Why this ride
It goes by way of Geiranger, Eidsdal, Valldal and Trollstigen. The highest point is about 1,200 m. Trollstigen is subject to seasonal closure - check it is open before you set off.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Geiranger-Trollstigen Norwegian Scenic Route · 221 km
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 221 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 36
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
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.
Road summary
A mountain fjord route from Langevatn, Norway to Sogge Bridge, Norway, via Geiranger. Key character: hairpins; waterfalls; deep fjords. Surface: paved and ferry.
Scenic road chapters
Trollstigen
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 16 km this is Trollstigen, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Rider note
Check the pass is open before you commit to it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 16 km
- Named road
- Trollstigen
- Pass
- Trollstigen
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Langevatn
This is where the day begins and ends, in the lake and mountain country that lies between the Geirangerfjord and the highlands, a landscape of dark water, steep birch slopes and snow that lingers on the north faces well into July. The ride is a loop on one of Norway's Scenic Routes, linking Geiranger with Trollstigen, and the lake gives you a calm place to set off from before the fjord and the passes demand your full attention. Stryn and Stranda are the nearest towns of any size, and both have fuel, shops and a bakery.
Read the complete Langevatn write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Langevatn is where the day begins. Next is Geiranger.
2. Geiranger
The Geirangerfjord is a narrow cut, around fifteen kilometres long, between cliffs that rise over a thousand metres from the water, and it is among the best-known sights in Norway. The village at its head, Geiranger, is tiny, with only a few hundred residents, but in summer, cruise ships anchor in the fjord one after another and the pier fills with people. UNESCO listed the fjord in 2005, along with Naeroyfjord, and a short walk along the shore brings you to the base of the Seven Sisters waterfall, which pours straight into the fjord from a high ledge.
Read the complete Geiranger write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Geiranger comes up 19 km in. Next is Eidsdal.
3. Eidsdal
Eidsdal is a farming village on the eastern shore of the Norddalsfjord, and the thing that matters to a rider is the ferry. A short crossing links Eidsdal with Linge on the other side, and on a sunny day it is one of the nicest breaks on the whole Scenic Route: you roll the bike onto the deck, switch off the engine, and spend a few minutes with salt air, gulls and a wall of green mountains rising from the water. Departures are frequent, and the village has a small ferry quay, a church and a handful of farms.
Read the complete Eidsdal write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
37 km in you reach Eidsdal. Next is Valldal.
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
Valldal, about halfway. Next is Trollstigen.
5. Trollstigen
The Trollstigen is best understood from below. Coming up from Åndalsnes, the road leaves the broad floor of the Isterdalen and rises through birch woods into a narrow valley, where a wall of rock closes in, and then begins to climb in earnest. Eleven hairpins, each with a name or a number painted on the stone, carry it up the slope, and the Stigfossen waterfall, which falls over three hundred metres, crashes beside the road and under a stone bridge, spraying anyone who stops. It is one of the great Alpine-style roads of Scandinavia, and it was a wild feat of engineering for its time.
Read the complete Trollstigen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Trollstigen sits at 74 km, about halfway. Next is Andalsnes.
6. Andalsnes
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
Andalsnes comes up 93 km in. Next is back through Trollstigen.
7. back through Trollstigen
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Trollstigen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
112 km in you reach back through Trollstigen. Next is back through Valldal.
8. back through Valldal
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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
back through Valldal, about halfway. Next is back through Eidsdal.
9. back through Eidsdal
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Eidsdal write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Eidsdal sits at 149 km, late in the day. Next is back through Geiranger.
10. back through Geiranger
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Geiranger write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Geiranger comes up 167 km in. Next is Langevatn.
11. Langevatn
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Langevatn write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Finish at Langevatn. That is the ride.