Why this ride
curated scenic road. remote mountains, waterfalls, reservoirs. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,150 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Aursjovegen
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 93 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 42
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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Scenic road chapters
Aursjovegen
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 24 km this is Aursjovegen, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 24 km
- Named road
- Aursjovegen
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Aursjovegen point 1
The Aursjøvegen starts where the tarmac gets thin, and nobody has ever complained about that. It climbs out of the Sunndalen valley in a series of stone-lined hairpins, over bare mountainside and into a country of dammed lakes and wide views, with the peaks of Trollheimen and Dovrefjell on either side. Aursjøen itself is a reservoir, a long strip of dark water held by a dam, and the landscape around it has the stern, open quality of Norway's highest ground.
Read the complete Aursjovegen point 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Aursjovegen point 1 sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Aursjovegen point 2.
2. Near Sunndalsøra
The valley climbing south out of Sunndalsøra toward the Aursjøen reservoir is one of the starting points of the Aursjøvegen, a mountain road that is less a scenic route than an engineering track from the age of hydropower. It runs from the steep, green valleys of Sunndal up onto a high, bare plateau, past reservoirs, dams and tunnels, and then down the other side toward Lesja in the Gudbrandsdalen. It is narrow, partly gravel, and open only in summer, and for riders who like adventure it ranks among the most memorable roads in central Norway.
Read the complete Near Sunndalsøra write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Aursjovegen point 2 comes up 48 km in. Next is Aursjovegen point 3.
3. Sunndalsøra
Sunndalsøra is an industrial town in a spectacular setting, at the head of the Sunndalsfjord, where the steep valley of Sunndal opens out to the sea between mountains that rise more than 1500 metres on either side. It is dominated by the large aluminium plant of Hydro, one of the biggest and most modern in Europe, which has been the town's main employer since the mid-twentieth century and is powered by the hydroelectric stations in the mountains around it.
Read the complete Sunndalsøra write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
93 km in you reach Aursjovegen point 3.