All of mainland Norway
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Start broad, then pick a route. Norway is long enough without making the menu long too.
Northern Norway
Up north the roads get longer and quieter. Follow Kystriksveien along the Helgeland coast, with short ferry crossings and islands like Vega, or take the ferries over to the Lyngen Alps. Further east, the E6 runs on to Varanger and the Arctic coast. In summer the sun barely sets, and in winter the days are short and the drive takes longer.
Central Norway
Trøndelag is where the E6 leaves Trondheim and runs through farmland along the Trondheimsfjord. Take the ferry over to Fosen instead, walk out to the monastery ruins on Tautra, or turn inland to the old mining town of Røros. At Steinkjer, Kystriksveien begins its slow way north along the coast.
Fjord Norway
Here the roads end at ferry quays, and short distances take longer than the map suggests. Cross the mountains on Sognefjellsvegen or the old Strynefjell road, follow the Hardangerfjord, or drive the Atlantic Road on the Møre coast. Further south, Ryfylke and the beaches and farmland of Jæren are a quieter way to begin.
Eastern Norway
Eastern Norway is forest, farmland and long valleys running north from Oslo. Take Rv3 through Østerdalen instead of the E6, follow the Swedish border through Finnskogen, or head into Telemark along the canal and up to Rjukan. Further north, Valdresflye and the roads around Rondane climb above the tree line into open mountain country.
Southern Norway
Many road trips start here, on the ferry into Kristiansand. Before heading on, try the white wooden towns along the E18 coast, the beaches and flat farmland at Lista near Farsund, or Rv9 up through Setesdal to Hovden. Suleskarvegen crosses the mountains from Setesdal to Sirdal.