Why this ride
A mountain fjord route from Langevatn, Norway to Sogge Bridge, Norway, via Geiranger. Key character: hairpins; waterfalls; deep fjords. Surface: paved and ferry.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 111 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 17
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
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Scenic road chapters
Trollstigen
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 13 km this is Trollstigen, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Rider note
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Chapter facts
- Length
- 13 km
- Named road
- Trollstigen
- Pass
- Trollstigen
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 1
High above the Geirangerfjord, where the mountains flatten out into a bare plateau of lakes and bare rock, the road feels less like a fjord route and more like a journey across the roof of Norway. This point lies on that upland ground south of the fjord, on the approach to the descent into Geiranger, in country where trees give up and the snow often lingers well into June. The nearest sizeable villages, Stryn and Stranda, are both more than thirty kilometres away, and nothing in between sells fuel, so arrive with a full tank.
Read the complete Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 1 sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 2.
2. Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 2
Geiranger is a village of a few hundred people that receives more than a hundred times that number of visitors in a summer day, mostly off cruise ships that anchor in the fjord. It sits at the very head of the Geirangerfjord, at the bottom of a steep amphitheatre of mountains, and the arrival from above is one of the best things you can do on two wheels in Norway: a series of tight hairpins dropping through forest and rock with the water coming into view bend by bend.
Read the complete Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 2 comes up 15 km in. Next is Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 3.
3. Near Valldal
Valldal is a small town at the head of the Norddalsfjord, in the green and orderly farmland that lies at the foot of the great Sunnmøre mountains, and it is the first proper settlement you reach after the long descent from the Trollstigen. Valldal is famous in Norway for its strawberries, which ripen in July in the long summer light and are sold in roadside stands, and the local people take a great deal of pride in them.
Read the complete Near Valldal write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
30 km in you reach Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 3. Next is Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 4.
4. Valldal
Valldal sits at the head of the Norddalsfjord, where a green valley of farms and orchards meets the foot of the mountains, and it is known across Norway for one thing: strawberries. The valley has a microclimate sheltered from wind and warmed by long summer days, and the berries that ripen here in July are small, sweet and intensely fragrant, sold from roadside stalls and baked into cakes and ice cream. Even outside the season, the village has a quiet, agricultural feel that makes a pleasant contrast to the drama of the surrounding peaks.
Read the complete Valldal write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 4, about halfway. Next is Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 5.
5. Near Åndalsnes
Eleven hairpins stacked on a near-vertical wall of rock, with a waterfall thundering down beside them: that is Trollstigen, the Troll's Ladder, one of the most famous roads in the world. Opened in 1936 after eight years of construction, it climbs from the Isterdalen valley to a plateau at 858 metres, with steep gradients and bends so tight that buses and campervans must take them in several attempts. The Stigfossen waterfall plunges down beside the road, and on a misty day the whole scene looks like a set from a fairy tale.
Read the complete Near Åndalsnes write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 5 sits at 59 km, late in the day. Next is Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 6.
6. Åndalsnes
Åndalsnes is a small town at the head of the Romsdalsfjord, hemmed in by some of the most vertical mountains in Norway. The Romsdalshorn, a sharp pyramid of rock, rises above the valley to the south, and the Trollveggen, Europe's tallest vertical rock face at around a thousand metres, stands a short way up the valley. The town itself is modest, with a few thousand people, a railway terminus, a harbour and a handful of cafes, and its main business is welcoming people who come for the mountains.
Read the complete Åndalsnes write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route point 6 comes up 111 km in.