The Steindal's Glacier

A wonderful, but disappearing sight

My university comes here every year as part of an Arctic fieldtrip and we had a spectacular stroke of luck meaning it was sunny and partly cloudy skies the whole day, no rain and not cold making for a...

Easy path, steep in the beginning

Starting with a steep hill, the worst is over within half an hour. An easy hike otherwise, however the path might be slippery after rain. The glacier is right in front of you long before you reach it,...

Moderate hike to a beautiful glacial lake area.

A lovely yet fairly busy path (on a weekend) through mostly forest and meadow until the end, where you will find some rock and then sand before the glacial lake. Plenty of parking and easy to find. ...

Hiking trail to Steindal glacier

Trail is partly very rocky, but easy follow and egipped with information signs. At the end of trail you can find signs, marking receding glacier. It's happens unfortunately very fast! Our team have g...

Signs of the climate change

Steindal glacier (Steindalsbreen) is an amazing sight. Also in a way sinister, as there are signs that show how fast the glacier is retreating due to the climate change. Hike from the car park to the ...