The map below shows the location of the Norwegian tunnels that we know of that are banned to cyclists. It also shows some of the tunnels that are open to cyclists with comments from the contributors that have cycled through them.

Each of the markers on the map below indicates a tunnel, if you click on the marker an information window will pop up.

Tunnels open to cyclists and considered to be OK to cycle through.

Tunnels open to cyclists but caution required.

Tunnels officially prohibited to cyclists by the Statens vegvesen.

Tunnel that we know of but we currently have no information on it.

Routes with multiple tunnels.

Pin marker marking the beginning and end of multiple tunnel routes.

Use the zoom controls to zoom in and out and use the 'Zoom Drag' button to select an area to zoom in on. You can also click and drag the map.

This map is best viewed in Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer 7 or 8.

If you would like to contribute information on a Norwegian tunnel you have cycled through, please fill in our form here to have it included on this map.

To view the tunnel map in Google Earth just click on the 'Earth' button in the map above. You will need the Google Earth Plug-in installed in your browser. Please note the 'Drag zoom' feature does not work in Google Earth.

If you would like to view the map to the full size of your screen please use this version here.

Norwegian Tunnel Database

The Norwegian Tunnel map runs from a database which we have put together with the grateful help of the contributors mentioned below.

You can search the database for tunnels by road number on our tunnels search page.

You can also see a complete listing of the tunnels on the database here. If you want to print off the database listings in order to take it with you there is a printer friendly listing here.

Norwegian Tunnel POI file

The Norwegian Tunnel map database is also available as a POI (points of interest) file† which can easily be loaded into a Garmin GPS as a Custom POI file. You will need to use the Garmin POI Loader software available here.

There are several databases in the Tunnel map POI file that correspond to the traffic light colour scheme used to denote the type of tunnel.

Each tunnel has a basic description of the tunnel. It uses the format [name]. [road no.], [tunnel length], [open or closed to cyclists], [lit or unlit], [alternative route.}.

The Tunnel map POI file is available for download as a 25Kb zipped file . To keep up to date with the changes in this file subscribe to our RSS feed as any changes will be notified there. (file last updated on 12.05.2010) †We have only tested these files on a Garmin gps but as the files are in gpx format they could be imported into other mapping software and will then probably work with other makes of gps. You may loose the custom icon but the descriptions should be intact. Please let us know if you have any success with these files on other makes of gps -.

Contributors to our Norwegian Tunnels Database

Many thanks to the following:

* Special mention must be made to Brian and Karen of Wheel Buddies for allowing us to use the tunnel information of the current banned tunnels from their web site and for providing the data in a very helpful spreadsheet format. This page would not be the same without their considerable input and encouragement.

*Please note that this map, database and associated files are for guidance only to help someone in planning a tour in Norway, we hope that the information supplied by the contributors is given in good faith, however we as owners of this site cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the information contained on the map, database and associated files.