The Atlantic Road

Atlanterhavsvegen is a short, theatrical ribbon of road that leaps from island to island on a low chain of bridges, the most famous of which — the Storseisundet — twists up and over the water like something out of a fever dream before dropping back to sea level on the other side. The whole route can be ridden end to end inside a single long day, but two days lets you actually stop: for the fish restaurants that cling to the harbour in Bud, for the seafood shacks along Averøya, and for the view back down the bridge chain from Håholmen with the North Atlantic doing exactly what its name suggests on both sides of the road. Weather here changes on its own schedule rather than the forecast's, and a still morning can turn into a genuine crosswind test by the time you're out on the exposed spans — pack for both and you'll be fine either way. It's short by bikepacking standards, but few roads anywhere pack this much drama into so few kilometres, and we've written the full ride report if you want the blow-by-blow before you go.