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The Grand Fjord Loop from Oslo

Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

If you only have a week and want the greatest hits, this loop links four of the official scenic routes into a single circuit from Oslo and back. Out via Hardanger to Bergen, north through the Sognefjord and Aurland, over to the Geirangerfjord and the Trollstigen hairpins, then home across the Rondane and Dovre highlands. It's a lot of driving, pace it over 6 to 8 days and book ferries and Geiranger beds ahead in summer.

FjordsMountainsWaterfallsArchitecture
Best season: Mid-June to September (needs the high passes open)

Day by day

Day 1

  1. 1

    Eidfjord (Hardanger)Overnight

Day 2

  1. 2

    BergenOvernight

    Two nights to explore the city.

Day 4

  1. 3

    Flåm & AurlandOvernight

Day 5

  1. 4

    GeirangerOvernight

    The fjord, the Eagle Road, the cruise ships.

Day 6

  1. 5

    Trollstigen / Åndalsnes

    Eleven hairpins and the viewing platform.

Day 7

  1. 6

    Dovre / Rondane

    High moorland on the way home.