Gamle Strynefjellsvegen
Fv258 · Grotli → Videsæter · Norway
- Length
- 17 miles
- Drive time
- 1 h
- Type
- Technical road
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: ⚠ Open only ~Jun–Oct; part gravel — fine driven gently
The 1894 mountain road the new tunnel replaced: hand-built stone walls, snow-drifts into July and waterfalls everywhere. Norway's most atmospheric heritage drive.
Highlights of the Gamle Strynefjellsvegen
- Hand-stacked stone edges
- July snowbanks
- Museum-piece engineering
Where to stop on the Gamle Strynefjellsvegen
- Grotli Høyfjellshotell food — Historic pass hotel at the Fv258 start; fill up before Grotli — no fuel on the old road.
- Øvstefoss viewpoint — Steel-railed 200 m path to the fall dropping into Hjelledalen; summer only, not new Rv15.
- Hotel Videseter food — Seasonal mountain hotel above Videfossen; restaurant May–September, dinner buffet for drivers.
- Videfossen viewpoint — Turquoise fall by Videsæter; short walk from the hotel car park, road closed October–June.
Drive the Gamle Strynefjellsvegen
Open Gamle Strynefjellsvegen on the map → ⬇ Download GPX
GPX works with Garmin, TomTom, Beeline and most bike sat-navs. Free, no sign-up — these are indicative waypoints, so follow the road signs, not the arrow.
Plot it, add it to a club run with a meeting point and pit stops, then share the whole trip as one link. Free, no account, works offline.
Route research: Club road index · More roads in Norway
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