Norway's Route 7: Scenic drive from Sekse to Hagafoss

The drive along the 7 from Sekse to Hagafoss was wonderful!

One of my favorite things about our trip is that we rented a car and could stop whenever we wanted. Some stops like Voringfoss were a must see and some like Makka Pakka we noticed as we were driving by.

Here is a look at the part of Norway we were in and then a closer look at the route (7) and the stops that we made along the way. We went along the Hardagerfjord and then across the Hardager Plateau.

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Our stops

Sekse Fruit Farm

This is where our Airbnb was located and is a gorgeous part of Norway! From the Airbnb we could see a branch of the Hardangerfjord. There were grass roofed house and quaint narrow country roads.

The people that owned the Airbnb were multigenerational fruit farms, mainly apples. They were such good apples too!

Grocery Shopping in Ullensvang

After leaving our Airbnb we stopped at the first grocery store along the way, in Ullensvang. It was nice. Lots of parking and a good selection of food. We got bread, crackers, cheese, chocolate, fruit and drinks.

We ate out of the car often as we were constantly on the road. Fun Fact: There is a fun bread slicer in this grocery store that we were very excited to use... multiple times.

Eidfordvatnet

We pulled over to take pictures of this lake. I did a post called Channeling my inner Ansel Adams in Norway. The lake is 1.37 sq miles (3.55-square-kilometre) and located right next to Eidfjord.

Voringfoss

This is a really great area to see Voring Falls--this waterfall has a total drop of 597 feet (182 metres) and has a run of 400 feet (122 metres). There are a lot of different look out areas and a very unique bridge.

The whole area is really beautiful and the Fossli Hotel located on the hill. While there are lots of tourists it didn't feel crowded.

Hardangervidda

This is the largest plateau in Europe and has cold year-round alpine climate. It is protected by the Hardangervidda National Park and is above the tree line. It has the largest herds of wild reindeer in the world. We were there in late September and there was not any snow yet, the snow poles show how high the snow can get at this elevations (average elevation is 3,600 feet and 1,100 meteres)

Makka Pakka's Field

This area on Lake Orteren is covered in thousands of cairns and according to Google Maps is called Makka Pakka's field, after the lovable character in In the Night Garden.

Gorgeous fall colors at Sloddfjorden Lake

Right on Sloddfjorden Lake we found a great turn out to park and wandered around taking pictures of these trees in peak fall colors.

Hagafoss

Hagafoss is small little village in the Hol municipality, right were the 7 goes east and the 50 goes west. As we came into town we found these buildings right on the water and stopped to get pictures!

Then we went over to the picturesque red church and it's beautiful cemetery.

This is a great scenic drive in this part of Norway. I would like to drive the length of route 7 some day. We only did 91 miles (148km) of it and I was amazed at the beauty and variety.

Sources:
Big5travel
Eidfordvatnet
Hardangervidda
Hagafoss