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Sognefjellet Nordeca Tourist Route 20008
This Sognefjellet National Tourist Route Map belongs to a series of 18 map and postcards sets describing popular tourist routes all over Norway. The map set includes a map in 1: 80,000 presenting an accurate topography (based on the Norwegian topographic survey) which describes local footpaths, cycle or ski routes, sport and recreational facilities, places of interest, places to stay and eat, viewpoints.The Sognefjellet National Tourist Route is the highest mountain pass in Northern Europe (highest point 1,434 metres above sea level). Along its 108 kilometres you will find more records: the Sognefjord, the second longest fjord in the world with its 204 kilometres. Mainland Norway`s largest glacier, the Jostedalsbreen Glacier, and Galdhรธpiggen, Norway`s highest mountain.It has been awarded the status national tourist route because of the spectacular and wild mountain scenery it passes through.In January 2007, the British newspaper The Guardian named the Sognefjellet National Tourist Route one of the top 10 bike rides in the world. According to the paper “the high mountain road is enveloped in an icy beauty that is out of this world”.Several descriptions and illustrations are included in the map to deliver a good visual representation of the trip.The set features:One map: scale 1:80,000 Text in three languages (Norwegian, English and German)5 Postcards (13.5x25cm)To see the list of other titles in this series, please click on the series link.