Valldal: Climbing, Rafting and Fruit Farming

Discover Valldal through a range of very different experiences: climbing courses by the river, rafting on the Valldøla, a long route from the fjord to Dovrefjell, and Lingebakken fruit farm each offer a different focus. If you’re looking for a holiday apartment in Valldal, consider whether you’d rather include individual activities, a multi-day route or an insight into fruit farming in your trip. The activities vary in scope and character, offering helpful guidance when choosing where to stay on your holiday.

Climbing Courses and Ziplines by the River

The high ropes course in Valldal has a total of 61 obstacles across eight courses. It includes ziplines over the river; the longest is more than 125 metres long. Valldal Adventurepark is located by the river just outside the centre of Valldal and also has eight climbing courses, which vary in height and difficulty. Climbing here is therefore centred on a variety of courses and challenges.

Rafting on the Valldøla

Uteguiden offers an 11-kilometre rafting section on the Valldøla in Valldal, including white-water rapids. The activity is suitable for both beginners and people with rafting experience. The route length and rapids give the experience a different focus from the climbing courses, so you can consider which kind of activity best fits your travel plans. The rafting trip also includes a light lunch of svele, a local pancake speciality, and strawberries from the valley. This culinary addition is part of the trip and also brings regional cuisine into focus.

The Valldalsleden: a multi-day route with a history

At 150 kilometres from the fjord to Dovrefjell, the Valldalsleden is quite a different undertaking from a single activity. Hiking the Valldalsleden takes seven to eight days. This information about distance and duration helps you view the hike as a focus of its own within your trip and distinguish it from shorter experiences in Valldal. The route is linked to the history of the Viking king Olav Haraldsson, who later became known as Saint Olav. He is said to have landed in Valldal in the winter of 1028/1029 and travelled on from there over the mountains to Lesja and Dovre. The story links the route to a specific historical tradition, without providing further information about its course or the duration of individual sections.

Fruit Growing and Cider at Lingebakken

Fruit has been grown at Lingebakken farm for generations. Groups can take guided tours of the orchard and join cider tastings there. Depending on the season, the farm shop sells cider made on the farm, juice and various fruits. Lingebakken thus focuses both on cultivation and on produce from the farm. The seasonal selection applies to the products on offer; the guided tours and tastings are described as activities for groups. Anyone interested in local food and fruit growing will find a different focus for their trip here than with rafting, climbing or the long Valldalsleden route.

Information about the route, courses and activities helps distinguish these experiences from one another, without combining them into a single itinerary. If you’d like to include other places in your research, you can also find Tafjord, Fjøra, Eidsdal and Norddal.

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