Nordfjord is the second longest fjord in the County of Sogn og Fjordane. It is 110 kms long (just under 70 miles), stretching from the little coastal town of Måløy, Bremangerlandet og Stadlandet in to Innvik and the villages of Olden, Loen, and Stryn. The villages of Nordfjordeid and Sandane are at the end of the arms of Nordfjord, called Eidsfjorden and Gloppenfjorden respectively.
Nordfjord has a large slice of Norway's most spectacular scenery: from the wild and open Stadlandet: a high rock jutting defiantly out into the North Sea, with Vestkapp as Norway's most westerly point, to the green valleys and fields with small farms below snow-capped mountains further in. About half way is Hornindalsvatnet, Europe's deepest lake with depths up to 514 metres. By car it is an easy and very pleasant drive of two hours or less from Loen at the end of the fjord and out to the open North Sea.
The coast, with numerous small and larger communities, is truly a paradise for anglers and ramblers and anyone loving fresh, clean air. You may go deep-sea fishing, and also visit the island of Selje, with its ruins of a monastery from the 10th century.
Olden, Loen, and Stryn have large rivers coming from the Jostedal Glacier, the largest glacier on the European continent. This glacier has literally shaped the countryside by means of its various arms, ending in Briksdal (the Briksdal Glacier, the Melkevolls Glacier, and the Brenndals Glacier), and Loen (the Bødals Glacier, and the Kjenndals Glacier). From high up in Oldedalen (the Olden Valley), you can take a trip in a stolkjerre (two-wheeled cart with seats). pulled by the sturdy and sure-footed "Fjordhest"- (literally "Fjord horse" - a small horse, typical for West Norway, and one of the oldest breeds in Europe), right up to the Briksdal Glacier through some really magnificent scenery with cascading waterfalls and mighty mountains.Even Norwegians are impressed!
Every day, a small boat takes passengers along the Loen Lake to the Kjenndals Glacier. The scenery here has to be seen to be believed.
Innvik and Utvik are two green and peaceful villages by the fjord, - not commercialised in spite of their natural beauty and touring facilities.

About 50 kms (30 miles) from Stryn, by the old road snaking its way up and over the Stryn Mountain (the new road goes through the mountain), between Videseter Høyfjellshotell and Grotli Høyfjellshotell, is Stryn Summer Ski Centre, with chairlifts and ski-tows in operation throughout the summer, bringing you up onto the glacier, with superb conditions for snowboarding, downhill, and other snow and skiing activities.
The Jostedal Glacier's National Park Centre, with a small arboretum and a good collection of many types of plants which grow under the glacier, is situated between Stryn and Videseter.
From Stryn you can head for Grotli, and turn off across the mountain to the village of Geiranger by the Geiranger Fjord. This will give you a spectacular view from Dalsnibba, as well as the incredible serpentine-like Geiranger Road. For the return journey, catch a ferry out the Geiranger Fjord to Hellesylt and marvel at the breathtaking scenery. It's a trip you'll never forget.
Walks in the mountains are arranged all over the Nordfjord-area (with well marked footpaths), as well as glacier walks, boat trips, canoeing, surfing, golf, mountain biking, horseriding, deep sea fishing, and fishing in the fjord and in mountain lakes.
If you drive south, over the Utvik Mountain and through the narrow Våtedalen, you will more than likely see literally hundred of goats, small and large, dotted up the very steep mountainsides or taking a rest by the road. Carry on to Fjærland, a village with The Norwegian Glacier Museum and the Norwegian Book City - the Norwegian version of the famous bookshops in Haye-on-Wye.

Welcome to Nordfjord and what will really be The Holiday of a Lifetime!