Lysevegen
Fv500 · Tjørhom (Sirdal) → Lysebotn · Norway
- Length
- 18 miles
- Drive time
- 1 h
- Type
- Technical road
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: Closed roughly Oct–May (snow)
Twenty-seven hairpins and a corkscrew tunnel falling a kilometre from the Kjerag plateau to the fjord dead-end at Lysebotn — Norway's maddest descent.
Highlights of the Lysevegen
- 27 hairpins + spiral tunnel
- Kjeragbolten hike from Øygardstøl
- Lysefjord finale
Where to stop on the Lysevegen
- G P Tjørhom fuel — Village shop-and-pumps at Svartevatn — last fuel in Sirdal; nothing on Fv500 to Lysebotn.
- Øygardstølen café — Kjerag trailhead café at the top of the 27 hairpins; seasonal, only while Lysevegen is open.
- Øygardstølen utsikt viewpoint — The nest above Lysebotn: look down the corkscrew tunnel and hairpins to the fjord.
- Lysebotn viewpoint — Dead-end quay at the head of Lysefjorden after the 27 bends; road closed roughly October–May.
Drive the Lysevegen
Open Lysevegen 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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