Sognefjellet: today's weather for the ride

84 km · 1 289 m · Lom → Skjolden

Tomorrow 11:00 from Lom

Dry all day, but a headwind to work against. Winter gloves and shoe covers.

Finish at: 15:10
Temperature, feels like −7° at the coldest: −1–12°
Headwind for 68 percent of the ride: Headwind
Dry all ride: Dry

Best start this week

Sun 08:00

Sun morning: dry on the forecast, light winds. Winter gloves and shoe covers.

Both directions

As drawnFirst halfHeadwind 5 m/sSecond halfHeadwind 2 m/s

From SkjoldenFirst halfTailwind 2 m/sSecond halfTailwind 5 m/s

The wind along the way

Stretch by stretch, at the next good start.

Lom → Krossbu11:00–13:37 · km 0–47Headwind 5 m/s

Krossbu → Sognefjellshytta13:37–13:53 · km 47–50Headwind 5 m/s

Sognefjellshytta → Turtagrø13:53–14:34 · km 50–67Headwind 3 m/s

Turtagrø → Fortun14:34–14:57 · km 67–78Light wind

Fortun → Skjolden14:57–15:10 · km 78–84Light wind

Rain, temperature and light

RainDry the whole way

Feels like−7° to 9°

Finish15:10 · sunset 18:21

Map and profile

About the route

The highest mountain pass in Northern Europe: from Lom up Bøverdalen to over 1,400 m at Sognefjellshytta, then down the steep bends past Turtagrø to Skjolden at the head of the Lustrafjord. Over the top there are many kilometres with no shelter, and it can be far colder than in the valleys at either end. The climb from Lom is long and steady; the descent to Skjolden is steep.

Distance84 km

Climbing1 289 m

Highest point1 426 m

StartLom

FinishSkjolden

ShapePoint to point

Surfacepaved 98 %, gravel 2 %

AreaWestern Norway and the mountains

SeasonThe Sognefjell road is closed in winter and usually opens in May or June. Check vegvesen.no before you travel.

The sportive: Sognefjellrittet

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Forecast read at Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 09:46.

Forecast from Open-Meteo. Velvind processes this data to read your ride; neither source endorses Velvind.

Times are local (Europe/Oslo).

Timed at the app's default pace, 25 km/h on the flat.

Route line: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), drawn with BRouter through points we picked. Heights: © Kartverket (CC BY 4.0).

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