Gaularfjellet

Gaularfjellet is the Norwegian Scenic Route road crossing the mountain plateau between Balestrand on the Sognefjord and Bygstad on the outer coast — a 50km stretch of National Tourist Route that delivers one of the finest cycling road experiences in the Western Fjords without the extreme gradients of Trollstigen or Lysevegen. The main climb from Osen rises 720m at a steady 4% average on a road that carries light tourist traffic in summer and almost nothing in spring or autumn. The summit plateau at around 720m elevation is a high moorland environment where snow patches persist into late June on north-facing slopes. The descent toward Bygstad passes the Likholefossen waterfall — one of Norway's most photogenic roadside cascades — and the final fjordside section provides views across the Dalsfjord that justify the entire day.