Kjeåsen Farm, 6km northeast of Eidfjord and close to the treeline, 530m above the valley floor, should not be missed. Now one of Norway's top scenic locations, the wonderfully remote farm buildings are still inhabited by a woman who has lived alone here for more than 40 years – alone, that is, apart from the busloads of tourists who visit the farm every day in summer.
According to some accounts, there has been a farm here for 400 years, although vehicle access was only possible with the construction of the road in 1975. This road goes through a one-way tunnel, driving up on the hour, down on the half-hour; although the tunnel is open 24 hours, the latest you should drive up to the farm is 5pm, so as to respect the privacy of Kjeåsen's inhabitant.
It's possible to climb up to the farm on foot (four hours return), but it's steep and quite perilous, involving at least one rope-bridge; the path begins in Sæ in Simadal with parking by Sima Power Plantask – ask the tourist office for directions. If Kjeåsen Farm has piqued your curiosity, the booklet Kjeåsen in Eidfjord, by Per A Holst, tells the history of the farm and its inhabitants; it's available for Nkr20 from the Eidfjord tourist office.
