scenic viewpoint
Loen Skylift
One of the steepest cable cars in the world lifts you from the fjord at Loen to Mount Hoven at 1,011 m in five minutes.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Sandane
Vestland, Norway · Europe
About Sandane
Sandane sits on the route: 25 minutes from Nordfjordeid, 37km from Briksdalsbreen.
Sandane is in Vestland, Norway, with about 2,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Nordfjordeid, about 20 km away.
Sandane is the administrative centre of Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Gloppefjorden, along the European route E39 highway. Sandane is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the village of Nordfjordeid and about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of the village of Byrkjelo. SandaneRead more
Airport, Anda is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Sandane along highway E39. Sandane has several suburban areas that surround the nearby fjord such as Sørstranda to the west and Vereide to the northwest.
The 2.44-square-kilometre (600-acre) village has a population (2024) of 2,584 and a population density of 1,059 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,740/sq mi). The Firda Upper Secondary School and Sandane Church are both located in Sandane. Sandane is located close to the lake Breimsvatn, the Myklebustbreen glacier, and Jostedalsbreen National Park.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Sandane?
Within an hour or so of Sandane: Loen Skylift (35 km), Briksdalsbreen (37 km), Lovatnet (38 km), Bøyabreen (41 km).
Are there any good drives near Sandane?
The nearest famous roads are Gaularfjellet, Old Strynefjell Road and Dalsnibba (Nibbevegen).
Where is Sandane?
Sandane is in Vestland, Norway, about 20 km from Nordfjordeid.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,447
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Norway
- Region
- Vestland
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates
- 61.7728, 6.2150
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Worth the detour from Sandane
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Briksdalsbreen
An arm of the Jostedal glacier spilling toward a turquoise meltwater lake at the end of a green valley.
37 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Lovatnet
Glacier-fed lake near Loen whose water is an almost unreal turquoise-green, ringed by 1,800 m peaks. A narrow road runs the length of the shore to the Kjenndalen glacier valley at its head.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Bøyabreen
An arm of the Jostedalsbreen icefall hanging above a meltwater lake, visible from a car park directly off the road near Fjærland.
41 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Kjenndalsbreen
A glacier arm at the head of Lovatnet, reached by a narrow toll road through a valley scarred by two catastrophic rockslides.
43 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
Gaularfjellet
A National Tourist Route of hairpins and waterfall viewpoints linking the Sognefjord and Forde.
48 km · about 55 min drive
famous road
Old Strynefjell Road
A beautifully preserved historic mountain road in Norway open only in summer, with original stone walls and bridges from 1894.
49 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Utsikten Viewpoint (Gaularfjellet)
An angular concrete viewing platform on the Gaularfjellet tourist route, cantilevered over the hairpins below.
50 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Sandane
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 35 kmLoen SkyliftOne of the steepest cable cars in the world lifts you from the fjord at Loen to Mount Hoven at 1,011 m in five minutes.
- 48 kmGaularfjelletA National Tourist Route of hairpins and waterfall viewpoints linking the Sognefjord and Forde.
- 49 kmOld Strynefjell RoadA beautifully preserved historic mountain road in Norway open only in summer, with original stone walls and bridges from 1894.
- 50 kmUtsikten Viewpoint (Gaularfjellet)An angular concrete viewing platform on the Gaularfjellet tourist route, cantilevered over the hairpins below.
- 50 kmNorangsdalen ValleyNorway's narrowest valley road, squeezed between scree walls between Hellesylt and the Hjørundfjord.
- 58 kmVidesæter (Gamle Strynefjellsvegen)The hairpin descent on the old Strynefjell road beside the Videfossen waterfall, on a gravel route built in the 1890s.
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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