The 40-square-kilometre (15 sq mi) is located in the southern part of the Jotunheimen mountain range.

Some of the notable mountains located along the shores of the lake include Galdeberget, Torfinnstindene, and Nørdre Kalvehølotinden.

A memorial was raised in 1909 to the Norwegian poet Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818-1870) at the western end of Bygdin at Eidsbugarden on the outskirts of Jotunheim National Park where he had a private hut.

The boat was built at Glommen Mechanical Works in Fredrikstad, Norway, and assembled at Bygdin.

The route between Bygdin and Eidsbugarden has two departures daily, and there is capacity for 98 passengers on the boat trip.