Thrilling journeys in the world's greatest country for driving

Robert Myrene 2020 All rights reserved

Norway is a land of majestic fjords with a coastline that merges with the sea like an unfinished jigsaw. And perhaps the best way to see all of it is by car. Renting four wheels and hitting the open road doesn't just unlock a world of unpronounceable villages and empty regions. Norway is also the safest place in the world to drive, with only two road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhabitants reported in 2019.Need more convincing? The Telegraph gives you its best Norwegian road trips to make the mind boggle.

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The Telegraph - on Trollstigen

Eleven seat-gripping hairpin bends are the highlight of this route. The Trollstigen mountain road in the Rauma region, built in 1936, is part of a glut of Norwegian sights all covered by this journey. Studded with viewpoints, it leads in (and out) of the Geirangerfjord, a Unesco-protected area filled with strawberry fields, cascading waterfalls and dizzying views. The platform at Ørnesvingen that looks out over the still waters and towering peaks is astonishing, and backs up many claims that this is Norway's greatest fjord. 

History buffs should note that for several centuries the Geiranger-Trollstigen road was an essential line of transport between Valldal and Åndalsnes, before the advent of cars. Parts of the original tracks that horses and their goods plodded along are still visible.