Trollstigen (Trollstigen) description and photos - Norway: Geirangerfjord (Topic)

Trollstigen road description and photos - Norway: Geirangerfjord. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Trollstigen.

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From the Geirangerfjord begins an exciting journey along the famous `` Troll Road '' (Trollstigen), which is one of the most popular tourist routes in Norway. This road was built in 1936, it climbs the mountainside in eleven steep serpentine loops with a vertical drop of 12%. Halfway up the ascent you will cross the bridge over the Stigfossen waterfall (height 180m), from the top of the road you can see a panoramic view of the entire valley.

For hundreds of years, this was the only way of communication with the Sunnmere fjords. Above, on the Troll Road, starting at the bend called Bispenwingen, or Bishop's Bend, there is a wonderful view of Ondalsnes and the Romsdal Fjord. From the top of the road, next to the Cauldrons of the Giants, a panoramic view of the entire valley opens.

Trollvegen, or "Troll Wall", is a vertical wall over 1000 m high, the ascent of which is considered one of the most difficult in the world. It remained impregnable until 1965. Today, ascents are held both in summer and winter.

Topic: Trollstigen (Trollstigen) description and photos - Norway: Geirangerfjord.