Yellow route: The Ridge

The Ridge is a very nice, shorter and easier alternative to the full-day tour to Narsarsuaq Glacier. If you are you unsure that you can handle the climb to the glacier, we recommend the hike on the ridge, rather than a trip through the Flower Valley. The Ridge offers great views, a rich flora and fauna (birds, mountain hare) and is also an excellent trip in bad weather (e.g., strong foehn winds)!

SELFGUIDED TOUR

DISTANCE: About 8 km. 3-4 hours. Max elevation 174 m.

MAP: Arctic Sun. Narsarsuaq (Qassiarsuk – Igaliku) 1:50,000

ORIENTATION/DIFFICULTY: Marked. Easy hiking. Gravel road and path.

ACCOMMODATION: Narsarsuaq Hostel or Hotel Narsarsuaq.

Follow the asphalt road towards the Hospital Valley and Flower Valley:

Once you have passed the last concrete building on your left, turn left by the gravel road (sign for “The Ridge”) and follow this uphill.
This takes you along a protected path between bushes and trees and with a myriad of flowers (actually more than in the Flower Valley!).
You have views down to the Hospital Valley and Flower Valley on one side and the large meltwater river, on the other side.
After crossing an old bridge, you continue on the marked path all the way to the highest point (there is only one single steep section).
From point 174 you are rewarded with a fine view of the glacier.
It is not recommended that you try to descend directly to the Flower Valley from the ridge. It is best to take the same way back.