Trolltunga

A definitive guide to hiking the iconic landmark

It's taken a year to get around to writing this account of our trip to Trolltunga, but I've finally decided to put pen to paper, or should I say fingers to keyboard? Our hike to the iconic landmark, sticking out over lake Ringedalsvatnet, took place during a road trip with my two children in August 2017. My 22yr old son, Sean, had just graduated from university with an honours degree in engineering and my 19yr old daughter, Emma, was due to start her first year at university. Consequently, this would probably be our last extended trip together for a long time, if ever. For that reason we intended to cram as many really memorable moments into the trip as possible, with Trolltunga being top of the list. I have always had an affinity with Norway since first visiting Oslo at the tender age of 6 with my father and grandfather. I didn't get to return until my early thirties, after meeting the love of my life in my home country of Wales. She just happened to be Norwegian! Go figure. From then on I was a regular visitor, travelling extensively by car, motorbike, kayak, ski and foot. My kids accompanied me on many of these trips so they too were very familiar with the country.