Route 6
Trollstigen
The route is defined as normal
Routes defined as normal are suitable for most people who have experience with somewhat demanding partiesLength
334 km
Popularity
6out 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.
This route is rich in great driving and nature experiences and you should make sure you have enough time to enjoy all the sights, not just drive past them! Driving-wise, this route is not particularly difficult, but you should have some driving experience to enjoy it. If you don't have any experience, you'll certainly get a lot out of this tour, which is often ridden with an adventure bike. The section between Lesja and Lom is on a nice, hard-packed gravel road.
It's always fun to drive up Ørnevegen, but one of the driving highlights is definitely the climb from Valldal up to the lookout point at Trollstigen, which is simply spectacular. The wow feeling continues on the way down to Åndalsnes where you can enjoy the ride to Romsdalseggen by cable car, or thunder further up Romsdalen to enjoy Trollveggen.
The trip up Romsdalen offers delightful curves and intense sensory impressions that indicate that the radar should be turned on, because you need to experience this in addition to the driving experience! At Lesje, you turn onto Slådalsvegen which takes you over to Vågåmo, an absolutely fantastic mountain pass that is especially fun to drive for those who also love gravel (if you don't like gravel, you can drive around Dombås and Sel over to Vågåmo, also fun). From Vågåmo, the trip goes down the north side of Vågåvatnet lake to charming Lom, which is in every way a delightful place for the taste buds.
The trip from here goes through a quiet section to Skjåk where you can stop at a private tractor museum just after you pass Nordberg, or enjoy the absolutely delightful "sweepers" on the way up to Grotli and eventually the biggest highlight of the trip, which is Dalsnibba, an experience not to be missed!
From here, you have about 100 very fun turns back down to the hotel where you can enjoy new taste experiences or perhaps a spa treatment in the lovely facility after a long day in the seat. You're sure to sleep well!
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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!
