Must see
Loen Skylift
1 hr · Check current admission
6789 Loen. Cable car to Mount Hoven, 38 per car. Zip line and hiking at the top. Hours not published in place data — seasonally
Easy to moderate
CountryNorway
CurrencyNorwegian krone (NOK)
LanguageNorwegian; English widely spoken
Dock TypeBerth or Tender
Walk to Centre—
TaxisAt terminal
At a Glance
Olden, alongside at the cruise quay. Olden village itself is very small. Olden village is a short walk. Loen Skylift is roughly 6km away and is what almost everyone is actually here for.
Getting Around
⚠️ The buying flag, which belongs in the product. A reviewer states directly that they booked the Skylift through Olden Adventures rather than through P&O and it was cheaper, and were collected from the port and walked straight in at 09:00 with no queue. Another describes "massive queues when we arrived" that soon went down. Two things follow. First, the ship-versus-independent price gap at this port is documented, not theoretical. Second, the arrival-time effect on queueing is real and measurable, which is the crowding index again. One more: a Kjenndalstova reviewer was told off for sitting at outdoor tables with their own picnic because of a small, distant sign. Minor, but it's the texture that makes a guide feel like it was written by someone who went.
Top Things to Do
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Hoven Restaurant
At the top of the Skylift. Fish soup widely praised · kr kr · 15 min walk
Details supplied in the regional port guide.
Opening hours
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Address: Details supplied in the regional port guide
Kjenndalstova
Café/cafeteria by Lake Lovatnet · kr kr · 15 min walk
Details supplied in the regional port guide.
Opening hours
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Address: Details supplied in the regional port guide
Mølla Gjestehus
Bistro in Olden village, terrace views · kr kr · 15 min walk
Details supplied in the regional port guide.
Opening hours
Details supplied in the regional port guide.
Address: Details supplied in the regional port guide
Molla Gjestehus
Guesthouse pub, bar · £€€ · 2 min walk
The dockside guesthouse pub directly opposite the cruise pier, known for its lively sailaway send-off and cold Norwegian beer with a fjord view.
Address: Olden, Stryn Municipality, Norway
Did you know?
Olden has stories most visitors walk straight past.
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The buying flag, which belongs in the product. A reviewer states directly that they booked the Skylift through Olden Adventures rather than through P&O and it was cheaper, and were collected from the port and walked straight in at 09:00 with no queue. Another describes "massive queues when we arrived" that soon went down. Two things follow. First, the ship-versus-independent price gap at this port is documented, not theoretical. Second, the arrival-time effect on queueing is real and measurable, which is the crowding index again. One more: a Kjenndalstova reviewer was told off for sitting at outdoor tables with their own picnic because of a small, distant sign. Minor, but it's the texture that makes a guide feel like it was written by someone who went.
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Olden village has essentially no lunch option. Mølla, the one bistro, opens at 17:00, by which time the ship has usually sailed. Anyone staying in Olden rather than going to Loen needs to know this before they disembark, and no existing guide tells them. Incidentally, a Mølla review from 16 June 2026 is a P&O Iona passenger describing a 5,500-passenger sailaway. That is the scale problem in one line: 5,500 people, one village, one restaurant that opens after they leave.
If you have…
⏱ 2 hours
- 1.Visit Loen Skylift: 1 hr.
- 2.Visit Briksdal Glacier: 1 hr.
🕐 4 hours
- 1.Visit Loen Skylift: 1 hr.
- 2.Visit Briksdal Glacier: 1 hr.
- 3.Visit Kjenndalstova / Lake Lovatnet: 1 hr.
🌅 A full day
- 1.Visit Loen Skylift: 1 hr.
- 2.Visit Briksdal Glacier: 1 hr.
- 3.Visit Kjenndalstova / Lake Lovatnet: 1 hr.
- 4.Allow time for lunch at Hoven Restaurant.
The area around
Shuttle buses to the Skylift, plus local operators. One reviewer notes being collected from the port and walking straight in at 09:00.
Things cruise passengers get wrong
- ⚠️The buying flag, which belongs in the product. A reviewer states directly that they booked the Skylift through Olden Adventures rather than through P&O and it was cheaper, and were collected from the port and walked straight in at 09:00 with no queue. Another describes "massive queues when we arrived" that soon went down. Two things follow. First, the ship-versus-independent price gap at this port is documented, not theoretical. Second, the arrival-time effect on queueing is real and measurable, which is the crowding index again. One more: a Kjenndalstova reviewer was told off for sitting at outdoor tables with their own picnic because of a small, distant sign. Minor, but it's the texture that makes a guide feel like it was written by someone who went.
Weather through the year
May to September for the full offer. Briksdal glacier access is seasonal.
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