Trollstigen

Trollstigen (or trollstigvegen; {{langx|en|The troll path}}Aasen, Ivar (1850): Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog. Kristiania: Carl C. Werner{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2070026|title=Norske stedsnavn/stadnamn|date=1975|publisher=Grøndahl|others=Botolv Helleland, Kjell Bondevik|isbn=82-504-0104-2|location=Oslo|oclc=2070026}}) is a serpentine mountain road and pass in Rauma Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

It is part of Norwegian County Road 63 that connects the town of Åndalsnes in Rauma and the village of Valldal in Fjord Municipality. It is a popular tourist attraction due to its steep incline of 10% and eleven hairpin bends up a steep mountainside. During the top tourist season, about 2,500 vehicles pass daily pass this landmark.Sunnmørsposten 26 July 2012 p. 12.[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.8255020 NRK news] (accessed 21 September 2012) During the 2012 season, 161,421 vehicles traversed the route, compared to 155,230 vehicles during 2009.Adresseavisen, 10 November 2012.

The road is narrow with many sharp bends, and although several bends were widened during 2005 to 2012,[http://www.vegvesen.no/Om+Statens+vegvesen/Media/Pressemeldingsarkiv/Region+midt/M%C3%B8re+og+Romsdal/Vanskelige+forhold+i+Trollstigen.337690.cms Statens vegvesen] vehicles over {{convert|12.4|m}} long are prohibited from driving the road. During the 2011 and 2012 seasons, buses up to {{convert|13.1|m}} were temporarily allowed as a trial.[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.7651719 NRK news] May 28, 2011 (accessed 23 September 2012)[http://www.vegvesen.no/Kjoretoy/Yrkestransport/Veglister+og+dispensasjoner/Busser+i+Trollstigen Statens vegvesen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102218/http://www.vegvesen.no/Kjoretoy/Yrkestransport/Veglister+og+dispensasjoner/Busser+i+Trollstigen |date=2015-04-02 }} At the {{convert|700|m|adj=on}} plateau there is a car park and several viewing balconies overlooking the bends and the Stigfossen waterfall. Stigfossen falls {{convert|320|m}} down the mountainside. The pass has an elevation of approximately {{convert|850|m}}.

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{{Cite web|title=sti - Wiktionary|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sti|access-date=2021-07-25|website=en.wiktionary.org|language=en}} (also spelled sti), from Old Norse stigr.{{Cite web|title=stigr - Wiktionary|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stigr|access-date=2021-07-25|website=en.wiktionary.org|date=24 October 2020 |language=en}}

History

File:RRA Trollstigen fjellstue-27©Diephotodesigner.de.jpg

Trollstigen was opened on 31 July 1936, by King Haakon VII after eight years of construction.

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 national tourist route by the Minister of Transport and Communications on 16 June 2012.[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.8204422 NRK (national broadcasting news)] Trollstigen itself (and the alpine summits to the west) lies within the Trollstigen landscape protection area,"Landskapsvernområde" is the lowest level legal protection of landscape http://www.lovdata.no/for/lf/mv/mv-20061124-1305.html while the alpine area east of Trollstigen, including the Trolltindene range, is part of Reinheimen National Park.{{cite web |url=http://www.dirnat.no/content.ap?thisId=1473 |title=Direktoratet for naturforvaltning - Reinheimen nasjonalpark |accessdate=2012-09-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314112203/http://www.dirnat.no/content.ap?thisId=1473 |archivedate=2012-03-14 }}

In the summer of 2005, the road was repaired and about {{NOK|16 million}} was spent on protection against rockfall, making the road safer to drive on.

In June 2021, Telia Norge commissioned an eco-friendly mobile base station powered entirely by solar, wind and hydrogen, therefore providing mobile phone coverage at Trollstigen for the first time ever.{{cite web |url=https://www.telia.no/nett/5g/5g-basestasjon-trollstigen/ |title = Innovativ basestasjon gir bærekraftig 5G på Trollstigen {{!}} Telia}}

