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A very challenging but beautiful hike where you will see the risks people took in the past in order to live in these remote areas. This hike is only suitable to take in dry weather and if you are not afraid of heights

It is recommended that you start in Mikladalur, from where it is easier to ascend. Go straight up the hill from the gospel hall named Malta, passing through several gates before climbing over a low fence between the dirt road and a rock wall. Next, hike up to the hillside Vørðan, marked with a 3 m high pole with a read buoy, which shows the way to the path through the rock ledges.

Signposts lead you up from Mikladalur, making it is easy to follow the path. The stretch north toward the valley of Djúpadalur is good to walk. However, the most difficult stretch of the hike is the first 500 metres after entering Djúpadalur, crossing the rock ledges above Ovararók. Here you walk along a narrow and steep ledge with a significant drop on its outer edge (see the picture). In summertime, when it is dry, it is good to walk. Since you walk along the edge of a ledge with a sheer drop, this is not at all suitable for people who are afraid of heights. Here you need to focus and pay close attention to where you are walking, taking it slowly, step by step, and be ready to steady yourself if needed. Also, make sure that your shoelaces are securely tied, and that the ends of your laces are tucked in so that they do not catch something, causing you to stumble.

The green grass-covered valley Djúpadalur is very beautiful, with rows of broad rock ledges stacked between Mt. Nestindar towering above the valley and the gorge Djúpadalsgjógvin in its base. Many sheep graze in the valley, and in the old days it also served as an outfield for the cows. From Trøllanes the cows were led along the village path, but in Mikladalur they had to take the cows over the mountain and into the valley along a cattle trail. Now that you can reach Djúpidalur by a tunnel, everything has become far more convenient. Today, the sheep are not kept in the valley during the winter.

From Djúpidalur, take the path above the gorge Djúpadalsgjógvin, go north through the pastures of Norðaraskor, and from there to hillside known as heim til Vørðu. Here too, you will find a 2-metre-high pole with a red buoy, which shows the path into the crags. The whole path through Djúpidalur is easy to spot.

The path down to Trøllanes goes in a fairly straight line from the buoy to the village. Signposts guide you along. When you go through the gate in the rock wall, angle westward down to a pole. From there, take a 90 degree turn to your right, and then follow the signposts to the end of the road in the eastern part of the village.

You should not venture on this hike when it is slippery, snowing, raining, or if it has been raining in the past few days. As is indicated on the sign in Trøllanes, you are not allowed to veer of the path. This is for your own safety.

The hike can be taken in either direction. But the locals prefer to take the hike from Mikladalur as the hill down to Trøllanes is very steep.