Central Norway - Norway - page 319

Activities, Courses & Tours
2 Galdhøpiggen Summer Ski Centre C1
Sleeping
3 Bessheim D2
4 Bøverdalen Vandrerhjem C1
5 Elvesæter Hotell B1
6 Jotunheimen Fjellstue B1
7 Juvasshytta C1
8 Krossbu Turiststasjon B2
9 Leirvassbu Lodge B2
10 Memurubu Lodge C2
11 Røisheim Hotel C1
12 Storhaugen C1
13 Turtagrø Hotel A2
14 Valdresflya Vandrerhjem D3
Sights & Activities
Sognefjellet Road SCENIC DRIVE
( www.turistveg.no )
Town councillors of the world: you may have built a lot of roads in your time - many of
them are probably very useful - but chances are none of them are as spectacular as this
one. Snaking through Jotunheimen National Park (and providing access to most of the
trailheads), the stunningly scenic Sognefjellet Rd (Rv55) connects Lustrafjorden with
Lom, and is billed as 'the road over the roof of Norway'. With little doubt it's one of Nor-
way's most beautiful drives.
Constructed in 1939 by unemployed youths, the road rises to a height of 1434m, making
it the highest mountain road in northern Europe. It is one of Norway's 18 'National Tourist
Routes'.