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Fjord Norway
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Fjord Norway

At the beginning of June 2019 we 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ went on a big road trip in the 🚐💨 box van via 🇩🇰 Denmark to 🇳🇴 Norway. In total it was 🛣 4,665 KM in 19 days. The journey to Fjord Norway begins with the ⛴️ ferry crossing between Hirtshals and Kristiansand. Along the 🐑 Jæren Coast it goes via Stavanger, the Saudafjord and 🍎 Hardangerfjord, over the Aurlandsfjellet and Sognefjellet to the ⛴ Geirangerfjord. Highlights are the visit of Stanvangers and Oslo's old town, our hike on Europe's largest ⛰️ mainland glacier Jostedalsbreen and the trip over the 😈 Trollstigen to Ålesund, before we return to Kristiansand on the ferry to Hirtshals. You can also find our travel report on our 🎥 YouTube channel (https://tinyurl.com/ErstmalDurchEuropa) and also as a playlist (https://tinyurl.com/EdE-Norge).

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Route info
3431 Kilometres
19 Days
02.06.2019 - 20.06.2019
47 Waypoints
Vehicle info
Camper van
Adria, Twin

Travelogue

Day 1
Wohnmobilhafen am Kanal-Café NOK
Am Kamp-Kanal 1, 24783 Osterrönfeld, Deutschland

The first milestone is the NOK. This ideal of a mobile home port is within sight of the Rendsburger Hochbrücke. A cycling and hiking trail along the canal invites you to take a trip to Rendsburg, where you can linger at the canal café. With the landscaped terraces and summer temperatures, you can spend hours marveling at the Dickpötte as they pass through.


Day 2
Mårup Kirke
Mårup Kirkevej, 9800 Hjørring, Dänemark

During our last night before the ferry crossing from Hirtshals to Kristiansand, we stand free at Lønstrup Klint, where Mårup Kirke once stood. From here you can see far beyond the cliffs to the open sea and the shifting dune Rubjerg Knude with the associated lighthouse. The sea is calm and the rain clouds are moving on, it will be a good last night in Denmark.


Day 3
Color Line Terminal Hirtshals
9850 Hirtshals, Dänemark

After a very good night in Denmark we reach our check in for our ferry to Kristiansand today. Good signage leads along the E39 to the Color Line terminal. Now we are waiting a good 1.5 hours before departure in row 23 for the arrival of the SuperSpeed 1. The weather is fantastic and the sea is calm, it will be a smooth trip across the Skagerrak.


Color Line Terminal Kristiansand
Vestre Strandgate 31, 4611 Kristiansand, Norwegen

Flekkefjord
Nuland, 4400, Flekkefjord, Norwegen

After our ferry crossing, we follow the E39 for 2 hours towards Stavanger and arrive at Flekkefjord in the early evening. Here, in the middle of the fjord landscape, we decide to move into our quarters for one night. In the evening we walk along the fjord and enjoy the sunset. Tomorrow we continue along the coastal landscape of Jæren to Stavanger.


Day 4
Kvassheim fyr
4363 Brusand, Norwegen

The lighthouse was built in 1912 to guide shipping along the Jæren coast. It has not been in operation since 1990 and has been converted into a museum and café. We spend our lunch break here and are surrounded by grazing cows while looking out over the sea.


Obrestad fyr
Håvegen 282, 4365 Nærbø, Norwegen

There are several preserved lighthouses along the Jæren coast, this one dates from 1873 and houses an exhibition on the lighthouse keepers during the Second World War. During our visit the buildings are mostly deserted, after a short walk we continue to Stavanger.


Orrestranda & Friluftshuset Orre
Orrestranda, Klepp, Norwegen

The Orrestranda with a length of 5 km is one of the most beautiful beaches in Norway. During our detour we watch two kitesurfers in the rough sea, the wind is also picking up out here.


