Blue route: Tasiusaq – Ipiutaat (return)

The view from Ipiuttat is fabulous, and even though you take the same trail both ways, the hike along the inner part of the fjord is extremely beautiful and breathtaking. At low tide you can touch stranded icebergs on the beach!

SELFGUIDED TOUR

DISTANCE: About 22 km. 6–6½ hours. Max elevation 103 m.

MAP: Hiking Map South Greenland. Narsaq (or Narsarsuaq). 1:100,000

ORIENTATION/DIFFICULTY: The route is not marked. Easy hiking. Paths and gentle hills.

ACCOMMODATION: You can sleep in Tasiusaq or in a tent along the fjord.

Follow the gravel road between the farm houses and sheep stables:

When the road ends, just continue on the sheep tracks along the coast. After about 2 km you reach the valley of Qorlortup Itinnera and cross the river via a small bridge.
You continue along the shore and cross small streams along the way. Normally this can be done dry-shod! After about 6 km you arrive at Ipiuttat Peninsula.
You do not need to climb to the top of the peninsula to get a fantastic view. Just walk up to the low pass until you have a view to the north-east, where glaciers are coming down the other side of Sermilik Fjord.
The hike back follows the same route.

If you hike to the top of Ipiuttat, figure another 4 km and 1 extra hour of walking.