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.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Stryn
Vestland, Norway · Europe
About Stryn
Stryn works well as a base: 25 minutes from Hornindal, 13km from Lovatnet.
Stryn is in Vestland, Norway, with about 7,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hornindal, about 13 km away.
Stryn is the administrative centre of Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of a small bay off of the main Nordfjorden. The mouth of the river Stryneelva is in the village. The village sits about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of the village of Nedstryn.
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2.01-square-kilometre (500-acre) village has a population (2024) of 2,712 and a population density of 1,349 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,490/sq mi). It is the largest settlement in the municipality and it is home to the municipal administration, a school, and commercial centre. The village sits at the intersection of Norwegian National Road 15 and Norwegian County Road 60, a major crossroads in the Inner Nordfjord region.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Stryn?
Within an hour or so of Stryn: Loen Skylift (8 km), Lovatnet (13 km), Old Strynefjell Road (20 km), Helsetkopen, Sunnmore (Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning motorcycle jump) (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Stryn?
The nearest famous roads are Old Strynefjell Road, Dalsnibba (Nibbevegen) and Geiranger–Trollstigen National Tourist Route.
Where is Stryn?
Stryn is in Vestland, Norway, about 13 km from Hornindal.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,207
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Norway
- Region
- Vestland
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates
- 61.9026, 6.7179
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Many toll roads use automatic plate recognition (AutoPASS). Headlights required at all times.
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Worth the detour from Stryn
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
13 km · about 25 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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
film location
Helsetkopen, Sunnmore (Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning motorcycle jump)
The Norwegian ridge from which Tom Cruise rode a motorcycle off a purpose-built ramp for the film's speedcycle base jump.
22 km · about 25 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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Norangsdalen Valley
Norway's narrowest valley road, squeezed between scree walls between Hellesylt and the Hjørundfjord.
27 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Briksdalsbreen
An arm of the Jostedal glacier spilling toward a turquoise meltwater lake at the end of a green valley.
28 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Videsæter (Gamle Strynefjellsvegen)
The hairpin descent on the old Strynefjell road beside the Videfossen waterfall, on a gravel route built in the 1890s.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Stryn
- Right hereLoen 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.
- 20 kmOld Strynefjell RoadA beautifully preserved historic mountain road in Norway open only in summer, with original stone walls and bridges from 1894.
- 27 kmNorangsdalen ValleyNorway's narrowest valley road, squeezed between scree walls between Hellesylt and the Hjørundfjord.
- 29 kmVidesæter (Gamle Strynefjellsvegen)The hairpin descent on the old Strynefjell road beside the Videfossen waterfall, on a gravel route built in the 1890s.
- 33 kmGeiranger–Trollstigen National Tourist RouteNorway's most famous tourist route connecting the Geiranger Fjord to Trollstigen through spectacular mountain and fjord scenery.
- 33 kmDalsnibba (Nibbevegen)A toll road climbing to 1476m above Geiranger, offering a bird's-eye panoramic view directly down into the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord from a glass-floored platform.
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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