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Norway - West coast

Hi all,

I'm planning a ride up the west coast of Norway from Kristiansand to Tromso in the summer.

Everything I've read/been told so far is that the whole coast is spectacular, but are there any 'must ride' roads, or must see places?

Any suggestions welcome.

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I heard the East coast is better.

Just to start you off with the obvious:

Gerainger
Trollstigen
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The Atlanitc road - amazing bridges.
Take the coast road and ferries north of Trondheim rather than the faster inland road.
Don't miss the Lofoten Islands.
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From what I've seen of Norway, you'd have a spectacular trip no matter WHAT road you took !!
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I'll hook you up with a route of your entire trip soon. Just have to get behind the computer. You'll have a fantastic trip, even if the weather turns bad.

Next 14 days are looking good all over the country, so hop on that bike!
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Had to split the route in two, since there were so many custom points:

1. Kristiansand to Stjørdal: https://goo.gl/maps/CVEIm
2. Stjørdal to Tromsø: https://goo.gl/maps/OVf5Z

This will take you along some seriously awesome roads! I could write a long essay about all of them, but will instead guide you to these websites for more info on them:

National Tourist Routes in Norway - www.nasjonaleturistveger.no - You'll drive heaps of these!
Google Translate - Tindevegen
http://www.visitnorway.com/uk/where-...atlantic-road/ - The Atlantic Road
Kystriksveien - the coastal route - accommodation, activities and attractions along the Nordland coastline in Norway
Lofoten

Highlights include: Ryfylke, Hardanger, Aurlandsfjell, Tindevegen, Geiranger, Trollstigen, The Atlantic Road (Atlanterhavsveien) and the costal route up Northern Norway (Rv17). And of course the Lofoten islands.

The roads between Kristiansand and Tau are not familiar to me, so I simply gave you the quickest route here.

Have a nice trip
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Just got back from Norway - did many of the roads already mentioned plus plenty of others. Couldn't find any bad ones ....................

have a great trip !
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