Stellplatz in Stavanger
Tjodolvs gate, Stavanger, Norwegen

Day 5
Ausgezeichnete Altstadt

Our first destination in Norway is Stavanger. After the natural scenery of the Flekkefjord follows Norway's fourth largest city with the seaport, where the M/S Astor is just leaving us. We stay here for two nights and visit the Norsk Oil Museum at the harbor tomorrow.

Gamle Stavanger, the old town, has received several awards, as the more than 170 colorful wooden houses from the 18th century were restored as part of an architectural program and thus characterize the appearance of the old town to this day. Norway's Oil Museum is also located here at the port.


Norsk Oljemuseum

The exhibition at the Stavanger Petroleum Museum focuses on offshore production in the North Sea. The exterior architecture in particular is reminiscent of an oil drilling platform or an offshore structure.


Stellplatz in Stavanger
Tjodolvs gate, Stavanger, Norwegen

Day 6
Ostasteidn
Suldal, Norwegen

We stop after Sandsfjord Bridge on the west side of Sandsfjord to have a snack at this rest area. On the way to the fjord we see an aquaculture farm from a hill.


Stavkirken Røldal
Kyrkjevegen 34, 5760 Røldal, Norwegen

The stave church in Røldal has existed since 1250 and is said to house a crucifix in the interior that is said to have healing powers. The 50 NOK entrance fee per person seems too much to us, so we walk around and enjoy the midsummer weather.


Låtefossen
Låtefossen, Odda, Norwegen

The twin waterfalls drain snowmelt from Folgefonna, one of Norway's largest mainland glaciers. The long-distance road leads directly past the imposing natural spectacle.


Odda Bobilcamp
Almerket, 5750 Odda, Norwegen

We set up our overnight quarters at the Sørfjord in Odda. We look at the Folgefonna glacier across from the fjord while sunbathing. In the evening there are calzones from the Omnia, which attracts our neighbors. Sunset easily passes 11pm, keeping us awake and warm.


Day 7
Norwegisches Wasserkraft- und Industriemuseum Tyssedal
Naustbakken 7, 5770 Tyssedal, Norwegen

The former hydroelectric power station in Tyssedal now houses an exhibition on the early years of industrialization in Norway. The spot is ideal for taking photos in the morning and is also suitable as a parking space for an overnight stay.


Hereiane
Fv550, 5628 Herand, Norwegen

Today's lunch break is on a peninsula in the Hardangerfjord. The wooded shore draws our gaze to the steep rocky outcrops above us.


Steinsdalsfossen
Steinsdalsvegen 212, 5600 Norheimsund, Norwegen

Journey behind the falls in Norwegian. Its special feature is a path between the rock face and the water, on which you can walk almost dry behind Steinsdalsfossen. The weather is different for us and we get wet anyway.


Eidfjord
Eidfjorden, Eidfjord kommune, Norwegen

We have arrived at the Eidfjord and spend the night at the pier opposite the M/S AIDASol, which is still moored. Hardanger, Norway's orchard, was our destination today and it was as changeable as the weather.


Day 8
Vøringsfossen
Eidfjord, Norwegen

Norway's most important waterfall is in Eidfjord and in the middle of the Hardangervidda. We walk at the Fossatromma car park on the edge of the ridge overlooking the famous Fossli Hotel. Then we drive up to the vantage point at the hotel and marvel at the sight of the water masses falling steeply into the gorge.


Geilo
Geilo, Norwegen

Stopover on the way over Hardangerviddavegn, past snowfields, into Aurlandsfjellet. It's bitterly cold outside. Geilo seems dead, the ski tourists have already flown out at the end of the season.


Hallingskarvet NP
Strandavatnet, Hol, Norwegen

At the end of Måbødalen we continue towards Haugastøl and cross Europe's largest plateau with the Hardangervidda. We stay overnight at the Strandavatnet reservoir in Hallingskarvet National Park.


