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Written in 1975, it's the story of the road built up the spine of Norway, the last 900 miles of it above the Arctic Circle.
At it's most northerly point it comes within 19 degrees of the North Pole.
Lots of motorcyclists ride it, primarily to get to Nordkapp - The North Cape - the most northerly point of Mainland Europe and that's good enough reason. But you know I'm a bit of an anorak so when I read the book it was the road's history that hooked me - it has to be up there with Route 66 and the Trans-Canada highway even if a bit shorter than both.
In all the trip will include France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland and will be about 5000 miles. Do it in June - as I hope to do - and the 1800 odd miles above the Arctic Circle will be ridden in total daylight - if the midnight sun can be called that!
Coming with me?
