Norway, Hardanger
Europe's largest mountain plateau crossed by a road with no trees and no traffic.
Length
95 km
In miles
59 mi
Driving time
2 hr 23 min
Atlas rating
9.0 / 10
The run
Eidfjord to Geilo, following the Rv7. Drive it in either direction, though the views usually favour the climb.
Season
Snow and wind closures in winter
Nearby
52 km away
Aurlandsfjellet, Snow Road
A high plateau road across bare tundra ending at a stark concrete lookout above the fjord.
100 km away
Gaularfjellet
A scenic tourist route climbing past waterfalls and glacial lakes between two fjord towns.
156 km away
Gamle Strynefjellsvegen
A gravel and tarmac heritage road between glacier tongues and turquoise meltwater.
172 km away
Lysebotn Road
Twenty seven hairpins drop 900 metres to the head of the Lysefjord.
174 km away
Geirangerveien
Hairpins spiral down to the Geirangerfjord past waterfalls with names like the Seven Sisters.
214 km away
Trollstigen
Eleven hairpins claw up a sheer valley wall beneath waterfalls and the Trolltindene peaks.