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Rallarvegen

The old navvies' road built for the Bergen railway, now a famous downhill bike ride to the fjord.

Photo: David Dermott Ddermott (talk) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Summer, when the snow has cleared
Price
Paid for bike rental and the train
Time Needed
A day
Address
Myrdal Station to FlåmDirections
Getting There
Rent bikes in Flåm and take the Flåm Railway up to Myrdal.

Why Go

Workers built the gravel road from 1902 to 1904 to construct the Oslo–Bergen line across the mountains. Today cyclists take the train up and ride from Finse or Myrdal down the Flåm valley to the sea; the last 12 miles from Myrdal are the steepest and most popular.

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Cities · UNESCO

Bergen and Flåm Railway

About 29 miles away

Wooden Bryggen wharf, and the world's steepest standard-gauge train.

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Mountains · Glaciers

Jostedal and Briksdal Glaciers

About 87 miles away

Mainland Europe's largest glacier, with blue arms reaching valley floors.

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Must-See
Nature · UNESCO

Norwegian Fjords

About 112 miles away

Geiranger and Nærøyfjord are among the world's great views, by boat or road.

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