Jostedalsbreen Essentials
Jostedalsbreen is the largest glacier in continental Europe, covering nearly 500 square kilometers in Western Norway. This selection highlights its most accessible and geologically significant arms, including the famous Briksdalsbreen and the calving front of Austdalsbreen at Styggevatnet lake. The list features diverse glacial topography, from the steep ice falls of Bøyabreen and Austerdalsbreen to Lodalskåpa, the ice field's highest nunatak standing at 2,083 meters. These sites provide critical access points for studying glacial recession and alpine geology.
A Briksdalsbreen (Briksdal glacier)
This famous glacier arm descends from a height of 1,200 meters into the Briksdalen valley. It terminates at a glacial lake and is accessible via a 3-kilometer trail or motorized 'Troll cars' from the nearby mountain lodge.
B Nigardsbreen
Nigardsbreen is a glacier arm of the large Jostedalsbreen glacier. Nigardsbreen lies about 30 kilometres north of the village of Gaupne in…
C Bøyabreen
A fast-moving glacier arm in Fjærland, easily visible from Highway 5. It features a steep ice fall situated below the main Jostedalsbreen plateau and sits directly above a small, turquoise meltwater pond.
D Jostedal Glacier
Jostedal Glacier or Jostedalsbreen is the largest glacier in continental Europe. It is in Vestland county in Western Norway.
Austerdalsbreen
Located at the head of the Austerdalen valley, this glacier is noted for three dramatic ice falls—Loke, Odin, and Thor—that converge into a single, wide ice tongue.
F Austdalsbreen
A glacier arm that terminates directly into the Styggevatnet reservoir. It is one of the few locations in the region where the glacier calves icebergs into a lake, often explored via guided kayak tours.
G Lodalskåpa
Lodalskåpa is the highest nunatak on the Norwegian glacier Jostedalsbreen.
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