The King's Road across Filefjell

Kongevegen −The King's Road − between Oslo and Bergen was built through Valdres by hand in the late 1700s, using simple tools at a time when dynamite had not yet been invented. This used to be the most important route between East and West.

Today, many parts of this historic road have become popular cultural trails, on foot or on bicycle. Well marked trails are over Tonsåsen, at Kvamskleiva in Vang and over Filefjell. Kongevegen over Filefjell − The King’s Road across Filefjell is one of Norway’s finest pieces of civil engineering heritage.

The route runs from the narrow, dramatic fjord landscape at the head of Sognefjorden over the Filefjell Mountains and down to the rural villages in Valdres. For hikers today, the trail is both interesting and awe-inspiring, with many memorable experiences along the way. The living cultural landscapes, spectacular mountains and great attractions are all waiting to be explored.  

NB! I 2021 the stretch across Kvamskleiva will be closed due to safety measurements in connection with road work on the E16. At times with no road work, i.e. the Norwegian summer holidays, it may be opened. The closure is for the section from the parking place at Hemsing until after the crossing of the brook Sauebekken. Return hikes from Syndrol in Vang to the closing point are possible.