Norway Travel Guide - Funicular Railway Inside Gaustatoppen, Rjukan, 4k

#Gaustabanen is a tourist project which first became a secret military facility. Today a funicular railway inside the mountain Gaustatoppen is a very unique tourist attraction. No similar railway can be found in North Europe!
The path to the top consists of two stages.
First, you get on a battery-powered carriage on rails which transports passengers approx. 850 meters horizontally into the mountain.
Next, you change to a train that runs at an angle of 39 degrees. On this train, you will rise to a height of 1800 meters above sea level.
#Gaustatoppen is a mountain above #Rjukan in Tinn municipality it is the highest mountain in the county Vestfold og Telemark in Norway.
On a clear and sunny day, just 15 minutes after entering the mountain you can enjoy the view of 1/6 of mainland Norway - 1800 meters above sea level. Then continue by foot a few hundred meters up to the Mount Gausta Tourist Cabin to enjoy a delicious waffle. The toughest then hike all the way to the edge of Mount Gausta´s highest point - 1883 meters above sea level - 20 minutes hike from the tourist cabin.
The idea was first launched in 1953. The dream was to build a unique tourist facility so that most people would get to experience Mount Gausta. In order to finance the project, a collaboration was set up with the Norwegian Armed Forces.
Mount Gausta was much higher than the mountain tops nearby and was very suitable for radio communication. The Armed Forces worked on mounting radio lines and wanted access to the top, regardless of the weather, all year-round. A tunnel inside the mountain was a perfect solution.
When the facility opened in 1959, the bill was over 1 million 1959 dollars. What was supposed to become a tourist adventure had ended up as a hermetically closed NATO facility in one of Norway's most famous mountains, because of The Cold War.
We captured drone footage in 4K and made additional drone film to our regular travel vlog.
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We are traveling across Norway with camper Hymer Eriba Troll 530 Rockabilly. Most of our trips are relatively short and start from Fredrikstad in Norway. For those who are limited in time, you might discover what you could see during a two-day or three-day trip in Southern Norway.
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Filmed and edited by CrazyTroll team
Filmed by DJI Mavic 2 Pro Drone
Edited with Final Cut Pro X.
Music from Epidemic Sound:
Pure North - Sum Wave
Cloud sky - Razorsprade
Date: 04.06.2021
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[@InTheVise]

Great video! I will go to Gaustbanen tomorrow!

[@CrazyTroll]

Thank You!!! We look at the weather forecast - there is a strong wind today!💨 We hope it doesn't interfere with enjoying the view!😍🥰⛰

[@gerasimoskastrinakis]

Amaizing video and presentation.

[@CrazyTroll]

Many many thanks😍🤗🥰

[@martiennaus]

Mooi gedaan!

[@CrazyTroll]

Heel Erg Bedankt! 🥰😍🥰

[@pankajthakur-zo7ek]

I always enjoy watching your videos, hope to see more videos from Scandinavia, good work 👍👍👍

[@CrazyTroll]

Thanks, Glad you like them!😊😊😊 And Thank you for following us and this nice comment👍👍👍