Day 9
Aurlandsfjord
Aurland, Norwegen

After a spectacular descent over tunneled mountain passes, we have arrived at the Aurlandsfjord. The weather is a piñata, just like the sometimes bizarre landscape. The mountains are surrounded by fast-moving clouds, resulting in a different motif depending on the time.


Stegastein
Stegastein- LOOKOUT, Aurland, Norwegen

Stegastein is a stunning viewing platform 650m high and 30m above the mountain ledge by the Aurlandsfjord. The viewpoint is also part of the Norwegian Tourist Route running from Aurland to Lærdal, commonly known as 'the Snow Road'. Here we "experience" a spectacular view of the Aurlandsfjord on our way to Aurlandsfjellet.


Aurlandsfjellet
Aurlandsfjellet, Lærdal Municipality, Norwegen

Incredibly beautiful hike at over 1,200m to one of Norway's most beautiful waterfalls, after we drove up from the Aurlandsfjord into the unreal snow and rock landscape of the Aurlandsfjellet.


Borgund Stavkyrkje
Vindoella 621, 6888 Borgund, Norwegen

Borgund Stave Church is the most important example of Norwegian stave churches and one of the oldest wooden buildings in Europe. She is our final destination for today. We are the last visitors in the evening and will spend the night opposite the church on a wild river.


Day 10
Wanderung auf dem Vindhellavegen durch das historische Lærdal

Early morning walk on the Vindhellavegen, an old trade route which partly picks up the Kongevegen, near Borgund Stave Church. Apart from the grumpy bleating of a flock of sheep, nobody disturbs this mystical place.


Wanderung am Jostedalsbreen-Gletscher

Nigardsbreen is a glacial tongue of the Jostedalsbreen, Europe's largest mainland glacier, whose glacial snout and surrounding glacial cut landscape are very impressive. On our hike, we'll take the boat out to climb the smooth granite and capture a shot of the perennial blue or the "whisper of the age" glacial ice. We spend the night in Jostedal at the local campsite.


Jostedal Camping
Gjerde, 6871, Jostedal, Norwegen

Day 11
Sognefjellet

We have arrived at over 1,400m and drive through the ice and snowy landscape of Sognefjellet. Out here we stand alone in the middle of this unreal landscape, hike to vantage points from which we catch views of the surrounding peaks and cook something delicious for lunch at Omnia. We then continue on our route north and pass Sognefjellshytta, where we make another stop. The temperature is still 4 degrees and the sky is once again darkening at an alarming rate.


Heggjebottvatnet
50, Rv15, 2693 Nordberg, Norwegen

We spend the night at Heggjebottvatnet at a rest area, overlooking the tranquil lake and surrounding mountains, enjoying the tranquility away from the tourist crowds.


Day 12
Geiranger Skywalk
6216 Geiranger, Norwegen

After spending the night at Heggjebottvatnet, we drove over steep mountain passes to the Dalsnibba viewpoint at over 1,400m in the morning to enjoy the view of the Geirangerfjord in bright sunshine.


Geirangerfjorden Feriesenter
6216, Geiranger, Norwegen

We have moved into our quarters at the Geirangerfjord and are enjoying a short break from our road trip. The weather is getting better and better towards the weekend. We rent a boat from the campsite and drive to the Seven Sisters, a 300m high waterfall about 30 minutes away. In the evening we made reservations for dinner at the adjoining Grande Fjord Hotel. The cruise ships and ships of the Hurtigruten fleet pass us while sunbathing.


Day 13
Bootsfahrt auf dem Geirangerfjord

During a boat trip on the Geirangerfjord, we pass the seven waterfalls that fall side by side, the Seven Sisters , which lead the snowmelt from a height of around 250 m into the fjord. According to a legend that has been handed down, all seven sisters rejected the courtship of a suitor and remained unmarried. The waterfall opposite is called Freier . The view from our boat is breathtaking.


