It has three locks and an elevation of 10.3 m and was blasted through the rock using gunpowder in 1854-60. The canal boats "Victoria" and "Henrik Ibsen" run the canal in during the summerseason.
Here you will also find the Skotfoss trail, which is a 3.7 km long cultural trail. It starts at Løveid locks and goes on in scenic surroundings in woodland and along the river. The trail has a total of 15 illustrated information signs.
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Christian burial grounds, cooking pits and "witches graves".
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Painting: A simple design with message of safeguarding peace and our nature, and with an…