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Norway’s Wild Gamble: Why Two of Its Greatest Cycling Roads Face Closure
Something extraordinary is unfolding in Norway’s mountains and not in a way anyone expected. Two of the country’s most treasured gravel roads, celebrated by cyclists and promoted as models of sustainable tourism, could soon be restricted or even closed to bikes if the government’s Action plan for the Rondane wild reindeer area is implemented by […]
Riding Out the Season: Cycle Norway’s Story of 2025
The cycling season in Norway is always bittersweet. One moment you’re riding through endless daylight, gravel roads stretching into the horizon, the fjords glimmering below. The next, autumn creeps in, the days shorten, and bikes start to gather dust or dirt, depending on what you do, and soon winter will quietly claim the country. For […]
Marka Overnighter – The Perfect Bikepacking Introduction in Oslo’s Backyard
This weekend (6th to 7th September 2025), we’re heading out to join the Marka Overnighter, a fantastic initiative organised by Bikeshop Oslo. It’s a simple but brilliant concept: meet at Bikeshop in Karenslyst Allé (15:00 Meet up, 16:00 Roll out), ride about 40 km into Nordmarka, set up camp, and share a night together under the […]
12 Things You Need to Know Before Cycling Rallarvegen
Rallarvegen is Norway’s most famous cycling route, stretching from Haugastøl to Flåm (or further if you choose). With high mountains, historic railway culture, and breathtaking scenery, it’s one of the best rides in Scandinavia. But before you set out, there are some important things you should know. 1. The Snow Doesn’t Clear Until July The […]
Why Did the Lemming Cross the Road? (It Didn’t Make It)
Norway’s Most Misunderstood Creature If you’re out on your bike in Norway this year, don’t be surprised if your ride is shared with hundreds of small, angry-looking rodents darting across the tarmac. This is a lemming year, and the mountains are alive, or should we say dead, with them. Alive, they scurry into the verges; […]
Oslo Cycling Week: Rolling Into the Season’s Grand Finale
Last Year’s Triumph The inaugural Oslo Cycling Week, held in late August and early September, revealed what can happen when a city’s cycling community takes the lead. Organised by a small volunteer team: Hans Flensted-Jensen, Åse Lindersen, Petter Bodman, and Fredrik Norman of Oslo Dawn Patrol, the festival grew out of nothing more than local […]
From Gravel to Great Memories: Two Girls Bikepacking Norway
I’m not exactly sure when the idea of a longer bikepacking trip in Scandinavia first came to me. But I know that feeling, the one that creeps in while researching potential bike destinations, when something clicks and you realize: this is where I’m going. Although I must say I was a bit surprised about my […]
From Oslo to Bergen: A Week in the Saddle Across Norway
Bikepacking in Norway had been on the cards for a while. But the real questions were where and when, and our original plan quickly fell apart. I’d pictured wild camping beside mirror-still lakes and cruising along flawless tarmac and firm gravel, but before any of that could happen, there was the matter of admin. That’s where the trip […]
Fjord to Glacier on One of Norway’s Wildest Roads
Cycling Folgefonnavegen There are few places in the world where you can cycle from sea level to the edge of a glacier in one uninterrupted ascent. Folgefonnavegen, the mountain road that rises from the village of Jondal on the shores of the Hardangerfjord to the windswept heights of the Folgefonna glacier, offers exactly that: a […]
Go Further North
A Long Ride Through the Arctic of Europe: From the forests of Finland to the fjords of Norway and the wilderness of Swedish Lapland The far north of Scandinavia is often seen as remote and desolate. Endless forests, open tundra, and skies that never seem to end. But for the adventurous cyclist, it offers raw […]
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