Geirangerfjorden Feriesenter
6216, Geiranger, Norwegen

Day 14
Trollstigen
Trollstigen, Rauma, Norwegen

The famous mountain road with its 11 hairpin bends impresses with its breathtaking views and is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Norway. We rode the troll ladder twice today, namely down, because we also used the ride up to visit the viewing platform.


Bobilparkering Ålesund
Sorenskriver Bulls gate 33, 6002, Ålesund, Norwegen

After our trip on the Trollstigen we reach Ålesund in the early afternoon. We climb the 418 steps of the Aksla and enjoy the 360 degree panorama of the island metropolis in bright sunshine. On our way through the Art Nouveau city, we come across the M/S Kong Harald, which is just about to leave for its Hurtigrute.


Day 15
Atlanterhavsvegen
Fv64 10, 6530 Averøy, Norwegen

From Ålesund drive back and take the ferry to Molde. Today we have the last scenic route ahead of us and at the same time we reach our northernmost destination, the Atlantic Road. We cross the Storseisund Bridge several times, stopping every now and then to admire the spectacular architecture.


Tingvollfjord
Tingvollfjorden, Norwegen

Today's pitch is on a wooded hill above the Tingvollfjord. Undisturbed by the parallel road and surrounded by tall trees, we are free tonight and will not travel further south until tomorrow.


Day 16
Lillehammer Olympiaparken
Birkebeinervegen 124, 2618 Lillehammer, Norwegen

We have started the return journey and are making a stop in Lillehammer, staying the night at the 1994 Olympic ski jump. A group of young people is just jumping in, we hold our breath each time. The view of the small town is phenomenal and we sit with the best weather overlooking the lake.


Day 17
Stena Line Terminalen Oslo
Akershusstranda 31, 0150 Oslo, Norwegen

Final sprint on our Fjord Norway road trip. We are at Oslo Ferry Terminal, exit 4 in Operaen Tunneln.


In der teuersten Hauptstadt Europas: Oslo

The starting point of our city walk is the landmark Operaen Oslo, whose accessible roof allows a wide view over the new district of Bjørvika, where we eat a super delicious burger to end our walk over the main station, the city palace, the national theater and the shopping street Karl Johans gate. The unusual hustle and bustle catapults us back into civilization.


Day 18
Grimstad
Grimstad, Norwegen

On the way to Kristiansand, where we take the ferry back to Denmark tomorrow, we pass Grimstad. We walk along the small marina and visit the places where Henrik Ibsen spent his younger years.


Day 19
Color Line Terminal Kristiansand
Vestre Strandgate 31, 4611 Kristiansand, Norwegen

Color Line Terminal Hirtshals
9850 Hirtshals, Dänemark

Wikingerburg Fyrkat
Fyrkatvej, 9500 Hobro, Dänemark

We have arranged a place to sleep for the night at a Viking castle near Hobro. Fyrkat is a round castle from the 10th century, attributed to King Bluetooth, and its architecture is unique in the world. The sunrise in the morning is terrific, we are standing in the middle of fields of fog and birdsong. That's van life. That's it.

Day 1
Wohnmobilhafen am Kanal-Café NOK
Am Kamp-Kanal 1, 24783 Osterrönfeld, Deutschland
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Day 2
428,0 km 4 hrs. 21 min.
Mårup Kirke
Mårup Kirkevej, 9800 Hjørring, Dänemark
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Day 3
27,5 km 33 min.
Color Line Terminal Hirtshals
9850 Hirtshals, Dänemark
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2,6 km 7 min.
Color Line Terminal Kristiansand
Vestre Strandgate 31, 4611 Kristiansand, Norwegen
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138,9 km 3 hrs. 58 min.
Flekkefjord
Nuland, 4400, Flekkefjord, Norwegen
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Day 4
0,9 km 3 min.
Kvassheim fyr
4363 Brusand, Norwegen
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100,4 km 1 hrs. 26 min.
Obrestad fyr
Håvegen 282, 4365 Nærbø, Norwegen
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105,0 km 1 hrs. 35 min.
Orrestranda & Friluftshuset Orre
Orrestranda, Klepp, Norwegen
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16,6 km 16 min.
Stellplatz in Stavanger
Tjodolvs gate, Stavanger, Norwegen
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Day 5
Ausgezeichnete Altstadt