Opening and closing dates

File:RRA Trollstigen Visitor Center ©RRA.jpg

File:Trollstigen_HochPanno.jpg

File:Trollstigen_viewpoint.jpg

File:Trollstigen 20150717 2251.jpg

Year	Open	Closed
class="wikitable"
1994	20 May	27 SeptemberSunnmørsposten, 20 May 1995 \|
1995	25 MaySunnmøringen 24 May 1995	\|
1996	24 May	\|
1997	6 June	24 SeptemberNTB 15 October 1998 \|
1998	15 May	15 October \|closed because of snow
1999	14 May	10 SeptemberAftenposten, 11 September 1999, page 17. \|temporarily closed 9 August because of landslide,{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dt.no/nyheter/trollstigen-stenges-grunnet-rasfare-1.2629807?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0\|title=Trollstigen stenges grunnet rasfare\|date=1999-07-13\|website=www.dt.no\|language=no\|access-date=2019-08-24}} early winter closing because of construction work.
2000	26 MayTrollstigen åpner fredag. Adresseavisen, 25 May 2000, page 4.	20 August \|closed early because of construction workBergens Tidende, Monument i Trollstigen, 13 August 2000, page 3
2001	21 May	21 August \|closed early because of construction workUbåtnett sikrer turistene. VG, 30 Juni 2011, p. 47
2002 \|23 May \|16 September \|Early closing because of maintenance work.Trollstigen stenges. Adresseavisen, 30 August 2002, p. 2.
2003 \|28 May \|15 August \|closed early because of landslide and floodingAdresseavisen, 21.august 2003VG, 15. august 2003
2004 \|29 May \| \|
2005 \|1 June \|15 November \|latest closing since 1992
2006 \|3 May \| \|
2007 \|23 May \|17 OctoberRomsdals Budstikke, 3.11.2007 \|
2008 \|27 May \|4 NovemberÅndalsnes Avis, 17. november 2011, s.4. \|
2009 \|20 May \|23 OctoberAftenposten 24.oktober 2009, ikke oppgitt at den ble åpnet igjen den sesongen. \|closed because of avalanche
2010 \|28 May \|4 NovemberÅndalsnes Avis, 17 November 2011, page 4. \|
2011 \|13 MayÅndalsnes Avis, 14. mai 2011, s. 5. \|24 NovemberÅndalsnes Avis, 26 November 2011, s. 10 ("stengt inntil videre" - "closed until further notice"). \|
2012 \|1 June \|5 NovemberAdresseavisen, 10 November 2012. \|
2013 \|22 May[http://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/article7608445.ece Romsdals Budstikke på nett] accessed 24 May 2013. \|13 NovemberÅndalsnes Avis, [http://www.andalsnes-avis.no/nyheter/article8625471.ece Stengt for i år], 14 November 2013. \|
2014 \|8 MayÅndalsnes Avis [http://www.andalsnes-avis.no/nyheter/article9626373.ece Rekordtidleg opning], 6 May 2014, read 5 May 2018. \|1 December{{Cite web\|url=https://www.andalsnes-avis.no/nyheter/article10377863.ece\|title=Trollstigen stenger klokken 16.00 i dag\|last=Kavli\|first=Evy\|date=2014-11-23\|website=andalsnes-avis.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-24}}[http://www.vegvesen.no/ Trafikkmeldinger], Statens vegvesen, read 3 December 2014.http://www.vegvesen.no/ Trafikkmeldinger, read 13 December 2014, closed no later than 8 December 8 December{{Cite web\|url=https://www.andalsnes-avis.no/nyheter/2018/11/30/N%C3%A6rmer-seg-rekorden-17976452.ece\|title=Nærmer seg rekorden\|last=Siem\|first=Stein\|date=2018-11-30\|website=andalsnes-avis.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-24}} \|temporarily closed 23 November
2015 \|13 May[http://www.abcnyheter.no/reise/2015/05/13/223984/trollstigen-apner-sesongen Trollstigen åpner for sesongen], 13 May 2015 \|24 November"Nå er det vinterstengt" Åndalsnes avis, 28 November 2015, page 3. 23 November{{Cite web\|url=https://www.andalsnes-avis.no/nyheter/2018/11/30/N%C3%A6rmer-seg-rekorden-17976452.ece\|title=Nærmer seg rekorden\|last=Siem\|first=Stein\|date=2018-11-30\|website=andalsnes-avis.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-25}} \|
2016 \|25 May{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tk.no/nyheter/samferdsel/turisme/spektakular-vei-apnet-igjen-onsdag/s/5-51-192232?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0\|title=Spektakulær vei åpnet igjen onsdag\|date=2016-05-25\|website=www.tk.no\|language=no\|access-date=2019-08-25}} \|3 November{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/2016/11/04/Vinteren-stengte-Trollstigen-13742700.ece\|title=Vinteren stengte Trollstigen\|last=Brunvoll\|first=Øyvind\|date=2016-11-04\|website=rbnett.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-24}} \|Closed because of snow
2017 \|24 May{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nrk.no/mr/na-kan-sommeren-endelig-komme-til-trollstigen-1.13530301\|title=Nå kan sommeren endelig komme til Trollstigen\|last=Valgermo\|first=Lise Kristin\|date=2017-05-24\|website=NRK\|language=nb-NO\|access-date=2019-08-24}} \|13 November{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/2017/11/13/N%C3%A5-er-Trollstigen-stengt-for-vinteren-15593859.ece\|title=Nå er Trollstigen stengt for vinteren\|last=Bjerkeland\|first=Øystein\|date=2017-11-13\|website=rbnett.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-25}} 8 November \|
2018 \|11 May{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/2018/05/11/I-dag-%C3%A5pnet-Trollstigen-16677049.ece\|title=I dag åpnet Trollstigen!\|last=Brunvoll\|first=Øyvind\|date=2018-05-11\|website=rbnett.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-24}} \|26 October,{{Cite web\|url=https://www.smp.no/nyheter/2018/10/26/Trollstigen-vinterstengt-%E2%80%93-Geiranger-%C3%A5pent-17761308.ece\|title=Trollstigen vinterstengt – Geiranger åpent\|last=Vågnes\|first=Stig\|date=2018-10-26\|website=smp.no\|language=nn\|access-date=2019-08-26}} open again 16 November{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nrk.no/mr/opnar-trollstigen-for-trafikk--1.14296542\|title=Opnar Trollstigen for trafikk\|last=NRK\|date=2018-11-16\|website=NRK\|language=nn-NO\|access-date=2019-08-24}} \|closed for the winter 26 October, open again 16 November because of warm weather Closed 2 December because of storm.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/2018/12/02/Stenger-Trollstigen-17988760.ece\|title=Stenger Trollstigen\|last=Vingen\|first=Anita\|date=2018-12-02\|website=rbnett.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-24}}
- \|2019 \|16 May{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/2019/05/15/Trollstigen-%C3%A5pner-for-sesongen-19042710.ece\|title=Trollstigen åpner for sesongen\|last=Lillebakk\|first=Knut Dørum\|date=2019-05-15\|website=rbnett.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-25}} \|30 October{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nasjonaleturistveger.no/en/press/routes-closed-in-winter\|title=Scenic Routes closed during winter 2019/2020\|last=Turistveger\|first=Nasjonale\|date=\|website=www.nasjonaleturistveger.no\|language=en\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-01-06\|quote=Some of our Norwegian Scenic Route are closed during the winter. Here you can see which routes are open or closed. The table shows statistics for recent years... Scenic Route / The Stretch / Open / Closed Date ... Geiranger - Trollstigen / Trollstigen / ... / 30.10.2019}} \|

