BikeRaceInfo's
King of the Mountain Cycling
An international guide to paved climbs
Europe: Norway
Climb |
Mtn. Range |
Height (Feet/
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Location |
Races
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Comments |
| Aurland-Laerdal (Nalfarhoegdi) |
4284/ 1306 |
Sognefjorden, Central Southern Norway. Startes at sea level in Aurland. |
Provides excellent views of the worlds longest fjord— Sognefjorden. |
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| Flydal-Geirangerfjord South |
3149/ 960 |
Geirangerfjord, Western Norway. Starts at sea level, at the bottom of the Geiranger fjord. |
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| Juvasshytta |
6025/ 1837 |
Highest road in northern Europe—but it's unpaved. |
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| Lysebotn |
Stavanger. |
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| Lysefjord (Lysebotn-Edneram) |
3116/ 950 |
Southwestern Norway, near Lysefjord. |
Noted as one of Norway's "wildest climbs" and one of Europe's most spectacular because of its 36 switchbacks (2 of which disappear in a tunnel). |
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| Nibbeveien |
4907/ 1496 |
Starts at sea level. |
Highest road climb in Norway. The last 5km are unpaved but rideable by bike. |
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| Oevre Aardal-Turtago |
4287/ 1307 |
Jotunheimen. Starts at sea level. |
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| Ovre Ahrdahl-Turtago |
Jotungeimen. |
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Sognefjell |
4723/ 1440 |
Central Southern Norway, near Sognefjorden/ Jotunheime. |
Tour of Jotun- heimen. |
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Spiral |
Southwest of Oslo. |
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| This climb, a little more than a kilometer
in length, has a constant grade of between 11 and 12% and ends at a mere
200 m a.s.l. The strange thing about it is that it is designed as a tunnel
with six switchbacks, each pair of three switchbacks constitutes one and a
half loop. Effectively this means that while climbing inside the mountain
you are looping around three times. A very strange toll road that has become
a tourist attraction. |
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| Stalheims- kleivi |
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| Trollstigen |
2296/ 700 |
Western Norway, south of Aandalsnes at R63. Starts at Byteskrea. |
(a.k.a. Trolls Ladder and Trolls Path). |
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| Vassbygdi |
1837/ 560 |
Southest of Sognejjorden and east of Aurlan on R50. |
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| Xrneveien Geiranger North |
2047/ 624 |
Western Norway, near Geirangerfjord. Starts at sea level at the bottom of the Geiranger fjord and climbs up the Flydal valley. |
(a.k.a. Eagles Road). |
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