Voss
Municipality · Vestland
About Voss
Rafting, paragliding and the Ekstremsportveko festival, the Voss Gondol from the station up Hanguren, and the roadside roar of Tvindefossen.
Coat of arms: Bjarkan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Plan a trip hereWhat to do and where to stay in Voss
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1Voss Gondol to HangurenViewpoint
From beside Voss station the gondola climbs to Hangurstoppen at 820 m in under nine minutes, with a restaurant and an easy 800 m panorama loop at the top.
Voss station, Vossevangen · 1–3 h · all year (summer hiking and biking, winter skiing)
2Voss Folk Museum (Mølstertunet)History & culture
Above Vangsvatnet, the listed Mølster farmstead keeps sixteen buildings where they always stood, the oldest from 1634, beside an exhibition on 500 years of Voss life.
Mølstervegen, hillside above Vossevangen · 1–1.5 h · all year; daily in June–August, weekdays (and short weekend hours) in spring and autumn
3FinnesloftetHistory & culture
Timber felled in winter 1294–95 makes this banqueting hall Norway's oldest non-church wooden building; its upper floor has stave-built walls, unique for a secular building.
Finnesvegen, about 15 min walk west of Voss station · 45 min · summer (guided tours several days a week in summer); outside view all year
4Voss Church (Vangskyrkja)History & culture
Built in 1271–1277 in the middle of Vossevangen, the church has served the village for some 750 years and still holds Sunday services.
Vossevangen centre · 20–30 min · All year (services Sundays 11:00); check opening hours before you go
5TvindefossenLocal oddity
By the E16 north of Vossevangen the river drops more than 100 m in steps; in the late 1990s visitors bottled its water, said to make you younger.
E16, about 12–13 km north of Vossevangen towards Gudvangen · 15–30 min · all year (most water May–July)
6SkjervsfossenNature
A Norwegian Scenic Route stop by the old Granvin road, with paths and stairs beside 150 m twin falls and a spot at the foot called 'the Shower'.
Old road between Granvin and Voss (Hardangervegen) · 30–60 min · May–October (road closed in winter)
7Bordalsgjelet gorgeHike
A paved path leads into a narrow river gorge just outside Vossevangen, an easy 5 km round trip from the centre with only 50 m of climbing.
Starts at Prestegardsmoen, Voss centre; car park off Gjernesvegen · 1.5 h on foot from the centre (5 km), or 10 min drive to the car park · May–November
8Lønahorgi from BavallenHike
A marked summer path climbs about 1,100 m from Bavallen to the 1,410 m summit, where on clear days four glaciers are in view, Folgefonna among them.
Bavallen, Voss Resort, above Vossevangen · 6–8 h (about 20 km return) · summer (trail marked in summer)
9Stalheim view over NærøydalenViewpoint
From the Stalheim Hotel terraces, 500 m above Nærøydalen at the top of the 13-bend Stalheimskleiva, travellers have taken in this view for nearly 200 years.
Stalheim, E16 near the Aurland border · 30 min · hotel season (summer); viewpoint itself all year
10Granvin ChurchHistory & culture
A white wooden church from 1726 on the east shore of Granvinsvatnet, standing where a stave church with covered galleries stood from the 13th century.
East shore of Granvinsvatnet, a few km north of Granvin village · 15–20 min · Outside all year; check opening hours before you go