The Fjord Farm Skageflå

Those who lived in the mountainside farms along the fjord many years ago must have had a head for heights. We are now passing the mountain farm Skageflå which was vacated around 100 years ago. It is idyllically located on a sunny mountain ledge 250 metres up the steep mountainside. Skageflå is one of 10 disused fjord farms on the Geiranger Fjord. Its spectacular position and the exposed and difficult path up, makes the farm the best known of them. As you can appreciate, it was not without danger to either live on or get to the farm. Today, the path that runs to Skageflå is safe. It has been repaired and secured in stages, over the last 150 years. In the past, the hardy fjord folk who lived there had to learn to deal with the dangers that lurked there. The children attended school in Geiranger in stretches of a few weeks at a time, and both learnt and partook in the demanding farm work when they were at home. The smallest children were secured with a rope so that they couldn’t get too close to the dangerous cliff edge. Today the farm is used as a holiday home and a tourist destination, but it is not for those who are afraid of heights.