Sognefjellet National Tourist Route

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Route 55 across the Sognefjell mountain area between Luster and Lom is the highest and most impressive mountain pass in Northern Europe (highest point 1430 meters), and it has been awarded the status of National Tourist Route because of the spectacular and wild mountain scenery it passes through in the Jotunheimen National Park.
This route is the main gateway to the Jotunheimen National Park - Norway’s highest mountains.

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Adele H
Copenhagen, Denmark
Trip type:
Solo travel
Windy and cold
Tuesday, 28th November 2017
Route 55 across Sogne mountain is the highest mountain pass in Norway - and you definitely feel it - it was windy like crazy and thus cold when I drove this route in September but very beautiful. Read full review
taarhaug
Trondheim, Norway
Fantastic MC ride
Wednesday, 13th September 2017
We crossed the mountain on motorcycles, for me the first time. It was a fantastic and visual experience. The view is fantastic! Read full review
TGaines
Ridgefield, CT USA
Trip type:
Friends getaway
Take Rt.55 to fall in love with Norway ..
Sunday, 3rd September 2017
Rt.55 impressed me as the best picture of Norway: narrow, long and winding it showed us fjords and Jotunheimen national park mountains, a very bright blue sky and the sun sparkling in the water... Read full review

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