The route starts by the telephone mast between Børkugøta 65 and 69, where a sign demonstrates the trail up towards Trælavatn (Slave Lake). First, you will walk around the old peatlands, which belonged to Fuglafjørð. The way towards Skarðsbrúgv (Skarðs bridge) is decently marked with cairns and poles. Further up at Skarðsbrúgv, the path splits; the eastern route on the left leads to Ánir and the other leads to Skálafjørð. The way to Ánir is not marked, so it is vital to carefully keep to the left side when heading upward on the slope under Skarðsbrúgv, across the gorge and then straight forward towards the entrance of Trælavatn.

It is gorgeous to walk up and look across the lake. In this spot, we recommend taking a minute to rest and appreciate the beautiful view spanning Fuglafjørð and all the mountains surrounding the village. If the skies are clear, you can also see across the island of Kalsoy and the regal island of Kunoy. Once you are ready, walk on the lake's east side and follow the cairns. Do not confuse these cairns with the western cairns, which take you down towards Skálafjørð.

Whilst in this area, we recommend taking notice of the rich bird wildlife. During the summer, there is a large herring gull in this area. You may likely also see oystercatchers, geese and other ground-nesting birds. Perhaps you will see a pair of red-throated loons which tend to keep to this area.

Continue across Trælavatnaskarð and continue straight through the Vátakopparnar. Here the view is breathtaking on the south side towards Skálafjørð—all the way south towards the island of Nólsoy. Through Ánadal, which takes you downward towards Ánir, most of the cairns have fallen apart and are not easy to spot. By Ánadal's crag, it is steep; however, the route is grassy and walkable throughout. In this area, there was a lot of peat in the past, which is evident through the conditions of the terrain. Additionally, this is evident through the presence of peat sheds, which locals from Søldaførð, Skipanes and Syðrugøta used. A telpher line from the lowest crag, called Hvítthjalli, stood at about 100-meters high inside the fjord and was used to transfer peat down to boats. This telpher line is located around where the path to Syðrugøta starts.

Locals from Fuglafjørð likely used these paths when they were conveyed out of Tórshavn or the southern side of the eastern arm of Skálafjørð. However, after the road opened in 1922, this path was no longer used.