Vidalen
Vidalen is a small forested valley in Eastern Norway.[1]
Vidalen is located high in the landscape between Ringerike in Innlandet and Viken. Vidøla is a small river which flows through the valley down to where it flows into the Urula, which drains into Lake Sperillen just south of the village of Nes in Ådal. The area has traditionally been used for forestry, grazing, hunting and fishing. The coniferous forest consists mostly of spruce. Logging has been underway for more than 300 years.[2]
Vidalen offers a varied landscape with forests, mountains, lakes and marshland combined with anabundance of wildlife. Vassfaret og Vidalen landskapsvernområde is a conservation area which was established in the area during 1985. The protected areas extends approximately 50 km from south to north.[3] [4]