Why this ride
Fjord-edge curves, short climbs and repeated water-and-mountain views. It also links naturally to Hardangerfjord cultural landscape.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Hardanger Scenic Route
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 48 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 54 min
- 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: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Many mountain roads close seasonally. Check official traffic and ferry status. Specific flag: ferries; seasonal traffic.
Seasonal context
May-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Granvin
Everything in Granvin is measured in apples and water. The village sits at the head of a short fjord arm off the Hardangerfjord, with a calm river, a lake and a ring of steep hills that hold the orchards in a warm pocket. Fewer than five hundred people live in the centre, so this is a place of a church, a few houses and a handful of farm shops rather than anything urban.
Read the complete Granvin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Granvin sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Norheimsund.
2. Norheimsund
Norheimsund is a quiet village on the north shore of the Hardangerfjord, the long, deep fjord that cuts into western Norway, and it is the capital of Norwegian fruit country. The climate here, tempered by the fjord, allows apples, plums, pears and cherries to ripen on terraces above the water, and in May the orchards bloom white and pink, with the Folgefonna glacier shining across the water. In autumn, farm stands sell apples, juice and cider, and the fjord road smells of ripe fruit.
Read the complete Norheimsund write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Norheimsund comes up 48 km in.