Gallery

File:2012-07 Trollstigen besøkssenter.jpg|Trollstigen Visitor Center

File:2012-07 Trollstigen besøkssenter 2.jpg|Trollstigen visitor center, with souvenir shops and toilets

File:Trollstigen Norwegen.jpg|Stigrøra with souvenir sale. In the background the rock formation Trollklørne.

File:Riksvei 63, Border of Rauma and Norddal.JPG|Alnesreset - the highest point on the mountain pass and municipal boundary.

File:Trollstigen; Wasserfall & Brücke Norwegen.JPG|Stigfossen with Stigfossbrua seen from below.

File:Trollstigrennet -Tidlig på 50 tallet m Stein Eriksen.jpg|From Trollstigrennet around 1952 (Stein Eriksen with ski pole).

File:Trollveggen 2002 June.jpg|Trollryggen mountains, located between Romsdalen and Trollstigen.

File:Overtakelsesbrev.jpg|Acception Document for Trollstigvegen in Romsdal signed by Haakon VII (31 July 1936)

File:Trollstigen nybygg.JPG|The visitor center just before the official opening (16 June 2012)

File:Christie Trollstigen 210808 justert (25 of 34).jpg|Works on the viewing platform (2008)

File:Troll_skiltet_Trollstigen.jpg|Trollstigen road signs

File:Steinst%C3%B8tte_Valldal-Trollstigen_2.jpg|Memorial stone with the text "King Håkon built this road in 1936"

