Sognefjellsvegen

The Sognefjellsvegen or Sognefjellsveien is the highest mountain pass road in Northern Europe.

It is a national tourist road and starts in the village of Lom in the municipality of Lom, it then travels over the Sognefjell mountain area, and it ends in the village of Gaupne in the municipality of Luster.

[1] The road passes the villages of Galdesanden, Spiterstulen, and Elveseter, then the mountain Galdhøpiggen, lake Bøvertunvatnet, and then the Bøvertun rest area.

The rest areas of Krossbu and Sognefjellshytta are located beside the road high up in the mountains.

Descending into the valley, the road passes the hotel Turtagrø, the villages of Skjolden, Luster, Høyheimsvik, and Nes before finally reaching Gaupne which is along the Sognefjord.