The Stalheimskleiva Road

Stalheimskleiva is one of the steepest roads in Northern Europe. The angle of inclination of its surface reaches up to 20%. It has 13 corners, its length is 1.7 kilometers. During your trip you can enjoy the view of the green Nærøydalen valley.

On both sides of the road there are waterfalls, it is 126-meter Stalheim and 142-meter Sivle. A short distance north-east extends the waters of Nærøyfjord, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The road was created in the 1940s. Earlier, in the seventeenth century, there was a postal trail here. Currently, for security reasons, it is one-way, it can only be moved down. It closes in the winter season, when ice and snow completely prevent driving on this steep slope.