Nationales Gravel-Radwegenetz 6: Die Klassiker

Nationales Gravel-Radwegenetz 6: Die Klassiker

Route 6, Klassikerne, combines two of Norway’s most famous gravel roads, Rallarvegen and Mjølkevegen, into one journey across the heart of the country. If there is one route that captures Norwegian gravel riding, this is it, and for many visiting Norway for the first time, it’s the obvious choice.

Starting in Vinstra, you have the opportunity to warm up the legs and test your bike with a scenic 60km loop around the local mountains called Peer Gynt Seterveg. You can read about this section here. Once back in town the real adventure begins.

From Vinstra the route climbs west out of Gudbrandsdalen through forests and lakes before reaching the high plateaus above. Jotunheimvegen leads beneath the towering backdrop of Jotunheimen, with Bygdin providing a welcome stop before crossing Valdresflye and Slettefjellet into the open landscapes of Mjølkevegen. Here, gravel tracks wind through summer farms, mountain cabins, and rolling highland terrain before descending into Hallingdal.

From Geilo, riders face one compromise: 22km of paved Road 7 to Haugastøl, though the train offers an alternative. From here, Rallarvegen begins – over 80 km of historic gravel crossing the Hardangervidda on one of Europe’s most celebrated cycling roads.

The route finishes by descending toward Myrdal, with the option to visit Flåm or continue west to Voss, completing a journey that offers perhaps the greatest variety of scenery, history, and gravel riding anywhere in Norway.