Røldalsleden is a 165km long pilgrim path going from Seljord to Røldal in Norway. The goal of the pilgrimage is the cross in Røldal stavkyrkje (a stave church), which was said to have miraculous powers, such as healing. This is a lot less known and popular route than the pilgrim path from Oslo to Trondheim (Nidaros), Gudbrandsdalsleden. It is also rumoured to be more difficult in finding the way and it has less infrastructure for the pilgrim, such as accommodation and food stores along the route. It is also said to be very beautiful.
In the summer of 2020, I went to Seljord to walk the pilgrim path to Røldal, here you will find my tale:
In the summer of 2020, I went to Seljord to walk the pilgrim path to Røldal, here you will find my tale:
Day 1 (19.07):Seljord - Myrkvarvvatn
Day 2 (20.07):Myrkvarvvatn - Gregardstjønn
Day 3 (21.07):Gregardstjønn - Straumen
Day 4 (22.07):Straumen - Tyrvelistøylen
Day 5 (23.07):Tyrvelistøylen - Øysteinsvatnet
Day 6 (24.07):Øysteinsvatnet - Røldal
hello! I am hoping to walk this path in June of this year. I am an American, and do not speak Norwegian, so I am wondering if you could recommend another guidebook?
ReplyDeleteAll my best,
Tigerlily
Hi! First off, I'm sorry for a very late answer. I don't think you would find any guidebook in other languages than Norwegian unfortunately. My best recommendation in that terms would be to get the map-book for the trail (Kartbok for pilegrimsvegen frå Vest-Telemark til Røldal, which can be found here for instance: https://www.kviteseidbok.no/produkt/kartbok-for-pilegrimsvegen-fra-vest-telemark-til-roldal/), and then use that in conjunction with online maps like Kartverket (https://norgeskart.no) and Google Maps in order to find accommodations outside camping.
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