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Photo: Bernd Brägelmann from Düren (close to Cologne), Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Arm of the great glacier. In Jostedal, 63 km from Sogndal. In the end of the road there is a parking space. From there departures a small boat over the lake in front of the glacier. The journeys takes 30 minutes, the boat runs non-stop during the season (usually May to October). Observe from safe distance, guide needed for hike on the ice. There is no need to go on a hike to see the glacier. The glacier is usually visible from road or the parking. Sturdy shoes are needed to walk around on shore beneath the glacier.
Nigardsbreen is a glacier arm of the large Jostedalsbreen glacier. Nigardsbreen lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the village of Gaupne in the Jostedalen valley in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located just west of the Jostedøla river.
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Visitor centre.
Main glacier
The main glacier can as such be seen from air only. Approximate mid point indicated on map.
Kjenndalen glacier
Glacier branch at the end of Lodalen/Kjenndalen valley, some 15 kilometers from Loen village. Road almost to the glacier.
Briksdalsbreen
Perhaps one of the most famous glacier in Norway. In the end of the valley. 22 km from Olden. This may be the most well known view of the glacier. The distance from the parking space to the glacier is 2.5 km (1.6 mi). You can walk or ride with motorised vehicles called Troll-car.
Bøyabreen glacier
One of the few places where a glacier arm is readily visible from a main road. It is possible to see the glacier from the parking space. Or you could walk for about half an hour in relatively flat terrain. Keep a safe distance in case of falling ice.
Ski lift at the northern end of Jostedalsbreen. This ski resort is open in summer only!