File:Steinst%C3%B8tte_Valldal-Trollstigen_1.jpg|Memorial stone

File:TrollstigenNorway01.jpg|Viewpoint

File:TrollstigenNorway02.jpg|Viewpoint

File:TrollstigenNorway03.jpg|View from the platform

File:TrollstigenNorway04.jpg|View from the platform

File:TrollstigenNorway05.jpg|Viewpoint

File:TrollstigenNorway06.jpg|Viewpoint

File:TrollstigenNorway07.jpg|The river

File:TrollstigenNorway08.jpg|The river

File:TrollstigenNorway09.jpg|The river under the viewing platform

File:TrollstigenNorway10.jpg|

File:TrollstigenNorway11.jpg|The road down seen from the viewing platform

File:TrollstigenNorway12.jpg|Waterfall

File:TrollstigenNorway15.jpg|Traffic jam

File:TrollstigenNorway16.jpg|Traffic jam

File:Trollstigvegen01.jpg|Trollstiggen

File:Trollstigvegen02.jpg|Stigfossen

File:Trollstigvegen03.jpg|Trollstiggen

File:Trollstigvegen04.jpg|Trollstiggen near Stigfossen

References

External links

[http://stockholm360.net/fp.php?id=norway-trollstigen-1 See 360° VR panorama of Trollstigen here] t
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Trollstigen,+6300+%C3%85ndalsnes,+Norway/@62.4585998,7.6721983,2287m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x46140e70c1e7a8af:0xcc14b0e753396f9e!8m2!3d62.4599516!4d7.6703786?hl=en Google Earth view]

