Fjellstøylen (Erikstadstøylen)

670 m. Tour time 2-3 hours. 

Take the E39 and drive along the right-hand side towards Årdalsdalen above Erikstad. When you arrive at the toll road, you can park or drive along the toll road to the forest road to the right. (short distance from barrier to forest road). You follow the forest road on the right-hand side, which after a while turns into a dead-end marked path to the stilt.

Route C: Round trip in Årdalsdalen

Tour time 1-2 hours.

Starting point as route A or B. Follow the road into the valley along Dalevatnet. Take the bridge over the river and go back on the other side of the lake. Flat and nice hiking trail. On the right side of the river, you can also take the trip to the Legesøylen, which is located approx. 2 km from the bridge.

Route A: Husstøylen / Helgheimsstøylen

560 and 600m Trip time 2-3 hours.

Starting point: Toll road that takes off from E39, approx. 2km east of Helgheim church. You can park here, or drive a short toll road to the car park. From here you walk on a forest road to Helgheimsstøylen.

Route B: The sink

1050 m.    Tour time 2 hours from Helgheimstøylen. 

Like route A up to Helgheimstøylen. From Helgheimstøylen you follow the marked path to Vasskaret. 

Skei - Fugledalen

570 m.  Tour time 2 hours.

At Skei, turn off onto gardsveg, 50m west of the roundabout. Go to the height pool above the yard. Continue on a good and marked path up towards the valley and to Guglastøylen.

You can also go further past Skredesøylen and to the top of Høheimsfjellet (1079m). This path is not marked. Tour time Fuglestøylen - Håheimsfjellet 4 hours.

Route A: Bolsetnipa

1238 m. Tour time approx. 4 hours round trip from the toll road.

Take the E39 500m east of Skei, at the road sign for Fossheim. Signed / orient, sees road to toll station, and the road further up to Fossheimsdalen. From the car park (550 m above sea level), continue on the paved path to the signpost Bolsetnipa. Continue on the marked path past Nolsetstøylen (tuftar) and continue on a good and marked path to Bolsetnipa. Great view of large parts of Jølster!

Route B: Fossheimstøylen - Instebotnsvatnet

750 and 810 m above sea level.   Tour time 3-4 hours round trip.

Starting point as route A. From the car park, cross the bridge to the left. The front on a paved path led part of the trip towards Fossheimstøylen, further on easy terrain to Lake Instebotnsvatnet. If you want, you can walk around the lake and back on the other side of the river to the car park.

Route C: To Fossheim and Håheimsvatnet

Tour time 1-2 hours T/R.

Nice walks along all the small lakes east of Skei. From the Essostasjonen to the right, walk on a road with little traffic until you meet a sign for Fossheim. Continue past Fossheim on a forest road along Håheimsvatnet. Return the same way.

Hike around Lake Paulsvatnet

About 45 minutes.

Take the E39 approx. 3.5 km east of Skei, at the sign marked Breimsvatn. Drive approx. 2 km in the direction of Lake Breimsvatnet. Parking after the bridge, before the holiday. Flat and nice walking path on the south side of Paulsvatnet. Enchanting and beautiful nature.

Bakkestøylen

610 m.  Tour time 2 hours.

Take the E39 east of Skei at the sign for Stardalen. Follow the road for about 7.5 km to the forest road that turns off to the left. 300m east of Veitberg. This is the starting point (290 m) for the trip. Follow the forest road for approximately 2.5 km. At the end of the road, go over a bridge to the left and continue over the next bridge. Good path on to Bakkestøylen. Bream fishing in small mountain lakes, but a fishing license is required. This is a nice family trip.

Veitebergsdalen is a mountain valley where the valley floor has its highest point at Bakkestøylen, but the valley road ends at Mykebust in Gloppen municipality. You can walk there, but the path is only partially marked. From Bakkestøylen to Myklebust it is about 7km.

Route A: Oldaskaret

1100 m. Travel time from the car park 4 hours.

