Nigardsbreen Glacier Trail – Nigardsbrevatnet Glacial Lake loop from Jostedalsbreen Parking

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Nigardsbreen Glacier Trail – Nigardsbrevatnet Glacial Lake loop from Jostedalsbreen Parking

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Nigardsbreen Glacier Trail – Nigardsbrevatnet Glacial Lake loop from Jostedalsbreen Parking

01:26

3.81km

90m

Hiking

Hard hike. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 130 m for 729 m

After 2.96 km for 729 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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212 m

Nigardsbreen Glacier Trail

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From here about 3 km to the glacier. Varied path over rocks, watercourses, ladders, partially secured.
You should be sure-footed, sturdy shoes with non-slip soles are also recommended here.
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826 m

Nigardsbrevatnet Glacial Lake

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Kayaks can be rented at the parking lot at Glacier Lake

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1.21 km

Waterfalls Around Nigardsbreen Nature Reserve

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All around you can discover some smaller and larger waterfalls... always nice to see

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1.71 km

Bridge Over the Glacier River, Nigardsbreen Nature Reserve

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The bridge is like a temperature limit: after the bridge it gets much colder and windy. A jacket and possibly a hat are also useful here in summer!

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1.90 km

Glacial River at Nigardsbreen Nature Reserve

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The outflow of the melted glacier ice is also impressive, because the massive water masses have carved deep channels and potholes into the rock.

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1.91 km

Bridge Over the Nigardsbreen River

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It gets cold behind the bridge. A jacket would be an advantage.

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2.08 km

Blue-Topped Trail Markers to Nigardsbreen Glacier

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To ensure that you follow the "right" path, the small towers with the light blue or glacier blue roof are set up.

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3.33 km

Nigardsbrevatnet Glacial Lake

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There's a shuttle boat service on the lake, which halves the time needed to reach the lower end of the glacier tongue.

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3.81 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.56 km

259 m

Surfaces

2.50 km

913 m

259 m

151 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

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-2°C

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Comments

June 21, 2022,Wanderung zum Nigardsbreen - Gletscher

Our goal today was the Nigardsbreen glacier

The Nigardsbreen is a glacier tongue of the Jostedalsbreen, a Scandinavian mountain range 🏔️...

In the valley of the glacier is the lake Nigardsbrevatnet, over which you can go with a small boat 🚤 close to the glacier.

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July 14, 2023,🇳🇴 Nigardsbreen - Gletscher ganz nah

Absolute highlight and must if you are in the area 😍

Starting point: car park at Nigardsbreen - the access road is a toll road. You can also park at Breheimsenteret, but in our opinion you can save yourself the 3 km to the trail. The museum itself is very interesting and a good place to start, as you can …

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August 24, 2023,🇧🇻 Norwegen: Nigardsbreen - Gletscher

Today we went to the Nigardsbreen glacier: from the parking lot you can walk along a rocky hiking trail to just before the glacier, specified as 3 km (I don't know why komoot recorded less for me... but 3 km is closer, I think there were also a little more altitude).
Unfortunately, the route can be shortened by another 1.6 …

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June 9, 2022,Nigardsbreen - One Way

The hike takes you to the edge of the glacier tongue. Half of the way can be covered by boat (4€ per person and way). If you have trouble on slippery rocks, you should invest the money. The rest of the way is easily doable.
Here again the hint: the 38 Komoot minutes are more like 1.25 hours in

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June 15, 2022,Nigardsbreen

Descent from the glacier to the parking lot. It's just fantastic.

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August 18, 2024,Nigardsbreen, hoch zum Gletscher. 18.08.24

Super awesome tour. The crossing by boat was short but fun, and we had to walk back.

It was very cold and really wet from above. Of course it cleared up a bit and the rain started when we got back to the car.

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