Route 5
City land
The route is defined as simple
Routes defined as easy are suitable for everyone regardless of experienceLength
426 km
Popularity
5out of 10
It is recommended that GPS is set to select the fastest route and any avoidance turned off in order for the route to be calculated as described.
At first glance on the map, this route may look a little boring - "but make no mistake" this is a fantastic driving experience you just have to experience.
The tour starts from the hotel at 08:00 by ferry along the Geirangerfjord to Hellesylt. On the way out the fjord you will hear exciting stories while enjoying the steep and majestic mountainsides where people have actually and incredibly enough been farming for generations!
From Hellesylt, you will experience and enjoy the transition from fjord to mountain through narrow valleys and gradually more open landscapes, and one of our most experienced drivers says that this is one of the most beautiful driving experiences in Western Norway. As the landscape gradually opens up, you will have new driving experiences on narrow and narrow roads through the forest areas on Osdalsvegen and along Kalvatten. A very special and wonderful driving experience that offers varied smells of the forest floor, flowers, dung and much more! This is simply Norway at its most impressive and almost magical.
Further out on Stadlandet, the topography changes completely, you will experience a great diversity of wild and domesticated animals and you will be exposed to the fascinating forces of nature that only the West Coast can offer! Some of the highlights of this part of the trip will be the surfers in Hoddevika and, of course, the Korsen pub in Leikanger, which is a fantastic lunch experience in itself, with pulled pork on the menu. In the city, you will experience great and fun driving experiences, sea and highlands with a high "seagull factor"!
The trip offers many fun "small roads" and on the return trip via Stryn, you will once again get some speed on big sweepers and tight serpentine turns on the way up to the tunnels that take you up Strynefjellet, absolutely fantastic and wonderful driving. The charming stage via Dalsnibba and the 100 bends down to the hotel will then be a great end to your day.
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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:
- 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!
- 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!
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.
- 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!
