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The Stalheimskleiva road - beautiful view
Stalheimskleiva is the name of the 1.5-km-long stretch of road that winds its way up the mountainside from the end of the Nærøydalen valley to the top at Stalheim.
The steepest gradient is 1 to 5, or 20 per cent, which makes Stalheimskleiva one of the steepest stretches of road in Northern Europe. On its way to the top, the road winds its way up 13 sharp hairpin bends.
The road runs up a ridge between two cascading waterfalls that can both be seen from the road. To the north, you can see the Sivlefossen waterfall, which has a fall of about 140 metres. To the south, the Stalheimsfossen waterfall with a fall of 126 metres. The Stalheimskleiva road was built by manual labour between 1842 and 1846 in order to improve the post road between Oslo and Bergen.
See prices and hotels in Stalheim
Most of our round trips to the fjords go by Stalheimskleiva (May-Sept):
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If you travel Norway by car, buy our discount card Fjord Pass®. You will receive:
- 10% discount on car rental
- Up to 20% discount on accommodation
- 10-25% discount on activities