Beautiful (FREE) Olden Cruise Port Walk - P&O Iona Norway Cruise - April 2024

We visited the beautiful town of Olden as part of our P&O Iona Norway Cruise in April 2024.
Even as we sailed along the fjord on the approach to Olden it was clear that it was going to be a fantastic day. The sky was clear and the Sun rose into a beautiful blue sky.
Olden is only a small location and it seemed to be a common theme for cruise passengers to have to queue and wait at both the Loen Sky Lift and for the buses to the Briksdalsbre glacier, so since we much prefer to relax and do our own thing, we decided to just go for a walk in the local area.
We knew there was a nice river and lake to the South of Olden, with some small waterfalls along the way, so we decided to walk that way. We didn't really know how far we would walk, but figured we would just keep walking until we got slightly tired/hungry/thirsty, then turn around and come back :)
As it happened, we walked for what would have been around an hour, if we hadn't kept stopping to admire the views and take photos and video. The walk really was amazing, just so relaxing and peaceful with fantastic scenery all around.
Basically, we walked as far as the Bus stop 115, Fjordvegen, then turned around and pretty much took the same route back. According to Google, this hike would take 1 hour and 10 minutes.
The weather was definitely warmer than we expected, mainly because there was no wind and the Sun was shining brightly. As we had started the day wearing various layers including thermals, we did have to remove a few layers during our walk.
After we had returned to the area close to the cruise dock, we had a really nice drink in a little cafe/pub(/guesthouse?) right next to the cruise ship, the Mølla Gjestehus. This has an upstairs balcony, which is great to just sit and relax, especially by this point our little legs ached a little :)
Although we didn't know it at the time, the staff of Mølla Gjestehus, gave the ship a fantastic send off as we departed, waving flags and playing music. Loved it! :)
All in all, we will never forget our time in Olden, it really was one of our favourite and most memorable port stops. I'm sure that we will be visiting again at some point in the future, we just hope that we get the same weather, and that it doesn't actually lose any of it's charm if it gets busier.
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Steve & Amanda.
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