The Trollstigen

The map The Trollstigen

Start South of Andalsnes

Road 63 (The Troll Road)

Mountain range Romsdalsalpene (Romsdal Alps)

Region Rauma Municipality

Country Norway

Visitors to my home frequently find their gaze drawn to a large framed print adorning my living room wall.

The image is of a magnificent, serpentine road ascending through a work of art created entirely by nature. Rising from a verdant valley, the ribbon of tarmac snakes its way up into an ominously rugged landscape, surrounded by vast cliffs and jutting, jagged peaks dusted in snow.

‘Is that the Stelvio Pass?’ is the most typical question. It’s an easy mistake to make given the tightly stacked hairpins on view, yet where the