Toka Gorge

Toka Gorge

Norwegian  Tokagjelet,  

      gorge, Hordaland fylke (county), western Norway, near the village of Norheimsund about 25 miles (40 km) east of Bergen. A waterfall flowing into the gorge makes the area a popular tourist spot. Access is via a road from Bergen that has steep grades and many hairpin turns and penetrates Toka Gorge through tunnels and along ledges cut into the walls of the gorge. The drive through Toka Gorge provides spectacular views of the falls and the surrounding mountains.

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