Fjord and mountains 2

This is by far our longest route. It is not particularly technical or difficult to drive, but offers great experiences and beautiful mountain passes. After departure, you drive towards Dragsvik where you take the ferry across the Sognefjord to Vangsnes.

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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Take a trip up to the statue of Fridtjof the Bold at Vangsnes. The statue is 10.5 meters high and stands on a 12 meter high pedestal. The statue was a gift from Kaiser Wilhelm in 1913, who was a regular visitor to Balestrand for many years.

The trip up to Vikafjellet is nothing short of fun to drive and is packed with delightful curve combinations that eventually give you access to a beautiful landscape and scenery. A stop at "Storesvingen" provides a rare and magnificent view of Vik and the Sognefjord. Just before the tunnel at the top, you'll need to summit again to enjoy spectacular views. Feel free to stop in Voss and book a lunch at Hotel Fleisher before continuing on to Dale, where you head towards Romarheim via Mo.

Much of this stretch is on narrow roads through a beautiful fjord landscape. Contrary to all motorcycle philosophy, from here you will have to put up with a bit of driving on an E-road, namely the E-39, but this stretch of road is actually okay to drive so you will actually live with it. From Ytre Oppedal, take the ferry across to the north side of the Sognefjord and then drive back to Balestrand and Kviknes Hotel. We recommend a stop in the industrial town of Høyanger before ending the day with good food and drink with us.

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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!