Trollstigen
Trollstigen (or trollstigvegen; English: The troll path
It is part of
The road is narrow with many sharp bends, and although several bends were widened during 2005 to 2012,
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.
Etymology
Trollstigen means the troll path or troll trail, from the Norwegian stig[9] (also spelled sti), from Old Norse stigr.[10]
History
Trollstigen was opened on 31 July 1936, by King
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
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.
In June 2021,
Opening and closing dates
Year | Open | Closed | Comment |
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1994 | 20 May | 27 September[15] | |
1995 | 25 May[16] | ||
1996 | 24 May | ||
1997 | 6 June | 24 September[17] | |
1998 | 15 May | 15 October[17] | closed because of snow |
1999 | 14 May | 10 September[18] | temporarily closed 9 August because of landslide,[19] early winter closing because of construction work. |
2000 | 26 May[20] | 20 August | closed early because of construction work[21] |
2001 | 21 May | 21 August | closed early because of construction work[22] |
2002 | 23 May | 16 September | Early closing because of maintenance work.[23] |
2003 | 28 May | 15 August | closed early because of landslide and flooding[24][25] |
2004 | 29 May | ||
2005 | 1 June | 15 November | latest closing since 1992 |
2006 | 3 May | ||
2007 | 23 May | 17 October[26] | |
2008 | 27 May | 4 November[27] | |
2009 | 20 May | 23 October[28] | closed because of avalanche |
2010 | 28 May | 4 November[29] | |
2011 | 13 May[30] | 24 November[31] | |
2012 | 1 June[5] | 5 November[32] | |
2013 | 22 May[33] | 13 November[34] | |
2014 | 8 May[35] | 1 December[36][37][38] 8 December[39] | temporarily closed 23 November[36] |
2015 | 13 May[40] | 24 November[41] 23 November[42] | |
2016 | 25 May[43] | 3 November[44] | Closed because of snow |
2017 | 24 May[45] | 13 November[46] 8 November[39] | |
2018 | 11 May[47] | 26 October,[48] open again 16 November[49] | closed for the winter 26 October, open again 16 November because of warm weather[49] Closed 2 December because of storm.[50] |
2019 | 16 May[51] | 30 October[52] |
Gallery
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Trollstigen Visitor Center
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Trollstigen visitor center, with souvenir shops and toilets
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Stigrøra with souvenir sale. In the background the rock formation Trollklørne.
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Alnesreset - the highest point on the mountain pass and municipal boundary.
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Stigfossen with Stigfossbrua seen from below.
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From Trollstigrennet around 1952 (Stein Eriksen with ski pole).
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Trollryggen mountains, located between Romsdalen and Trollstigen.
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Acception Document for Trollstigvegen in Romsdal signed by Haakon VII (31 July 1936)
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The visitor center just before the official opening (16 June 2012)
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Works on the viewing platform (2008)
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Trollstigen road signs
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Memorial stone with the text "King Håkon built this road in 1936"
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Memorial stone
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Viewpoint
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Viewpoint
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View from the platform
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View from the platform
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Viewpoint
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Viewpoint
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The river
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The river
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The river under the viewing platform
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The road down seen from the viewing platform
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Waterfall
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Traffic jam
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Traffic jam
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Trollstiggen
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Stigfossen
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Trollstiggen
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Trollstiggen near Stigfossen
See also
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes
- List of waterfalls
- Stelvio Pass
- Transfăgărășan
References
- ^ Aasen, Ivar (1850): Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog. Kristiania: Carl C. Werner
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- ^ Sunnmørsposten 26 July 2012 p. 12.
- ^ NRK news (accessed 21 September 2012)
- ^ a b Adresseavisen, 10 November 2012.
- ^ Statens vegvesen
- ^ NRK news May 28, 2011 (accessed 23 September 2012)
- ^ Statens vegvesen Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "sti - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "stigr - Wiktionary". en.wiktionary.org. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ NRK (national broadcasting news)
- ^ "Landskapsvernområde" is the lowest level legal protection of landscape http://www.lovdata.no/for/lf/mv/mv-20061124-1305.html
- ^ "Direktoratet for naturforvaltning - Reinheimen nasjonalpark". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "Innovativ basestasjon gir bærekraftig 5G på Trollstigen | Telia".
- ^ Sunnmørsposten, 20 May 1995
- ^ Sunnmøringen 24 May 1995
- ^ a b NTB 15 October 1998
- ^ Aftenposten, 11 September 1999, page 17.
- ^ "Trollstigen stenges grunnet rasfare". www.dt.no (in Norwegian). 1999-07-13. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Trollstigen åpner fredag. Adresseavisen, 25 May 2000, page 4.
- ^ Bergens Tidende, Monument i Trollstigen, 13 August 2000, page 3
- ^ Ubåtnett sikrer turistene. VG, 30 Juni 2011, p. 47
- ^ Trollstigen stenges. Adresseavisen, 30 August 2002, p. 2.
- ^ Adresseavisen, 21.august 2003
- ^ VG, 15. august 2003
- ^ Romsdals Budstikke, 3.11.2007
- ^ Åndalsnes Avis, 17. november 2011, s.4.
- ^ Aftenposten 24.oktober 2009, ikke oppgitt at den ble åpnet igjen den sesongen.
- ^ Åndalsnes Avis, 17 November 2011, page 4.
- ^ Åndalsnes Avis, 14. mai 2011, s. 5.
- ^ Åndalsnes Avis, 26 November 2011, s. 10 ("stengt inntil videre" - "closed until further notice").
- ^ Adresseavisen, 10 November 2012.
- ^ Romsdals Budstikke på nett accessed 24 May 2013.
- ^ Åndalsnes Avis, Stengt for i år, 14 November 2013.
- ^ Åndalsnes Avis Rekordtidleg opning, 6 May 2014, read 5 May 2018.
- ^ a b Kavli, Evy (2014-11-23). "Trollstigen stenger klokken 16.00 i dag". andalsnes-avis.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Trafikkmeldinger, Statens vegvesen, read 3 December 2014.
- ^ http://www.vegvesen.no/ Trafikkmeldinger, read 13 December 2014, closed no later than 8 December
- ^ a b Siem, Stein (2018-11-30). "Nærmer seg rekorden". andalsnes-avis.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Trollstigen åpner for sesongen, 13 May 2015
- ^ "Nå er det vinterstengt" Åndalsnes avis, 28 November 2015, page 3.
- ^ Siem, Stein (2018-11-30). "Nærmer seg rekorden". andalsnes-avis.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ "Spektakulær vei åpnet igjen onsdag". www.tk.no (in Norwegian). 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ Brunvoll, Øyvind (2016-11-04). "Vinteren stengte Trollstigen". rbnett.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Valgermo, Lise Kristin (2017-05-24). "Nå kan sommeren endelig komme til Trollstigen". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Bjerkeland, Øystein (2017-11-13). "Nå er Trollstigen stengt for vinteren". rbnett.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ Brunvoll, Øyvind (2018-05-11). "I dag åpnet Trollstigen!". rbnett.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Vågnes, Stig (2018-10-26). "Trollstigen vinterstengt – Geiranger åpent". smp.no (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- ^ a b NRK (2018-11-16). "Opnar Trollstigen for trafikk". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Vingen, Anita (2018-12-02). "Stenger Trollstigen". rbnett.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ Lillebakk, Knut Dørum (2019-05-15). "Trollstigen åpner for sesongen". rbnett.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ Turistveger, Nasjonale. "Scenic Routes closed during winter 2019/2020". www.nasjonaleturistveger.no. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
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