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Trollstigen (English: Trolls' Path

Rauma Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway

.

It is part of

hairpin bends up a steep mountainside. During the top tourist season, about 2,500 vehicles pass daily.^[2]^[3] During the 2012 season, 161,421 vehicles traversed the route, compared to 155,230 vehicles during 2009.^[4]

The road is narrow with many sharp bends, and although several bends were widened during 2005 to 2012,

car park

and several viewing balconies overlooking the bends and the Stigfossen waterfall. Stigfossen falls 320 metres (1,050 ft) down the mountainside. The pass has an elevation of approximately 850 metres (2,790 ft).

Trollstigen is closed during late autumn and winter. A normal operating season stretches from mid-May to October, but may sometimes be shorter or longer due to weather conditions.

History

Trollstigen was opened on 31 July 1936, by King

Haakon VII

after eight years of construction.

A major tourist facility including a restaurant was completed in 2012. Several viewing platforms have been constructed and older constructions improved upon. Trollstigen (along with County Road 63) was officially opened as a

Minister of Transport and Communications on 16 June 2012.^[8] Trollstigen itself (and the alpine summits to the west) lies within the Trollstigen landscape protection area,^[9] while the alpine area east of Trollstigen, notably Trolltindene range, is part of Reinheimen National Park.^[10]

In the summer of 2005, the road was repaired and about 16 million kr was spent on protection against rockfall, making the road safer to drive on.

Opening dates

1940 – Around
Saint John's Day
1988 – May 16
1989 – May 26
1990 – May 12
1991 – May 8
1992 – May 27
1993 – May 27
1994 – May 20
1995 – May 28
1996 – May 24

1997 – June 6
1998 – May 15
1999 – May 14
2000 – May 26
2001 – May 21
2002 – May 23
2003 – May 28
2004 – May 29
2005 – June 1
2006 – May 23

2007 – May 23
2008 – May 27
2009 – May 20
2010 – May 28
2011 – May 13
2012 – June 1^[11]
2013 – May 22^[12]
2014 – May 8^[13]
2015 - May 13^[14]

Closing dates

1960 - December 24 [15]
1994 - September 27^[16]
1997 - September 24^[17]
1998 - October 15 (snow).^[18]
1999 - around September 10 (construction work)^[19]
2003 - August 15 (damages from rockslide and flooding)^[20]^[21]
2004 -
2005 – November 15 (latest since 1992)
2008 – November 4
2009 – October 23 (avalanche)^[22]
2010 – November 4
2011 – November 24
2012 – November 5^[23]
2013 – November 13^[24]
2014 – November 23^[25]
2015 - November 24^[26]
2016 - November 4^[27]

Media gallery

Souvenir shops at the edge of the plateau. Trollklørne mountain in the background.
Alnesreset — highest point and border of Rauma and Norddal districts.
Stigfossen waterfall and bridge from below.
Skiing competition around 1952 (with Olympic champion Stein Eriksen).
Trolltindene mountain range between Romsdalen and Trollstigen.
Trollstigen (August 2004) before modification of lower bends.
"Look out for trolls" road sign fun.
New visitor centre opened June 2012

References

^ Aasen, Ivar (1850): Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog. Kristiania: Carl C. Werner
^ Sunnmørsposten 26 July 2012 p. 12.
^ NRK news (accessed 21 September 2012)
^ Adresseavisen, 10 November 2012.
^ Statens vegvesen
^ NRK news May 28, 2011 (accessed 23 September 2012)
^ Statens vegvesen
^ NRK (national broadcasting news)
^ "Landskapsvernområde" is the lowest level legal protection of landscape http://www.lovdata.no/for/lf/mv/mv-20061124-1305.html
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-09-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Adresseavisen, 10 November 2012.
^ Romsdals Budstikke online, accessed 24 May 2013.
^ Åndalsnes Avis: Rekordtidleg opning
^ Trollstigen åpner for sesongen, 13. mai 2015
^ Storfjordnytt: Minnerik ferd på isete veg. Torsdag 5. mars 2015.
^ Sunnmørsposten 20. mai 1995
^ NTB 15.10.1998
^ NTB 15.10.1998
^ Aftenposten, 11. september 1999, s.17.
^ Adresseavisen, 21.august 2003
^ VG, 15. august 2003
^ Aftenposten, October 24, 2009, not indicated if reopened that season.
^ Adresseavisen, November 10, 2012.
^ Åndalsnes Avis: Stengt for i år, accessed November 14, 2013.
^ Åndalsnes Avis: Trollstigen stenger klokken 16.00 i dag, accessed November 24, 2014.
^ "Nå er det vinterstengt". Åndalsnes avis. 2015-11-28. p. 3.
^ "Trafikkmeldinger | Statens vegvesen". Statens vegvesen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-11-15.

