There is abundance of time for this excursion; for the passage of the ship through the many locks occupies three to four hours, and the excursion can be made in half the time.

Before starting, it is, however, advisable to climb the rock to which the locks ascend.

A pavilion is erected on its summit, and the view from it down over all the locks is exceedingly fine.
Pretty paths hewn out of the wood lead to Trollhatta, which is charmingly situated in a lovely valley, surrounded by woods and hills, on the shore of a river, whose white foaming waves contrast strongly with the dark foliage of the overshadowing groves.

The canal, which describes a large semicircle round the chief stream, glitters in the distance; but the highest locks are quite concealed behind rocks; we could neither observe the opening of the gates nor the rising of the water in them, and were therefore surprised when suddenly the masts and then the ship itself rose from the depth.

An invisible hand seemed to raise it up between the rocks.
The falls of the river are less distinguished for their height than for their diversity and their volumes of water.