From Skjolden to Lom, Route 55 is the highest mountain road in Northern Europe, though at at 1443m the risk of altitude sickness is rather minimal. If you are going to cycle it...I recommend coming from the Lom side!
From the fjord at Skjolden the road climbs for 25 unending kilometers. Even in the lowest gear the leg muscles scream for something flat that never comes.
Passing through the alpine area of the Jotunheimen National Park you get it all; wild mountain views, raging rivers, clear mountain lakes, freezing cold rain and strong headwinds.
If you like pain....do this road!
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