Kavlvegen over Tiltereidet

Here along the road fv62 between Eidsvåg and Eidsøra there have over the years been discoveries of Kavlvei in many places. A Kavlvei is a road consisting of wooden posts laid down in the marsh to make it easier to cross. The width of these kavlvei suggest that it was used as a riding/sledge road and as a boat drag between Langfjord and Sunndalsfjord to avoid the unpredictable Hustadsvika. Kavlveier are known in many places in Norway. They are often between 0,5-2 metres wide and constructed of whole or split logs laid over a marsh, preferably with foundations made of twigs or sand. The location in the marsh has led to the logs being well preserved. The first and largest logs were discovered here in 1932 during ditch digging and the cultivation of the marsh land at Toven farm. Later, other parts of the construction were uncovered during ditching and plowing. An excavation in 2014 showed that parts of the Kavlvegen were constructed much earlier than first estimated. Possibly as early as the Bronze age 3000 years ago. At that time, the sea would have been at a level 7 to 10 metres higher that it is today and it was possible to sail up the Eidsvåg River to what is today known as Skipabrekka.