Trollstigen
Trollstigen (the Troll's Path) is one of Norway's most famous mountain roads, climbing via eleven hairpin bends up a near-vertical valley wall, with a waterfall visible partway up and a cantilevered viewing platform at the summit looking back down the switchbacks. It's as much about the drive itself - narrow, steep, genuinely nerve-testing in places - as the view at the top.
Because it's only open a few months a year and sits well outside Ålesund, most visitors fold it into a longer loop that also takes in Geirangerfjord, rather than visiting it in isolation.
Trollstigen FAQs
Roughly late May through October, weather dependent - the road closes for winter and reopens once snow clearance is complete each spring.
It's narrow with tight hairpin bends and can be busy with buses and camper vans in summer, so it demands attentive, unhurried driving rather than being outright dangerous.
There's a parking charge at the visitor centre at the top; the road itself is free to drive.
Yes, that's the common route - many visitors drive the Golden Route linking Trollstigen and Geiranger via ferry in a single long day.
A visitor centre with a café, viewing platforms over the switchbacks, and a footbridge near the waterfall.
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