Why choose this route:
- Our most popular itinerary — the length most riders choose for a first Norway trip, and the one to take if you only ride Norway once
- The complete fjord country: the highest passes, the fjord towns, and the narrow valleys of Sunnmøre that shorter trips have to leave out
- Long enough to properly cross the west without needing two weeks off work
- 277 km a day — an unhurried pace for the ground it covers, with time at every viewpoint
- A fraction of the price of a guided tour, with your own pace and your own preferences kept
Format:
A mobile-friendly digital tour book you bookmark on your phone, plus one GPX file per riding day. Instant download after payment, and emailed to you as well. No app, no account.
What’s included:
- An overview map and the complete day-by-day itinerary
- The highlights, local gems and experiences along each day’s ride, with a dinner recommendation for the evening
- Accommodation for every night — always two options, the best and the more economical alternative, each with a direct booking link
- The ferry crossings placed where they fall in the day, with the ones that need booking flagged
- A GPX file for every riding day — Garmin, TomTom, calimoto, Kurviger, Rever or your phone
Best suited for:
- Riders who want the definitive Norway trip — the whole famous west in one tour
- A first visit to Norway with enough days to do it justice
- Riders who like an optional gravel detour — two classic gravel passes are marked along the route, each entirely skippable
- Riders who want everything researched, prepared and booked-ready — just book, fly and ride
Practical information:
The tour starts and ends near Oslo Gardermoen airport. Edition 2027, updated once a year. One rider per purchase — a Group Licence covers up to five riders. Best ridden with The Essential Guide to Motorcycling in Norway, which this itinerary expands.
Disclaimer:
This route crosses Norway’s highest mountain passes, which close in winter and open on dates that vary by year — most are reliably open from June through September. The itinerary lists exactly which ones to check and what to do if one is closed; check vegvesen.no for real-time road conditions before riding.