The tour starts from the car park on a good and well-marked path past Haugastøylen, along the river. When you arrive at the bridge, cross it and follow the marked route to Oldeskaret. After the bridge, you have to go up two elevations. After the last ascent, you will go through an area with a lot of rocks that lies along a lake. The route is well marked and easy to walk. Then you enter Oldeskaret, which is marked with a stone cairn. This is a nice mountain trip and wild and beautiful nature, surrounded by glaciers and high mountains. From Oldeskaret there is a marked hiking route down to Briksdal in Olden.

Route B: Haugabeen

900 m. Travel time from the car park 3 hours. 

Same path as tour A up to the bridge over the river. There you turn left on a well-marked path to the front of Haugabreen. Be careful at the glacier river from the left and be aware that it can fall from the glacier front!

From Haugadalen you can go to Snønipa (1827 m above sea level). Snønipa is the highest mountain in Jølster, with a fantastic view of Jostedalsbreen and the surrounding mountain area. The route goes in over the Haugabreen and the trip takes about 5 hours to the top. The trip requires glacier experience and good glacier equipment.

Route A: Tverrdalen / Gallen

1386 meters above sea level  Tour time 6-8 hours.

This trip requires mountain experience. From the end of the road follow the path to the bridge over the river. Continue further into Tverrdalen until you meet the river from the right. From here, the path goes to the right along the mountain ridge, and to the top of Gallen. Steep ascent in dramatic scenery.

Route B: Langedalen

Tour time 2 hours round trip

Starting point about 150m before the end of the motorway. Take the bridge over the river on a private road through the yard. Continue on the forest road and eventually a normal path (not marked). Nice picnic area on the flat by the river from the right. This is an easy and quiet family trip surrounded by wild nature.

Route A: Bjørja

1551 m. Tour time 6-8 hours.

To get Flatjordstøylen, you follow a good and marked path on the west side of the river, to the bottom below Bjørja. Here you have two alternative spouts for the top. To the left over the bridge, to the ridge, and on to the top. The path is not marked. Great view up the ridge. The other route does not go over the bridge, but along the river and steeply up to the bottom of the glacier. From here to the left up the mountain ridge and to the top.

Route B: Strupen / Kvannebakkbu

1200 and 1520 m above sea level. Tour time 6-8 hours. 

From Befringstøylen you walk on a good and marked path to Strupen, the band in front of the glacier. Nice view to Jostedalsbreen. From here to the right towards the top of the mountain. Kvannebakkbu (open resting hut) is located about 300m inside the mountain by a large cairn. Be careful on the partially steep snow glacier below the summit.

Route C: Blåvatnet

780 m. Tour time 3-4 hours.

Easy and nice family trip to Blåvatnet at the southern end of Befrigsdalen. Good, but not marked trail. Nice hiking area. 

Circular trail in Befrigsdalen. 

Tour time 2-3 hours. 

An alternative to these walking routes is to walk the toll roads on each side of the river, with a crossing on the bridge at Flatjordstøylen.

Lundeskaret

950 m. Tour time up to 2 hours.

Starting point is the rest area by the tunnel in Lundebotnen, 300m above sea level. Here you go over the bridge and to the left onto the path, which is marked along the river. The path gradually turns to the right and becomes steeper. You now get a view of the steep and narrow gorge up towards Lundeskaret.

The ladder winds upwards, and into the gorge on the left. After about 100m you will see a marked trail on the right. From here you walk on a very steep, but clearly visible path to the top. At the top of the pass you get a great view of wild and beautiful mountain nature. You can extend the tour to Trollevatnet, and 2 hours extra tour time. 

NB: The trip requires good mountain experience and is best suited between July and September due to steep snow glaciers in the path.

Route A: Nykjen

1100 m. Tour time 4 hours.

Starting point: Car park on forest road to Dvergsdalstøylen (540 m above sea level).

Continue on the bridge over the river and along it on the marked path to Fagredalen. Then steeply up to the next bottom, and gradually you turn right up to Nykjen. From Nykjen you can follow the ridge up to the edge of Grovabreen. Here it is not marked, but it is okay to walk.

Route B: Orkja

948 m.    Tour time 4 hours.

Starting point: Forest road on the left side of the road from Myklebust to Dversdalsdalen (420 m above sea level). Walk along the forest road for about 1 km. Continue on the marked path into Jølstravatnet on the Panoramic view over Jølstravatnet for the entire trip.