Norway 2017: Riding The Rallarvegen

From Bergen, we took the train to Myrdal, elev. 865 meters, where fall colors were in full display. From there, we rented mountain bikes and rode the Rallarvegen, a 20 km dirt road winding from the mountaintops down to the fjord.

Even though the sun was shining, we had to bundle up against the chilly mountain air

The waterfalls were nothing short of spectacular 

The first of dozens of hairpin switchbacks tested our bike-handling skills.

The road eventually leveled off at the valley floor, soon arriving in Flåm

All smiles at the end of the day,
we boarded the Flåmsbana train and retraced our route back up to Myrdal.

The view from the train provided a different perspective of the valley

Here are just a few of the many hairpin turns on the bike trail that we navigated down the mountain

The train winds its way back up the valley via several tunnels and hairpin curves

The Kjofossen waterfalls, which flows underneath the railway tracks,
is a popular stop along the Flåmsbana railway

Obligatory selfie in front of the Kjofossen waterfalls