in planning » Norway Late May to Mid June

Hi All,

I'm looking at heading to Norway for a solo tour Starting from Oslo on May 26th heading north to the Nordkapp. I've planned to use as many mountain passes as possible until I have little choice other than to ride on the E6 for the last part. then I intend to stick to the coast and island hope on the way south. So many ferries.

So my question is about the date. Some mountain pass do not open arbitrarily until the 31st of May, but mostly open sooner if safe to do so. It's a punt to go at this time of year, so anyone with local knowledge or people who have done the trip at the same time in recent history, please send me you insights.

Cheers,
A Gnome

I went for a month last year at the end of May. We rode through the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark Sweden to Oslo, heading west to the Atlantic Highway and through the Lofoten Islands to Tromso, Nordhapp and eventually Kirkenes. We had no problem with closed roads or passes, and although we did understand that it was a possibility we thought it unlikely. We had sunny, dry and warm weather for most of the trip (we were lucky).

We had flytpass (https\\flytpass.no) which meant that payment for tolls and ferries (where required) was automatic. It was a bit of a faff to get it, but worth it. I kept it in my tank bag.