The Trollstiggen Route to Geiranger

[Joie de vivre]

Hi folks. Planning trip to Norway atm. My Garmin route planner seems to be telling me campervans are banned from this route 63. It has a red circle with red line through for vans. Does anyone know if this is actially true or not?
We also want to go kayaking up north around Lofoten etc.
The Norwegians seem to be complaining about being overrun with campervans and are starting to introduce lots of limiting measures and extra charges. Any recent info appreciated.

 

[Dolmen]

It’s 9 years since I went over that road, however, plenty of vans there at the time. The road will be closed to most vehicles at the moment due to snow so if your Garmin has real time updates it may be reflecting this

 

[Charente16]

Last year it was still closed in May.

 

[DandJ]

I am also looking at Norway for this Spring and doing the Trollstigen. This part of the route has a limit of vehicle length of 13.3m I couldn't find any further restrictions tho. (Other than winter closure and opening anytime between mid May and Mid June)

 

[Jenben]

We went over that road , it is closed for winter as Dolmen has already pointed out.

It’s a big route for coach trips from the cruise ships , I would suggest trying to time your travel to earlier in the day before all the coaches set off.



There is a lovely visitor centre up there

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[Bailey58]

I assume you're thinking the Fv63 south to Geiranger? We went to the visitors centre in June 6 years ago and the barrier was open so, as said, it's a winter thing but we did the northerly circular route as we had a date in Andalsnes. Whichever way you'll also get the benefit of the Ornevegen, Eagle's Road approaching Geiranger.

 

[Joie de vivre]

It’s 9 years since I went over that road, however, plenty of vans there at the time. The road will be closed to most vehicles at the moment due to snow so if your Garmin has real time updates it may be reflecting this

Ah, didn't think of that possibility.

 

[Joie de vivre]

We went over that road , it is closed for winter as Dolmen has already pointed out.

It’s a big route for coach trips from the cruise ships , I would suggest trying to time your travel to earlier in the day before all the coaches set off.

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There is a lovely visitor centre up there
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Thanks for that tip!

 

[Joie de vivre]

I assume you're thinking the Fv63 south to Geiranger? We went to the visitors centre in June 6 years ago and the barrier was open so, as said, it's a winter thing but we did the northerly circular route as we had a date in Andalsnes. Whichever way you'll also get the benefit of the Ornevegen, Eagle's Road approaching Geiranger.

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Ah well then, can't wait!

I assume you're thinking the Fv63 south to Geiranger? We went to the visitors centre in June 6 years ago and the barrier was open so, as said, it's a winter thing but we did the northerly circular route as we had a date in Andalsnes. Whichever way you'll also get the benefit of the Ornevegen, Eagle's Road approaching Geiranger.

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Ah, can't wait to see it then. Hopefully we will get some good weather!

 

[TerryL]

We did that route last year, no problem and were amazed at the number of coaches at the top. However the Visitor Centre was closed for big renovations. The adjacent gift shop/cafe was doing a roaring trade though

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[Bailey58]

I bought this tee shirt at that visitors centre.

 

[Lazyboy]

Oh really? I thought it was Southport with those dunes

Hi folks. Planning trip to Norway atm. My Garmin route planner seems to be telling me campervans are banned from this route 63. It has a red circle with red line through for vans. Does anyone know if this is actially true or not?
We also want to go kayaking up north around Lofoten etc.
The Norwegians seem to be complaining about being overrun with campervans and are starting to introduce lots of limiting measures and extra charges. Any recent info appreciated.

Went last year and we were amazed how many vans were there. A Swiss couple we spoke to had just come back to the mainland from the Lofoten Islands and said it was "absolutely packed with motorhomes" which meant reduced parking places with less wild camping. We did visit Lofoten later on our trip and it was less busy. The Norwegians love motorhomes and they like them large!! Hymers, Kabe, Concorde etc.

 

[Ridgeway]

We‘re planned to be there in July, 3-4wks and yes any SAT NAV will show closed roads at present. I‘ve been planning my cycling routes and the Trollstiggen is one I’ve planned plus plenty of others

I think we‘ll do quite a bit of our driving very early AM to avoid most of the traffic, hit the road at 5am and get moving as I’m expecting some busy roads in July

 

[Joie de vivre]

Went last year and we were amazed how many vans were there. A Swiss couple we spoke to had just come back to the mainland from the Lofoten Islands and said it was "absolutely packed with motorhomes" which meant reduced parking places with less wild camping. We did visit Lofoten later on our trip and it was less busy. The Norwegians love motorhomes and they like them large!! Hymers, Kabe, Concorde etc.

