Fjærland

The first 92 km is a national tourist route. You start the trip by driving around the Esefjord with high mountains and steep mountainsides. After half an hour, the climb up Gaularfjellet to Utsikten at the top where, of course, you have to stop.

The route is defined as simple

Routes defined as easy are suitable for everyone regardless of experience

Length
96 km

Popularity
6out of 10

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Fifteen minutes later, you'll stop at Likholefossen, where you can walk over the roaring waterfall. You'll enjoy more spectacular scenery on the way down Gaularfjellet to Viksdalen before crossing Rørvikfjellet with its stunning views of Haukedalen.

When you come down from Rørvikfjellet, you drive along the beautiful Holsavatnet lake. The route runs along the south side of Jølstravatnet and we recommend a stop at Astruptunet. When you arrive in Fjærland, you can stop at Bøyabreen just after the tunnel and perhaps pay a visit to the Brem Museum and possibly stop by Fjærland. On the way up from Fjærland, we recommend stopping at the Berge rest area with its fantastic views of Fjærland and the Fjærlandsfjord before continuing through Sogndalsdalen valley to Sogndal and driving along the Sognefjord back to Balestrand. This is a wonderful day trip.

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How can I navigate the route?

This depends primarily on whether you have installed a GPS, navigate by App on your mobile phone or prefer paper printouts. Here we describe the most common workflows:

GPS via computer

Download the GPX file for the route you want to your computer
Import the file to your route planning tool (e.g. Garmin's Basecamp or Tom Tom's MyDrive)
Export the route to your GPS in the usual way
Check that the route is calculated correctly in your GPS (It is recommended that the GPS is set to select the fastest route and any avoidance turned off for the route to be calculated as described).
Have a great trip!

GPS via mobile phone

Download the GPX file for the route you want to your mobile phone
Send/open the file in the App that belongs to your GPS model (e.g. Garmin's Drive or Tom Tom's MyDrive)
Send the route to your GPS (follow the instructions that come with your GPS and App)
Check that the route is calculated correctly in your GPS (It is recommended that the GPS is set to select the fastest route and any avoidance turned off for the route to be calculated as described).
Have a great trip!

App via Ride with GPS

Many of the routes on Hubriding use the app Ride with GPS app for route planning and navigation of the routes. You can download this as a free version or pay for extended use. Click on the Send to Device link on the map on this page, when the app has started and you see the current route, click Navigate and then just follow the route.

Paper printout

Click on the link in the map on the page and the map will open in a new window
Print the map, with or without description
Have a great trip!