Norway's Most Beautiful Roads to Ride | Ep.1 MOUNTAINS

This is the first of five episodes exploring the best roads in Norway to cycle on. First up is Norway's top five climbs. The mountain roads in Norway are some of the best and most famous in Europe. There are no surprises here... all five are engineering masterpieces.

Have you cycled in Norway? If yes, what are your top five climbs?

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[xrfx]

I had goosebumps several times during this video. I'm just going keep replaying it to motivate me to get to these places. THANK YOU! Ha det bra

[rascal]

I have visited Norway twice on cycling trips and my favorite climb was from Voss to Dale. It was probably the most epic ride of my life. I enjoyed the entire day including the train ride back to Voss.

[tsotetsilynn]

I did the second one, trolstigen…. TODAY, very breathtaking. I loved it 🥰

[maryfarwell-uragallo]

I've personally driven 4 of these top 5 in our British camper van.We were on the wing suit skydiving tour. It was a few years of memorable experiences. Well worth it! Thanks for sharing your videos, Matthew.

[motodxb]

I ride motorcycles and ur video helps massively to plan my trip this July. Thanks a million for it buddy. I’ll wave at u if I see u on these stunning roads

[bas_belder]

Hi Matthew,

Thank you for all these stunning images. I think it was your channel that was decisive in doing a bikepacking trip from my home in the Netherlands all the way to the North Cape. I started on July 19th and reached the endpoint 20 days later. Now that normal daily life has started again, all these beautiful (drone) shots bring back a lot of memories.
On my way I learned what climbing really means because in the Netherlands everything is flat... and I got to experience Rallarvegen, Tyinvegen, Aurlandsfjellet, Geiranger (skipped Dalsnibba because of tiredness), Ørnevegen, Trollstigen, Vistdalsheia (detour around Aursjøvegen because of threatening dark skies up in the mountains).

I have not mentioned one yet, and that is of course the very justified number one climb: Sognefjellet. I started in Ovre Ardal with already over 100 kilometers of cycling that day and only four hours of sleep that night. I had spent the night in a children's playhouse at a playground, so I was not fully rested. After 10 minutes of climbing, it started to rain, and it did not stop. With about 20 kg of luggage and the pouring rain, I think this is the most special experience on the bike for me that I have ever had. I have never felt so comfortable with the lack of comfort. It took me 5 hours and 23 minutes to reach the top, shivering with cold. "If this is the end, then so be it" was pretty much the (non-rational) thought I had on the way up. An experience for life.


Thanks again for all your inspiration. It really formed the foundation of the special summer I had.

All the best,
Bas Belder

[normanmart]

Thanks I can start planning a route for next summer, I will be cheating a little as I am bringing my bike in a trailer behind my motorbike, going through your videos again will get me through the winter. Cheers.

[larsmunch]

One funny thing about Dalsnibba: You start at a fjord in western Norway, ride up a free road, cross the watershed at a lake which is part of the river system running east towards the Oslo Fjord, then turns back into the toll road which goes up the eastern side of Dalsnibba. At this point the watershed is extremely close to the fjords of western Norway.

[JaqueParisien]

Gorgeous and breathtaking. Thanks Matthew1

[olahiselius]

Thanks Matthew, you are really inspiring me for the trip I am planning in june. I will go south from Trondheim all the way along the cost to sweden and back home to Jönköping. Wonderful filming you have done! Thanks again!!

[HelgeKS]

My number one would definately be Aursjøvegen, from Eikesdal to Sunndalsøra.

[mariodeile]

I have cycled all except the Gaularfjellet, which I hadn't heard of. This makes a nice project for upcoming summer, combined with the Tusendmeteren and the Tindevegen in between, also missing in my collection. I still have to work out the 2 ends of the tour.
I almost agree with your selection but would have ranked the Aurlandsfjellet higher than the Dalsnibba (which was full of bus tourists).
Another epic climb is the old road from Eidfjord up to the top of the Vøringfossen.
Thanks for the inspiration!

[alwinsauer]

Unbeatable Video . There is no better advertising for Norway.

[mrsporty]

I have cycled 4 of these. No 1 on both sides. I have to go to Stavanger next summer. Beautiful 🌟

[space]

the sognetfjellet climb really had me done there. I was riding with a ski team training in summer and followed one from the bottom but I could barely keep up with him (imagine it's a lot harder than cycling up) after an hour. the climb was just never ending but truly epic

[stto]

Thank you so much for amazing and inspiring videos! I agree with Senja, it is so beautiful there in all its grandeur. It is beautiful almost everywhere in Norway. Drove a motorhome to the North Cape a few years ago. One thing that stood out to me is that they don't clean their sewage but it is discharged straight into the great important ocean. Shocking in my eyes, so unbelievable and sad. Ha det bra!

[johnnyolsen]

Agree with you Matthew, its difficult to rate them. There are so many breathtaking epic climbs/roads/mountain pass in Norway. However, I have the last 3 years focused on finding beautiful gravel roads/clims/passes and there is a lot of them and I have only been on some few. Looking forward to next summer:-)

[horizontaal]

Agreed on Sognefjellsvegen - with some very interesting side roads - on nr 1. I would put rv258 in the top five too - Gamle Strynefjell.
Glad you didn’t mention two of the best kept secrets. But, of course, that’s why they are a secret. And almost without tourists.

[jrslett]

I miss "Tindevegen", from Øvre Årdal to Turtagrø. that is an amazing road.

[kaisercarl]

Lysevegen has a famous curvy narrow tunnel, impassable for 2 cars at the same time that turns 340 degrees before you emerge in the quiet town of Lysebotn.