About Vegfar
Vegfar is an independent, English-first guide to exploring Norway by road and beyond. It brings together Norway's national scenic routes and community-loved drives, multi-day road-trip journeys and day trips, named hikes, scenic travel by rail, sea and bike, city guides, and hundreds of natural and cultural places to see, each with a map and one-tap directions. Region hubs, themed routes and a set of plain-English travel guides tie it all together so you can plan a whole trip, not just find a single road.
Independent & unofficial
This guide is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Statens vegvesen (the Norwegian Public Roads Administration) or the Nasjonale turistveger / Norwegian Scenic Routes organisation. Route names are used descriptively to refer to the public roads they describe. We do not use the official logo, road-sign mark, or imagery.
How we choose and write it
The routes, journeys, hikes and city picks are selected and described by hand, in our own words, informed by what experienced travellers actually recommend. We write to help a real trip: when to go, what the road is like, where the crowds are and the quieter alternatives worth driving instead. We do not copy or rewrite other guides, and we do not publish auto-generated filler.
The larger catalogue of places to see is built from open data: names, coordinates and basic facts come from Wikidata, and the photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under open licences, with each image credited to its author. Distances and the “nearby” suggestions on each page are computed from real coordinates, so the context you see is specific to that place rather than boilerplate.
Data & licensing
- Maps and place names: © Kartverket, used under CC BY 4.0, rendered with the open-source MapLibre engine.
- Places to see: names, coordinates and facts from Wikidata; photos from Wikimedia Commons under open licences (Creative Commons / public domain), each credited to its author.
- Charging locations: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the ODbL. We show locations and power only, never real-time availability, which is not in open data.
- Road and live-traffic data (planned): Statens vegvesen NVDB and DATEX, under the Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD).
- Weather (planned): MET Norway / api.met.no, under CC BY 4.0.
- Route photography: sourced from Wikimedia Commons under open licences. We do not use the official Norwegian Scenic Routes image bank.
A note on accuracy
Route geometry shown in-app is approximate and for orientation only. Seasonal opening dates change from year to year and roads can close at short notice. Always confirm live road status with official sources before you travel, and drive to the conditions.
Last reviewed: June 2026.