Norway, Vestland
The best base in Norway, with Hardanger, Sognefjell and the Atlantic Road all reachable.
First instinct from Bergen: head east into Hardanger.
Scored roads in range
8
Nearest great road
76 mi
Best rated nearby
9.6 / 10
Shortest full loop
5 hr 11 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 26 June 2026
60 to 150 km from the centre
Far enough to feel like a proper trip, close enough to be home for dinner.
Roughly 9 hr 9 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
81 mi away · Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
A high plateau road across bare tundra ending at a stark concrete lookout above the fjord.
47 km · 29.2 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
76 mi away · Hardanger
Europe's largest mountain plateau crossed by a road with no trees and no traffic.
95 km · 59 mi · Atlas rating 9.0 / 10
82 mi away · Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
A scenic tourist route climbing past waterfalls and glacial lakes between two fjord towns.
63 km · 39.1 mi · Atlas rating 8.9 / 10
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 14 hr of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
163 mi away · More og Romsdal, Norway
Eleven hairpins claw up a sheer valley wall beneath waterfalls and the Trolltindene peaks.
20 km · 12.4 mi · Atlas rating 9.7 / 10
103 mi away · Rogaland
Twenty seven hairpins drop 900 metres to the head of the Lysefjord.
30 km · 18.6 mi · Atlas rating 9.6 / 10
141 mi away · More og Romsdal, Norway
Hairpins spiral down to the Geirangerfjord past waterfalls with names like the Seven Sisters.
106 km · 65.9 mi · Atlas rating 9.6 / 10
126 mi away · Stryn
A gravel and tarmac heritage road between glacier tongues and turquoise meltwater.
27 km · 16.8 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
190 mi away · More og Romsdal, Norway
A low bridge skips between skerries with the open Norwegian Sea breaking either side.
8.3 km · 5.2 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
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