Romsdalseggen

About this place

Romsdalseggen is a mountain ridge between the Venjesdalen valley and the town of Åndalsnes in Rauma Municipality, Møre og Romsdal, and its western part lies about 6 km in a straight line south-east of Åndalsnes. It is made up of a chain of peaks at the lower end of Romsdalen and is about 10 km long. Its highest peak, Blånebba, at 1,320 m, is the easternmost, followed westward by Mjelvafjellet, Høgnosa and finally Nesaksla. Famous summits ring the ridge, among them Venjetindan, Romsdalshornet and the Troll Wall. Since 2009 the route has been promoted and marked with cairns about every 50 m, with chains fixed on steep, tricky sections. Walkers follow a narrow rocky ridge above the Rauma river, which runs along the valley floor about a thousand metres below, with views over the Isfjorden, jagged peaks and green valleys, and as far as Molde and the Norwegian Sea to the west. Small mountain tarns lie along the way, and sheep often graze the grassy slopes. The hike is free, usually starting in Venjesdalen and ending in Åndalsnes, and takes about 6 to 8 hours. The route is demanding and exposed and not suitable in fog or bad weather, and a seasonal bus takes hikers to the start.