Unser erstes Etappenziel in Norwegen ist Stavanger. Nach der Naturkulisse des Flekkefjords folgt Norwegens viertgrößte Stadt mit dem Seehafen, wo uns die M/S Astor gerade verlässt. Hier bleiben wir zwei Nächte und besuchen morgen das Norsk Oil Museum am Hafen.

Gamle Stavanger, die Altstadt, wurde schon mehrfach ausgezeichnet, da die aus dem 18. Jahrhundert erhaltenen über 170 farbenfrohen Holzhäuser im Rahmen eines Architekturprogramms restauriert wurden und das Aussehen der Altstadt somit bist heute prägen. Hier am Hafen befindet sich auch Norwegens Ölmuseum.

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Norsk Oljemuseum

Die Ausstellung im Erdölmuseum von Stavanger dreht sich schwerpunktmäßig um die Offshore-Förderung in der Nordsee. Dabei erinnert besonders die äußere Architektur an eine Ölbohrplattform bzw. ein Offshorebauwerk.

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14,5 km 16 min.
Stellplatz in Stavanger
Tjodolvs gate, Stavanger, Norwegen
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Day 6
33,9 km 34 min.
Ostasteidn
Suldal, Norwegen
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Stavkirken Røldal
Kyrkjevegen 34, 5760 Røldal, Norwegen
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69,2 km 1 hrs. 7 min.
Låtefossen
Låtefossen, Odda, Norwegen
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3,1 km 34 min.
Odda Bobilcamp
Almerket, 5750 Odda, Norwegen
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Day 7
36,9 km 34 min.
Norwegisches Wasserkraft- und Industriemuseum Tyssedal
Naustbakken 7, 5770 Tyssedal, Norwegen
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88,3 km 1 hrs. 23 min.
Hereiane
Fv550, 5628 Herand, Norwegen
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27,2 km 27 min.
Steinsdalsfossen
Steinsdalsvegen 212, 5600 Norheimsund, Norwegen
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15,0 km 14 min.
Eidfjord
Eidfjorden, Eidfjord kommune, Norwegen
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Day 8
7,1 km 8 min.
Vøringsfossen
Eidfjord, Norwegen
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55,2 km 53 min.
Geilo
Geilo, Norwegen
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10,3 km 10 min.
Hallingskarvet NP
Strandavatnet, Hol, Norwegen
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Day 9
5,2 km 37 min.
Aurlandsfjord
Aurland, Norwegen
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15,1 km 16 min.
Stegastein
Stegastein- LOOKOUT, Aurland, Norwegen
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73,5 km 1 hrs. 8 min.
Aurlandsfjellet
Aurlandsfjellet, Lærdal Municipality, Norwegen
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21,9 km 20 min.
Borgund Stavkyrkje
Vindoella 621, 6888 Borgund, Norwegen
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Day 10
Wanderung auf dem Vindhellavegen durch das historische Lærdal

Wanderung auf dem Vindhellavegen, einer alten Handelsroute, die teilweise den Kongevegen aufnimmt, nahe der Stabkirche Borgund am frühen Morgen. Außer des mürrischen Blökens einer Schafherde stört niemand diesen mystischen Ort.

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Wanderung am Jostedalsbreen-Gletscher

Der Nigardsbreen ist eine Gletscherzunge des Jostedalsbreen, Europas größtem Festlandsgletscher, dessen Gletschertor und die umgebende Gletscherschliff-Landschaft sehr beeindruckend sind. Auf unserer Wanderung fahren wir mit dem Boot raus, um über den glatten Granit hinaufzuklettern und eine Aufnahme vom ewigen Blau oder dem „Whisper of the Age“, dem Gletschereis, einzufangen. Die Nacht verbringen wir im Jostedal auf dem ortsansässigen Camping.