External links

See 360° VR panorama of Trollstigen here

62°28′N 7°40′E / 62.467°N 7.667°E / 62.467; 7.667

[1] Aasen, Ivar (1850): Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog. Kristiania: Carl C. Werner

[2] Sunnmørsposten 26 July 2012 p. 12.

[3] NRK news (accessed 21 September 2012)

[4] Adresseavisen, 10 November 2012.

[5] Statens vegvesen

[6] NRK news May 28, 2011 (accessed 23 September 2012)

[7] Statens vegvesen

[8] NRK (national broadcasting news)

[9] "Landskapsvernområde" is the lowest level legal protection of landscape http://www.lovdata.no/for/lf/mv/mv-20061124-1305.html

[10] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-09-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[11] Adresseavisen, 10 November 2012.

[12] Romsdals Budstikke online, accessed 24 May 2013.

[13] Åndalsnes Avis: Rekordtidleg opning

[14] Trollstigen åpner for sesongen, 13. mai 2015

[15] Storfjordnytt: Minnerik ferd på isete veg. Torsdag 5. mars 2015.

[16] Sunnmørsposten 20. mai 1995

[17] NTB 15.10.1998

[18] NTB 15.10.1998

[19] Aftenposten, 11. september 1999, s.17.

[20] Adresseavisen, 21.august 2003

[21] VG, 15. august 2003

[22] Aftenposten, October 24, 2009, not indicated if reopened that season.

[23] Adresseavisen, November 10, 2012.

[24] Åndalsnes Avis: Stengt for i år, accessed November 14, 2013.

[25] Åndalsnes Avis: Trollstigen stenger klokken 16.00 i dag, accessed November 24, 2014.

[26] "Nå er det vinterstengt". Åndalsnes avis. 2015-11-28. p. 3.

[27] "Trafikkmeldinger | Statens vegvesen". Statens vegvesen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-11-15.

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 ''Trollstigen'' was opened on 31 July 1936, by King [[Haakon VII of Norway|Haakon VII]] after eight years of construction.
-A major tourist facility including a restaurant was completed in 2012. Several viewing platforms have been constructed and older constructions improved upon. ''Trollstigen'' (along with County Road 63) was officially opened as a [[National Tourist Routes in Norway|national tourist route]] by the [[Minister of Transport and Communications (Norway)|Minister of Transport and Communications]] on 16 June 2012.<ref>[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.8204422 NRK (national broadcasting news)]</ref> ''Trollstigen'' itself (and the alpine summits to the west) lies within the ''Trollstigen landscape protection area'',<ref>"''Landskapsvernområde''" is the lowest level legal protection of landscape http://www.lovdata.no/for/lf/mv/mv-20061124-1305.html</ref> while the alpine area east of Trollstigen, notably [[Store Trolltind|Trolltind]]ene range, is part of [[Reinheimen National Park]].<ref>http://www.dirnat.no/content.ap?thisId=1473</ref>
+A major tourist facility including a restaurant was completed in 2012. Several viewing platforms have been constructed and older constructions improved upon. ''Trollstigen'' (along with County Road 63) was officially opened as a [[National Tourist Routes in Norway|national tourist route]] by the [[Minister of Transport and Communications (Norway)|Minister of Transport and Communications]] on 16 June 2012.<ref>[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.8204422 NRK (national broadcasting news)]</ref> ''Trollstigen'' itself (and the alpine summits to the west) lies within the ''Trollstigen landscape protection area'',<ref>"''Landskapsvernområde''" is the lowest level legal protection of landscape http://www.lovdata.no/for/lf/mv/mv-20061124-1305.html</ref> while the alpine area east of Trollstigen, notably [[Store Trolltind|Trolltind]]ene range, is part of [[Reinheimen National Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dirnat.no/content.ap?thisId=1473 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-09-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314112203/http://www.dirnat.no/content.ap?thisId=1473 |archivedate=2012-03-14 |df= }}</ref>
 In the summer of 2005, the road was repaired and about {{NOK|16 million}} was spent on protection against rockfall, making the road safer to drive on.