Must-SeeBergen and Flåm Railway
About 6.2 miles away
Wooden Bryggen wharf, and the world's steepest standard-gauge train.
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The Snow Road
A summer-only mountain road from Aurland over a bare, lake-dotted plateau to Lærdal, between walls of snow in early summer.
- Open
- Early summer to autumn
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- County Road 5627, Aurland to LærdalDirections
- Getting There
- Starts in Aurland, about 15 minutes by car from Flåm.
Why Go
Part of Norway's National Tourist Routes, the old road climbs past Stegastein to a high plateau of rock, snowfields and lakes, often between banks of snow taller than the car well into summer, before dropping to Lærdal.
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If You're NearbyJostedal and Briksdal Glaciers
About 59 miles away
Mainland Europe's largest glacier, with blue arms reaching valley floors.
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Must-SeeNorwegian Fjords
About 87 miles away
Geiranger and Nærøyfjord are among the world's great views, by boat or road.
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