View of Nigardsbreen Glacier – Nigardsbreen Glacier Trail loop from Gjerde

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View of Nigardsbreen Glacier – Nigardsbreen Glacier Trail loop from Gjerde

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View of Nigardsbreen Glacier – Nigardsbreen Glacier Trail loop from Gjerde

04:44

16.7km

190m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 6.57 km for 729 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.38 km

View of Nigardsbreen Glacier

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You can only get here via a small toll road. There are restrooms and a dock to take a boat closer to the glacier.

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6.65 km

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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7.27 km

Nigardsbrevatnet Glacial Lake

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Kayaks can be rented at the parking lot at Glacier Lake

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7.65 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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8.15 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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8.34 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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8.35 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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9.87 km

Nigardsbrevatnet

Lake

11.7 km

View of Nigardsbreen Glacier

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On the small hill next to the road has my a great view of the glacier.

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16.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.33 km

3.49 km

2.83 km

2.18 km

1.20 km

618 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

2.13 km

1.42 km

913 m

825 m

659 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

8°C

4°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

July 12, 2025,Wanderung zum Nigardsbreen

Hiking to the glacier in 30°C heat -
- somehow surreal

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May 26, 2023,Nigard 2

Beautiful hiking tour from the campsite. The first part goes through the forest with some swampy parts, waterproof shoes necessary.

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June 23, 2025,Wanderung Parkcenter zum Nigardsbreen und zurück

The route is very slippery in some places. Sturdy footwear is essential! We walked back along the road. That was a mistake. It's better to stay on the hiking trail, even if it's a few meters longer. Overall, a beautiful tour with many great views. The last short tour to the glacier starts at 1 p.m. in summer (from the …

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July 15, 2025,Brücke über den Gletscherfluss – Gletscherfluss Runde von Veitastrond

A trip to the realm of giants. That's what Jotunheimen National Park is also called. From mountains and enormous mountain lakes to fjords and glaciers, you can marvel at everything here. We visited a glacier and were absolutely thrilled.

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August 17, 2022,Breheimsentered Info Center – Nigardsbreen Utsiktspunkt Runde von Gjerde

Super beautiful, varied hike with a destination that is absolutely worth seeing (= glacier).

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August 21, 2021,Escursione al Nigardsbreen 🥾❄️

Full version excursion, from the visitor center 🅿️ Breheimsenteret to the lake, along a path that crosses the various moraine substrates created by the erosion of the ice 🗻. From the lake, an equipped path allows you to reach a safe distance from the actual glacier. Alternatively, a small ferry 🚣🏼‍♂️ allows you to bypass the easy traverse on the …

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July 17, 2025,Besuch des schmelzenden Nigardsbreen,

Just a smart aleck: Nigardsbreen is the end of the Jostedalsbreen glacier tongue, the largest continental glacier in Europe, in Norway.

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It's currently receding. Perhaps also evident from our hike, which shows that we were on the glacier – but we weren't.

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September 17, 2024,Wanderung Norwegen 🇳🇴 Gletscher Nigardsbreen

Wonderful hike on the glacier in the Nigardsbreen nature reserve. If you walk on the right side of the river, the tour is also a bit shorter. Which is not surprising, because nature is so diverse and wonderful, it's easy to go in the wrong direction 🧭. Still a great tour that I can recommend to everyone. You can also …

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