The old postal road (King's Road) from Stalheim to Haugsvik

The walk from Stalheim to Haugsvik takes approx. 2 hours. The walk is considered an easy walk, and can be done by everyone, both children and adults of all ages. It can be wet in some places on the walk, so we recommend footwear that keeps you dry. 

From Stalheim Hotel You walk about 200 meters down the road towards Voss. Here you will encounter a large information sign about the King's Road, the history of the road, and the surrounding nature. and we recommend that you take the time to take in this information. The walk turns right, through the gate, then you follow the farm road up the hill and after a good climb for the first couple of hundred meters it flattens out, and you come to the first farm which is locally called Senjæ. 

Continue through the farmyard in Senjæ, through a couple of gates and into the forest and you will come out of the forest at the farm Sleen. The road now goes from farmyard to farmyard and as you will discover, all the farmyards are located approximately in the middle of the valley side, as the oldest farmyards often did. The whole time you have a magnificent view of the landscape. From Sleen the post road goes through the farmyard to the farms Tveite, Lunde and Giljarhus. Just after Giljarhus you cross the magnificent Steinhvelvingsbrua over the Giljarhuselva from around 1750. 

Finally, you will reach the old farms Hauge and Rygg. Here you will have a magnificent view of Oppheimsvatnet and towards the Vossefjella mountains.  

You can of course go back the same way you came, but many people prefer to walk down to Haugsvik and take the bus back to Stalheim. 

For the most enthusiastic, there are also opportunities to return to Stalheim on the other side of the valley.