Trollstigen

Trollstigen ( _en. The Troll Ladder) is a mountain road in Rauma, Norway, part of Norwegian national road 63 connecting Åndalsnes in Rauma and Valldal in Norddal. It is a popular tourist attraction due to its steep incline of 9 % and eleven hairpin bends up a steep mountain side. Trollstigen was opened on July 31, 1936, by King Haakon VII after a construction time of 8 years.The road up is narrow and with few possibilities where cars can meet, although it has been widened in recent years. On the top there is big parking place where you can walk for about ten minutes to get onto a viewing balcony. There you will enjoy a great view over the road with its bends and the waterfall. Stigfossen is a beautiful waterfall which falls 320 metres down the mountain side. Trollstigen is closed during the fall and winter months. A normal opening season stretches from the mid of May to October, but may sometimes be shorter or longer due to changes in the weather conditions. In the summer of 2005 the road was repaired and about 16 million NOK was spent on protection against rockfall, making the road a lot safer to drive on.

External links

* [http://www.trollstigen.net/index2.htm Tourist information]
* [http://www.enjoynorway.net/trollstigen.htm Enjoy Norway - Trollstigen]