Telemark Canal

At Høydalsmo, Road 45 branches off E 76 on the left to Dalen, at the end of the Telemark Canal from Skien. Dalen is beautifully situated at the west end of the 26km/16mi-long Bandaksvatn. Dalen is noted for endless hiking trails and extraordinary fishing opportunities.

Just before Dalen is the village of Eidsborg, with a stave church (first mentioned in the records in 1354 but later much altered) and an open-air museum.

From Dalen, Road 38 runs north, passing the steep rock face of the Ravnejuv (gorge), and returns to E 76 at Åmot.