"Where I grew up :)" a Åndalsnes Travel Page by SailorRoar

I was born and raised near Åndalsnes, have lived here for about 20 years of my life, and if I add up all the visits to my parents and relatives I still spend over a month here each year. This region is a Mekka for anyone who likes the outdoors. We have plenty of mountains, woods and fjords. The area is best known for the Troll Ladder (Trollstigen in Norwegian), the Troll Wall (Trollveggen in Norwegian), the Romsdal Horn (Romsdalshorn in Norwegian) and Vengetindene. I will describe these attractions in more detail in my tips.

First a little information on how to get there. Åndalsnes is a town with a population of about 5000, it is the end station og the Rauma Railway (Raumabanen in Norwegian), which traffics the streach between Åndalsnes and Dombås. At Dombås there is connecting trains to Oslo and Trondheim. There are 3-4 trains to and from Dombås each day, all of them connects to Oslo and Trondheim. If you book early you can get tickets for 199 norwegian kroner for any streach of railway in Norway (booking at www.nsb.no).
There is also an express buss connection between Åndalsnes and Oslo with one trip in each direction during the day, and one overnight trip. This buss connection is called "Dag og Nattekspressen" and has route number 142, schedule and booking can be found here

There are also bus connections several times a day to Molde and Ålesund, both of them have an airport, and Hurtigruten dockes there.

Åndalsnes is known as a very popular place for mountains climbers, base jumpers, extreme skiing etc, etc. Trollveggen was one of the absolute hot spots for base jumping untill it was banned because accidents put the alpine rescue team and their choppers in extreme danger during rescue operations. Roumors has it that there are still around 300 illegal jumps here each year.

The local council has an ambition of becoming the best region in the world for those who love tha nature. As I mentioned there are plenty of options for the extreme sport adict. But the region around Åndalsnes also has tousands of options for those who are into hiking in the woods and mountains, boating on the fjords, or just sitt back and take in the fantastic view.

Welcome to Åndalsnes, and the surroundig areas! :)