Here you climb up through the Raftagil gorge. You have to cross the river several times. You walk through the dense birch thickets. Then the valley becomes rocky and narrower and you pass a double wall of basalt. Then, after a bend, you pass a striking rock needle and eventually you end up at a waterfall. Here you have to leave the gorge.

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Ronny

September 20, 2016

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Difficult and quite dangerous section. The path leads left and right along a river, which must be crossed several times. Care is needed here as the current is very strong in some places.

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Harry G

February 22, 2025

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This section is no joke. The mapped path looks like you don't need to cross the river, but you must at least 5 or 6 times. The actual path does not follow the T3 line on the map. The river gets deeper and stronger as you make your way down stream. Make sure you want to do this before going, extremely wet and cold feet and knees are a certainty.

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