Interesting!

 

[Joie de vivre]

We‘re planned to be there in July, 3-4wks and yes any SAT NAV will show closed roads at present. I‘ve been planning my cycling routes and the Trollstiggen is one I’ve planned plus plenty of others

I think we‘ll do quite a bit of our driving very early AM to avoid most of the traffic, hit the road at 5am and get moving as I’m expecting some busy roads in July

Good to know. How do you find the cycle routes or trails or are you just choosing roads?

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[Joie de vivre]

Went last year and we were amazed how many vans were there. A Swiss couple we spoke to had just come back to the mainland from the Lofoten Islands and said it was "absolutely packed with motorhomes" which meant reduced parking places with less wild camping. We did visit Lofoten later on our trip and it was less busy. The Norwegians love motorhomes and they like them large!! Hymers, Kabe, Concorde etc.

When exactly were the Swiss couple in Lofoten?

 

[Lazyboy]

When exactly were the Swiss couple in Lofoten?

End of July early August 2023

 

[Ridgeway]

Good to know. How do you find the cycle routes or trails or are you just choosing roads?

Just googling cycling routes in Norway and the planning the exact ones i want to do, at least having a few prepared is always good. Also using Strava segments is quite useful.

 

[Joie de vivre]

End of July early August 2023

Ah. Hope it's a bit better earlier on.

 

[engelside]

54 days in Norway in 2022, all the way up to Nordkapp.

Trip details, including where we paddled on here for anyone who is interested.

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[Colin McCourt]

One tip is to get there early. We started up the pass at 06:00 and met one car on the pass. We stopped where we wanted and took lots of pics. Once I got to the top I drove down it, to see the view looking down, and then drove up again non stop. We met only three cars over the three drives and then walked around the visitors centre with no one around.

 

[Surfer 81]

Went down it in 2016, fine then, fabulous journey.

 

[Beltie]

We‘re planned to be there in July, 3-4wks and yes any SAT NAV will show closed roads at present. I‘ve been planning my cycling routes and the Trollstiggen is one I’ve planned plus plenty of others

I think we‘ll do quite a bit of our driving very early AM to avoid most of the traffic, hit the road at 5am and get moving as I’m expecting some busy roads in July

I cycled it over 40 years ago with friends. It was unsurfaced then, as were many of the higher passes. That was in late May/ early June.

 

[Rambleon]

54 days in Norway in 2022, all the way up to Nordkapp.

Trip details, including where we paddled on here for anyone who is interested.

Polarsteps

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Would love to do a trip like that especially the Kajford bit ,was there in the early seventies on a joint military and civvy expedition to find one of the X craft subs that were sent to sink the Tirpitz. Had the honour to fit the lifting bag when we recovered the remains of the X seven, they must have been very brave men.

 

[DandJ]

Would love to do a trip like that especially the Kajford bit ,was there in the early seventies on a joint military and civvy expedition to find one of the X craft subs that were sent to sink the Tirpitz. Had the honour to fit the lifting bag when we recovered the remains of the X seven, they must have been very brave men.

In the 60s-90s, my dad worked in a factory that made at least one the midget subs. This book about them tells the amazing matter of fact story of blokes climbing into these small tubes before being towed across the North Sea, knowing they'd likely not make it back.

PDC 70 BOOK THE TIP OF THE SPEAR

A truly superb book about the little praised exploits of the X Craft during the second world war It deals with every thing from the manufacture of

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[Rambleon]

In the 60s-90s, my dad worked in a factory that made at least one the midget subs. This book about them tells the amazing matter of fact story of blokes climbing into these small tubes before being towed across the North Sea, knowing they'd likely not make it back.

PDC 70 BOOK THE TIP OF THE SPEAR

A truly superb book about the little praised exploits of the X Craft during the second world war It deals with every thing from the manufacture of

www.puffin.org.uk

Thanks for that , book sounds good will order it when we get back from Edinborough.After we got the remains of the X7 ashore it was cleared of all the m
ud then carted off on a truck, the next time I saw it was at RAF Duxford museum, Interestingly it was alongside a fully kitted model built in the fifties I believe well worth a look as you can get inside to have a look you might find that of interest. The remains of the X7 look pitiful alongside it as it was broken in half in the German attempts to recover it after it had laid it's 2 ton saddle charge under the Tirpitz and badly damaged the ship.