Norwegian County Road 63

63 Fylkesvei 63
Route information
Length:	103.6 km (64.4 mi)
Major junctions
South end:	Skjåk
	Road up to Dalsnibba Hellesylt Geiranger village Ørnevegan Oppskreds Tunnel Eidsdal village Norddal Ferry to Linge over the Norddalsfjorden Sjøholt Ferry to Geiranger Tafjord Sylte village Trollstigen 174 ←Grytten
North end:	E136 in Rauma
Location
Counties:	Møre og Romsdal, Oppland
Major cities:	Geiranger, Eidsdal, Sylte
Highway system
Norwegian county roads

Norwegian County Road 63 (Norwegian: Fylkesvei 63 or Fv63) is a Norwegian county road in Møre og Romsdal and a very small part in Oppland county, Norway. It begins at Langvatnet at Norwegian National Road 15 in the municipality of Skjåk in Oppland county and it heads north where it ends at the junction with the E136 near Åndalsnes in the municipality of Rauma, Møre og Romsdal county. The route runs for 103.6 kilometres (64.4 mi) including a single ferry crossing. The vast majority of the road is in Møre og Romsdal county, only the southernmost 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) lie in the extreme western part of Oppland. Both the Langvatnet–Geiranger and Trollstigen sections of the road are closed during winter and spring due to the weather conditions.^[1] The road passes by a number of notable landmarks, which has led to the earmarking of the Geiranger–Trollstigen section of the road as a future tourist route.^[2]

Path (from south to north)

From Langvatnet in the south the road passes the lake of Djupvatnet. From here, the mountain of Dalsnibba can be approached via a minor road. The road descends through a series of hairpin turns northwards towards the village of Geiranger, offering excellent views of the Geirangerfjord in the process. From Geiranger, the road ascends the mountainside through another series of hairpin turns; this section of road is known as the Ørnevegen ("Eagle Road") and reaches a height of 620 metres (2,030 ft) above sea level.^[3]

At Eidsdal, a ferry is required in order to cross the Norddalsfjorden.^[4] The ferry connects Eidsdal with Linge, from where the road passes through a number of small settlements, including Sylte, before running through the valleys of Valldal and Meiadal.

The northernmost section of the road includes the Trollstigen ("The Troll Ladder"), a further series of hairpin turns which descend a particularly steep mountain. From the Trollstigen the road runs in an approximate north-west direction before terminating at the junction with the E136 near Åndalsnes.

Diagram

Skjåk, Oppland

• Stryn, →Bismo
• Langvatnet — Road closure point in the winter

Stranda, Møre og Romsdal

• Djupvatnet, highest point on the road (1,038 metres / 3,406 feet)
• Djupvasshytta; road up to Dalsnibba
• Kvandall Bridge
• Opplenskedalen — Road closure point in the winter
• Hole Bridge
• Flå Bridge
• Geiranger til Hellesylt (May 1 to September 30, 8 trips per day)
• Geiranger village
• Ørnevegan hairpin turns
• Oppskreds Tunnel (600 metres / 2,000 feet)

Norddal

• Eidsdalselva Bridge
• Eidsdal village
• Norddal
• Ferry from Eidsdal to Linge over the Norddalsfjorden (10 minutes, 3 trips per hour)
• Sjøholt
• Muri Bridge
• Ferry from Sylte to Geiranger (June 15 until August 15, 2 trips per day)
• Tafjord
• Sylte village
• Uri Bridge
• Hols Bridge
• Gudbrandsjuvet Bridge
• Langdalen — Road closure point in the winter

Rauma

• Stigfossen Bridge
• Trollstigen hairpin turns
• Kverna Bridge
• Hanekamhaug — Road closure point in the winter
• 174 ←Grytten
• Sogge Bridge
• E136 ←Åndalsnes, →Dombås

References

1. ^ "Winter road closures in Norway". http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Articles/Corporate-articles/Before-you-go/Roads-closed-during-winter. Retrieved 29 July 2009. 
2. ^ "Geiranger-Trollstigen page on the National Tourist Routes website". http://www.turistveg.no/modules/module_123/templates/fp.asp?iCategoryId=114&vt=fp&iTVID=47&iInfoId=132&lang=eng. Retrieved 29 July 2009. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Eagle Road". Norwegian Tourist Board. http://www.visitnorway.com/en/Product/?pid=56358. Retrieved 29 July 2009. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Eidsdal-Linge ferry". Fjord1. http://www.fjord1.no/default.asp?page=200&pagesub=8. Retrieved 29 July 2009.