there are several beaches (mainly rocky or with pebbles) along ladestien, some of the most popular are ringvebukta (not far from ringve museum and botanical garden) and djupvika; the latter includes a large lawn and volleyball net. swimming in the fjord is indeed refreshing, although a water temperature of is fairly common during warm spells, and in warm summers water temperatures might reach . in nice summer weather, a walk along the lush ladestien with the calm waves from the fjord rolling gently against rocks and beaches might give associations to places much further south.