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Vågå → Valdresflye → Beitostølen → Fagernes · Fv51

Passes through 4 municipalities

About the drive

National Scenic Route · ValdresflyeUsually closed Dec–Mar (Garli–Maurvangen)
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Closed in winter, usually mid-December to early April; can close at night and in bad weather after opening.

Up to 1,389 m. Gjendesheim is the start of the Besseggen hike.

Along the way

  • Hiking — Vågå, Øystre Slidre, Vestre Slidre
  • Lakes — Vågå, Øystre Slidre, Nord-Aurdal
  • The drive — Vågå, Øystre Slidre
  • Mountains — Vågå, Øystre Slidre
  • National parks — Vågå, Øystre Slidre

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Stops along the route

  1. Vågå

    Besseggen ridge between emerald Gjende and Bessvatnet from Gjendesheim, and Vågå's 1620s church, built with timber from its stave church.

  2. Øystre Slidre

    Beitostølen, the Bitihorn summit hike, Hegge stave church and the Valdresflye tourist road climbing towards Jotunheimen.

  3. Vestre Slidre

    Lomen stave church, the medieval stone church Slidredomen and the Einang runestone among 900 ancient sites at Gardberg above Slidrefjorden.

  4. Nord-Aurdal

    The Valdres Folk Museum at Fagernes, the Jørn Hilme folk music festival in July and the Rakfisk Festival every November.