Category:Geography of Møre og Romsdal

Category:Roads in Møre og Romsdal

Category:Norwegian County Road 63

Category:Rauma, Norway

Year	Open	Closed
class="wikitable"
1994	20 May	27 SeptemberSunnmørsposten, 20 May 1995 \|
1995	25 MaySunnmøringen 24 May 1995	\|
1996	24 May	\|
1997	6 June	24 SeptemberNTB 15 October 1998 \|
1998	15 May	15 October \|closed because of snow
1999	14 May	10 SeptemberAftenposten, 11 September 1999, page 17. \|temporarily closed 9 August because of landslide,{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dt.no/nyheter/trollstigen-stenges-grunnet-rasfare-1.2629807?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0\|title=Trollstigen stenges grunnet rasfare\|date=1999-07-13\|website=www.dt.no\|language=no\|access-date=2019-08-24}} early winter closing because of construction work.
2000	26 MayTrollstigen åpner fredag. Adresseavisen, 25 May 2000, page 4.	20 August \|closed early because of construction workBergens Tidende, Monument i Trollstigen, 13 August 2000, page 3
2001	21 May	21 August \|closed early because of construction workUbåtnett sikrer turistene. VG, 30 Juni 2011, p. 47
2002 \|23 May \|16 September \|Early closing because of maintenance work.Trollstigen stenges. Adresseavisen, 30 August 2002, p. 2.
2003 \|28 May \|15 August \|closed early because of landslide and floodingAdresseavisen, 21.august 2003VG, 15. august 2003
2004 \|29 May \| \|
2005 \|1 June \|15 November \|latest closing since 1992
2006 \|3 May \| \|
2007 \|23 May \|17 OctoberRomsdals Budstikke, 3.11.2007 \|
2008 \|27 May \|4 NovemberÅndalsnes Avis, 17. november 2011, s.4. \|
2009 \|20 May \|23 OctoberAftenposten 24.oktober 2009, ikke oppgitt at den ble åpnet igjen den sesongen. \|closed because of avalanche
2010 \|28 May \|4 NovemberÅndalsnes Avis, 17 November 2011, page 4. \|
2011 \|13 MayÅndalsnes Avis, 14. mai 2011, s. 5. \|24 NovemberÅndalsnes Avis, 26 November 2011, s. 10 ("stengt inntil videre" - "closed until further notice"). \|
2012 \|1 June \|5 NovemberAdresseavisen, 10 November 2012. \|
2013 \|22 May[http://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/article7608445.ece Romsdals Budstikke på nett] accessed 24 May 2013. \|13 NovemberÅndalsnes Avis, [http://www.andalsnes-avis.no/nyheter/article8625471.ece Stengt for i år], 14 November 2013. \|
2014 \|8 MayÅndalsnes Avis [http://www.andalsnes-avis.no/nyheter/article9626373.ece Rekordtidleg opning], 6 May 2014, read 5 May 2018. \|1 December{{Cite web\|url=https://www.andalsnes-avis.no/nyheter/article10377863.ece\|title=Trollstigen stenger klokken 16.00 i dag\|last=Kavli\|first=Evy\|date=2014-11-23\|website=andalsnes-avis.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-24}}[http://www.vegvesen.no/ Trafikkmeldinger], Statens vegvesen, read 3 December 2014.http://www.vegvesen.no/ Trafikkmeldinger, read 13 December 2014, closed no later than 8 December 8 December{{Cite web\|url=https://www.andalsnes-avis.no/nyheter/2018/11/30/N%C3%A6rmer-seg-rekorden-17976452.ece\|title=Nærmer seg rekorden\|last=Siem\|first=Stein\|date=2018-11-30\|website=andalsnes-avis.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-24}} \|temporarily closed 23 November
2015 \|13 May[http://www.abcnyheter.no/reise/2015/05/13/223984/trollstigen-apner-sesongen Trollstigen åpner for sesongen], 13 May 2015 \|24 November"Nå er det vinterstengt" Åndalsnes avis, 28 November 2015, page 3. 23 November{{Cite web\|url=https://www.andalsnes-avis.no/nyheter/2018/11/30/N%C3%A6rmer-seg-rekorden-17976452.ece\|title=Nærmer seg rekorden\|last=Siem\|first=Stein\|date=2018-11-30\|website=andalsnes-avis.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-25}} \|
2016 \|25 May{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tk.no/nyheter/samferdsel/turisme/spektakular-vei-apnet-igjen-onsdag/s/5-51-192232?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0\|title=Spektakulær vei åpnet igjen onsdag\|date=2016-05-25\|website=www.tk.no\|language=no\|access-date=2019-08-25}} \|3 November{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/2016/11/04/Vinteren-stengte-Trollstigen-13742700.ece\|title=Vinteren stengte Trollstigen\|last=Brunvoll\|first=Øyvind\|date=2016-11-04\|website=rbnett.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-24}} \|Closed because of snow
2017 \|24 May{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nrk.no/mr/na-kan-sommeren-endelig-komme-til-trollstigen-1.13530301\|title=Nå kan sommeren endelig komme til Trollstigen\|last=Valgermo\|first=Lise Kristin\|date=2017-05-24\|website=NRK\|language=nb-NO\|access-date=2019-08-24}} \|13 November{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/2017/11/13/N%C3%A5-er-Trollstigen-stengt-for-vinteren-15593859.ece\|title=Nå er Trollstigen stengt for vinteren\|last=Bjerkeland\|first=Øystein\|date=2017-11-13\|website=rbnett.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-25}} 8 November \|
2018 \|11 May{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/2018/05/11/I-dag-%C3%A5pnet-Trollstigen-16677049.ece\|title=I dag åpnet Trollstigen!\|last=Brunvoll\|first=Øyvind\|date=2018-05-11\|website=rbnett.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-24}} \|26 October,{{Cite web\|url=https://www.smp.no/nyheter/2018/10/26/Trollstigen-vinterstengt-%E2%80%93-Geiranger-%C3%A5pent-17761308.ece\|title=Trollstigen vinterstengt – Geiranger åpent\|last=Vågnes\|first=Stig\|date=2018-10-26\|website=smp.no\|language=nn\|access-date=2019-08-26}} open again 16 November{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nrk.no/mr/opnar-trollstigen-for-trafikk--1.14296542\|title=Opnar Trollstigen for trafikk\|last=NRK\|date=2018-11-16\|website=NRK\|language=nn-NO\|access-date=2019-08-24}} \|closed for the winter 26 October, open again 16 November because of warm weather Closed 2 December because of storm.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/2018/12/02/Stenger-Trollstigen-17988760.ece\|title=Stenger Trollstigen\|last=Vingen\|first=Anita\|date=2018-12-02\|website=rbnett.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-24}}
- \|2019 \|16 May{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rbnett.no/nyheter/2019/05/15/Trollstigen-%C3%A5pner-for-sesongen-19042710.ece\|title=Trollstigen åpner for sesongen\|last=Lillebakk\|first=Knut Dørum\|date=2019-05-15\|website=rbnett.no\|language=nb\|access-date=2019-08-25}} \|30 October{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nasjonaleturistveger.no/en/press/routes-closed-in-winter\|title=Scenic Routes closed during winter 2019/2020\|last=Turistveger\|first=Nasjonale\|date=\|website=www.nasjonaleturistveger.no\|language=en\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-01-06\|quote=Some of our Norwegian Scenic Route are closed during the winter. Here you can see which routes are open or closed. The table shows statistics for recent years... Scenic Route / The Stretch / Open / Closed Date ... Geiranger - Trollstigen / Trollstigen / ... / 30.10.2019}} \|