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Noruega. Geiranger. Miradores Ornesvingen y Flydalsjuvet

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Distance
13.75 mi
Elevation gain
2,904 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
2,904 ft
Max elevation
1,703 ft
TrailRank 
37
Min elevation
-42 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
one hour 43 minutes
Coordinates
313
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May 7, 2021
Recorded
May 2021
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near Geiranger, Møre og Romsdal (Norge)

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Ascent to two viewpoints, Ørnesvingen and Trollstigen, they are very close to each other and easily accessible from the Geiranger fjord. Separated by 60 kilometers and a fjord, and joined by a road that brought the town of Geiranger out of isolation.

The Ørnesvingen viewpoint (also called "eagle road") is the name given to the steepest platform on the Geiranger mountain side towards Eidsdal, on Highway 63. The road winds through 11 hairpin bends Above the Geirangerfjord and the highest point of the extension, it is 620 meters.

Highway 63 was officially opened on September 15, 1955 and provided vehicle access to the town of Geiranger from the north for most of the year. The road was an attraction from day one. It was called Camino del Águila because this terrain had traditionally been the domain of a large number of these beautiful predatory birds. From this attractive place you can perfectly see the town of Geiranger, barely 230 inhabitants in winter.

The viewpoint, after several improvements, was finally inaugurated on June 21, 2006. It has a 10% incline on its steepest side. Being a litmus test for both drivers and vehicles. Different public and private transport companies use this road as a testing ground to improve the ground grip capabilities of their vehicles in winter conditions. The longest vehicle length allowed is 15 meters.

I'm moving on Highway 63, yes, highway. In Norway the ferries cross the fjords from one shore to the other and the road continues to be called the same in an imaginary line drawn in the water. Here I have to embark at Eidslal and disembark at Linge. The good thing is that, as it is the only possibility to go from one place to another, the frequency of the boats is high. You can look at the schedules in this link.

The Storfjord fjord (in Norwegian, Storfjorden, literally "great fjord") is an important and intricate fjord of Norway located in the western coast of the Scandinavian peninsula, in the Sunnmøre region. The landscape around Storfjorden is typical of western Norway. At its mouth, the fjord is surrounded by mountains in Tafjord and Geiranger rising to 1500-1800 meters above sea level.

About sixty kilometers from Ørnesvingen I come to an amazing place, a famous route throughout Norway: Trollstigen (the troll's staircase), a very visited tourist attraction, due to its steep 9% incline and eleven 180º curves, on the hillside. of the mountain.

Trollstigen, the road, was opened on July 31, 1936, by King Haakon VII after eight years of construction. It is narrow and with few places where cars can cross, although the road has widened in recent years. At the top there is a large parking lot, from where after walking for five minutes you will reach a viewpoint.

In this viewpoint you have good views of the road with its curves, and of the Stigfossen waterfall. Stigfossen falls about 320 meters down the side of the mountain. Trollstigen is closed during the fall and winter months. A normal year opens from mid-May to October, but it can open or close earlier depending on weather conditions. In the summer of 2005 the road was repaired and around 16 million NOK (Norwegian crowns) - more than 1.6 billion euros - was spent on rockfall protection.

On the way back to Geiranger I stop at a place that I saw on the way out. It's Gudbrandsjuvet. An impressive place. Gudbrandsjuvet is a narrow ravine 5 meters and 20 to 25 meters high through which the Valldøla River runs. The ravine is easily accessible from the main route 63 between Valldal and Trollstigen.

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Mirador Ornesvingen

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Geiranger

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Mirador de Flydalsjuvet

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