Click on the different Fjord Counties on the map for pictures and detailed information. Below, you will also find the main links for the four Fjord Counties.
In western Norway, there are many spectacular viewpoints from where you can see fjords, mountains and valleys. Some places are easily accessible where you can rise out of the car and walk over to the roadside. To other viewpoints you have to walk only a few minutes. And to some you have to walk a little longer. Here you will find a nice mix of all categories, common to them all is a fantastic view.
Trollstigen in Romsdal
Trollstigen, in the heart of Romsdal in Møre og Romsdal, is one of the best visited attractions in Norway. The mountains which encircle the Trollstigen road are enormous. Stigfossen waterfall gushes down the mountainside towards the luscious Isterdalen valley. In the middle of all this, Trollstigen road winds it's way up the mountainside. Two viewpoints are made here in connection with the Geiranger-Trollstigen National Tourist Route. There are about five to ten minute walks to the two viewpoints. The Trollstigen Road is closed during the winter.
The Geirangerfjord at Sunnmøre
The Geirangerfjord in Møre og Romsdal is incorporated into the UNESCO World Heritage. And it is not without reason. The fjord, mountains, waterfalls, cultural landscape and the old farms around Geiranger is the perfect mix. It cannot be more beautiful and wilder. Two viewpoints by the road are made here in connection with the Geiranger-Trollstigen National Tourist Route.
Varden in Molde
Molde, the City of Roses, is almost utterly in the Romsdalsfjord in Møre og Romsdal. From Molde, there are short distances both to the coast and into the Romsdal Mountains. From Varden (407 masl), behind the city of Molde, it is a fantastic view of the Romsdalsfjord and the surrounding 222 mountain peaks covered with snow late into the summer. The road goes straight to Vardestua Restaurant at Varden, ten minutes by car or one hour walk from the city centre.
Aksla in Ålesund
Ålesund, at the west coast of Sunnmøre in Møre og Romsdal, is one of Norway´s most beautiful cities. The houses are clinging to rocks and reefs, from here it is short distance both to the sea and into the fjords and the mountains. From the city-mountain Aksla (130 masl) there is a fantastic view over the city and the sea and inwards to the Sunnmøre Alps. You can walk up the 418 steps from the city-park to Aksla. Or you can drive all the up, ten minutes drive from the centre of Ålesund.
Stegastein in Aurland
Stegastein is the name of the award-winning viewpoint by the Aurlandsvegen road above the Aurlandsfjord, Sogn og Fjordane. A walkway of solid pine sticking 31 metres straight into the air. You are 640 metres above Aurland, from here you have a fantastic view of the Aurlandsfjord and down to Aurland. The Stegastein viewpoint is located by the Aurlandsvegen Road which is a National Tourist Route. The mountain-road between Aurland and Lærdal is closed during winter, but the road up to the viewpoint is open all year.
Fløien and Ulriken in Bergen
The Fløibanen funicular in Bergen in western Norway is a 850 metre long cable car that goes from the city center and up to the Fløien Station, 320 masl. What had Bergen been without Fløien and the funicular. By the Fløien Station there is a scenic viewpoint, a souvenir shop and Fløien Restaurant. From here you can see all of Bergen, the city-fjord and the surrounding islands. One can go further up to Fløifjellet (399 masl) and across the mountains to Ulriken (643 masl). From Ulriken, there is also a magnificent view over Bergen and the fjord. Take the gondola down from Ulriken, or walk the path. Bus back to Bergen City. You can also do this in the opposite direction (easier).
Preikestolen in Ryfylke
Preikestolen (the Pulpit Rock) in Ryfylke in Rogaland is a flat plateau at about 25 by 25 metres, which rises 604 metres straight up from the fjord. From here, the rock disappears vertically into the Lysefjord, and you have a fantastic view into the Lysefjord and Lysefjordheiene mountains. More than 100,000 people walk up here every summer, and it takes about two hours to walk from the Preikestolhytta Mountain Lodge to Preikestolen (four kilometres and 330 metres uphill). Enjoy the view, you will never forget it.
