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Regions of Norway

Bergen, the Sognefjord & Hardanger

This is the Norway of the postcards. From the wooden wharf of Bergen you can reach the Sognefjord (the longest and deepest in the country), the orchards and waterfalls of Hardanger, the Nærøyfjord and the Flåm railway. If you only have time for one fjord region, this is it.

Cities

Scenic drives

All scenic routes
Summer only

Aurlandsfjellet

Aurland, Vestland

The 'Snow Road' over a high bare plateau, with the Stegastein viewpoint hanging out over the Aurlandsfjord.

47 km1 h 15 min drive
MountainsFjordsArchitecture
Summer only

Old Strynefjell Mountain Road

Stryn / Skjåk, Vestland & Innlandet

A narrow 19th-century mountain road of dry-stone walls and glacier light, barely changed in a century.

27 km55 min drive
Mountains
Summer only

Gaularfjellet

Sunnfjord, Vestland

A waterfall valley and a switchback climb to the 'Utsikten' viewpoint poised between fjord and plateau.

118 km2 h 45 min drive
WaterfallsMountainsFjords

Hardanger

Hardanger, Vestland

Orchard-lined fjord shores, the thundering Vøringsfossen and a stepped viewpoint into the gorge.

158 km3 h 30 min drive
FjordsWaterfallsArchitecture
Summer only

Sognefjellet

Vestland & Innlandet

Northern Europe's highest mountain pass road, threading between the glaciers of Jotunheimen at 1,434 m.

108 km2 h 45 min drive
MountainsArchitecture
Summer onlyCommunity pick

Lodalen & Kjenndalen

Nordfjord, Vestland

Along the turquoise Lovatnet to the Kjenndalsbreen glacier arm, a glacier valley with a tragic past.

24 km45 min drive
MountainsWaterfallsFjords
Summer onlyCommunity pick

Briksdalen

Nordfjord, Vestland

A green glacier valley from Olden up to the Briksdalsbreen arm of the Jostedalsbreen ice cap.

23 km40 min drive
MountainsWaterfalls
Summer onlyCommunity pick

Tindevegen

Sogn, Vestland

A high toll road between Øvre Årdal and Turtagrø with front-row views of the Hurrungane peaks.

31 km1 h drive
Mountains
Community pick

Vikafjellet

Sogn, Vestland

A fjord-to-mountain crossing from Vik on the Sognefjord over a high plateau toward Voss.

45 km1 h 10 min drive
FjordsMountains

By rail, sea & bike

All rail, sea & bike
Cycling route

Rallarvegen by bike

Hardangervidda to the Sognefjord

Norway's most famous bike ride, freewheeling down the old navvies' road from the high plateau to the Flåm fjord.

62 km · about 4 h by bike

Cycling route

Hardanger orchard ride

Hardanger, Vestland

Pedal the fjord shore through blossoming orchards and waterfalls along the edge of the Hardangerfjord.

58 km · about 4 h by bike

Waterfall drive

The seven waterfalls of Hardanger

Hardanger, Vestland

A drive that strings together Hardanger's biggest falls, from Steinsdalsfossen to Vøringsfossen and Låtefossen.

110 km · about 2 h drive

Waterfall drive

Måbødalen & Vøringsfossen

Eidfjord, Vestland

Climb the hairpins of Måbødalen to Vøringsfossen, Norway's best-known waterfall, plunging into its gorge.

63 km · about 1 h 15 min drive

Waterfall drive

Western waterfalls of Stryn

Nordfjord, Vestland

A glacier-fed drive past Norway's western waterfalls between Nordfjord and the Geirangerfjord.

39 km · about 45 min drive

Waterfall drive

Låtefossen twin-falls loop

Odda, Vestland

A short, dramatic loop past the twin cascade of Låtefossen on the old road over to Røldal.

31 km · about 30 min drive

Waterfall drive

Voss waterfall drive

Voss, Vestland

Tuck between Tvindefossen and Skjervsfossen on a green drive through the valleys around Voss.

29 km · about 30 min drive

Waterfall drive

Sogn waterfall road

Sogn, Vestland

A mountain drive past roaring snowmelt falls and the medieval Borgund stave church.

55 km · about 1 h drive

Lighthouse coast

Stadlandet & Kråkenes light

Nordfjord, Vestland

A drive to Norway's wildest cape and the storm-battered Kråkenes lighthouse above the breakers.

37 km · about 45 min drive

Places to see

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