Lærdal to Florø by Road

From Balestrand Road 5 turns north, following the west side of the Vetlefjord, and continues by way of Førde, at the head of the Førdefjord, chief place in the Sunnfjord district, to Florø (pop. 5,000), a port and industrial town attractively situated on the island of Brandsøy (bridge).

At Sognedal, on the Sognedalsfjord, are a runic stone (ca. 1100) and several burial mounds.

The road continues along the north side of the Sognefjord, passes through Hermansverk and Leikanger and comes to Hella, from which there is a ferry to Balestrand.

From Borgund the road runs through the picturesque Svartegjel gorge, carved by the Lðrdalselv (a good salmon river) through the rock barrier of the Vindhella. Beyond Husum (alt. 316m/1,037ft) it passes through another magnificent gorge and comes to Lðrdalsøyri.

The road now runs along the south side of the Lærdalsfjord. From Revsnes there is a ferry across the Sognefjord to Kaupanger.