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73,6 km 1 hrs. 3 min.
Jostedal Camping
Gjerde, 6871, Jostedal, Norwegen
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Day 11
Sognefjellet

Wir sind auf über 1.400m angekommen und durchfahren die Eis- und Schneelandschaft des Sognefjellet. Hier draußen stehen wir allein inmitten dieser unwirklichen Landschaft, wandern zu Aussichtspunkten, von denen wir Blicke auf umliegende Gipfel erhaschen und kochen uns was leckeres im Omnia zu Mittag. Anschließend fahren wir weiter auf unserer Route gen Norden und passieren die Sognefjellshytta, wo wir einen weiteren Stopp einlegen. Die Temperatur beträgt noch 4 Grad und der Himmel verdunkelt sich mal wieder beängstigend schnell.

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44,5 km 37 min.
Heggjebottvatnet
50, Rv15, 2693 Nordberg, Norwegen
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Day 12
62,3 km 52 min.
Geiranger Skywalk
6216 Geiranger, Norwegen
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8,0 km 13 min.
Geirangerfjorden Feriesenter
6216, Geiranger, Norwegen
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Day 13
Bootsfahrt auf dem Geirangerfjord

Während einer Bootsfahrt auf dem Geirangerfjord passieren wir die sieben nebeneinander herabfallenden Wasserfälle Sieben Schwestern, die die Schneeschmelze aus einer Fallhöhe von rund 250 m in den Fjord führen. Einer überlieferten Sage nach lehnten alle sieben Schwestern das Brautwerben eines Freiers ab und blieben unverheiratet. Der Wasserfall gegenüber heißt Freier. Der Anblick aus unserem Boot hinauf ist atemberaubend.

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27,9 km 30 min.
Geirangerfjorden Feriesenter
6216, Geiranger, Norwegen
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Day 14
39,4 km 38 min.
Trollstigen
Trollstigen, Rauma, Norwegen
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37,0 km 31 min.
Bobilparkering Ålesund
Sorenskriver Bulls gate 33, 6002, Ålesund, Norwegen
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Day 15
3,1 km 34 min.
Atlanterhavsvegen
Fv64 10, 6530 Averøy, Norwegen
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74,6 km 1 hrs. 20 min.
Tingvollfjord
Tingvollfjorden, Norwegen
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Day 16
171,8 km 3 hrs. 13 min.
Lillehammer Olympiaparken
Birkebeinervegen 124, 2618 Lillehammer, Norwegen
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Day 17
51,5 km 49 min.
Stena Line Terminalen Oslo
Akershusstranda 31, 0150 Oslo, Norwegen
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In der teuersten Hauptstadt Europas: Oslo

Ausgangspunkt unseres Stadtspaziergangs ist das Wahrzeichen Operaen Oslo, dessen begehbares Dach einen weiten Blick über den neuen Stadtteil Bjørvika zulässt, wo wir einen super leckeren Burger essen, um unseren Spaziergang über Hauptbahnhof, Stadtschloss, Nationaltheater und die Einkaufsmeile Karl Johans gate abzuschließen. Der ungewohnte Trubel katapultiert uns wieder in die Zivilisation.

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Day 18
23,0 km 41 min.
Grimstad
Grimstad, Norwegen
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Day 19
Color Line Terminal Kristiansand
Vestre Strandgate 31, 4611 Kristiansand, Norwegen
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23,4 km 28 min.
Color Line Terminal Hirtshals
9850 Hirtshals, Dänemark
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2,6 km 33 min.
Wikingerburg Fyrkat
Fyrkatvej, 9500 Hobro, Dänemark
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200 km

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