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Trollstigen Reopens in July 2025
A Cyclist’s Guide to Conquering Norway’s Iconic Road. After a challenging year of closure in 2024 due to a significant rockfall, Trollstigen, one of Norway’s most breathtaking and iconic roads, is set to reopen on the 14th of July 2025. For cyclists, this is thrilling news. The serpentine road, with its dramatic twists, stunning vistas, […]
Crossing Norway In One Day – The Goldilocks Route
It’s 10:00 at night, 19 hours since we began at a quiet Swedish border—a world away from the scene before us now. The wind howls in from the stormy North Atlantic, rain lashes down in waves, and no number of layers can keep the cold from piercing through. How did it go so wrong so […]
Tour de Dovre: A Journey Through Three National Parks
This story begins, as many great ideas do, over a beer. The year was 2012, and Norway was celebrating the 50th anniversary of Rondane, its first national park. To mark the occasion, Furuhaugli, home to Norway’s smallest microbrewery and highest year-round farm, brewed a special beer. As the pints flowed, one local remarked, “We’ve got […]
Through Peaks and Plateaus: My Mjølkevegen Ride Rolls On
Text and Photos by Gjermund Gustavsen – Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 here) Picking up where yesterday left off, I continue my unpredictable journey along Mjølkevegen. I’m at the edge of the famous Jotunheimen – home of giants and trolls – as I unzip my makeshift cave. The sun greets me warmly, and unlike […]
Mjølkevegen: A Weekend of Gravel, Grit, and Glory
Text and Photos by Gjermund Gustavsen – Part 1 of 2. My solo journey through the highs and lows of Norway’s iconic gravel route It began in the least adventurous of places: the office on a Friday afternoon. Restless after a long recovery from pneumonia, I found myself daydreaming about past rides. Over three months […]
Norway’s Big Three – the highest roads in Scandinavia
Text by Jonathan Robinson. Photos by Jonathan Robinson & Pär Lindholm. As an avid gravel and road cyclist living in Sweden, I’ve been drawn to cycling in Norway for some time. It was only this year that I got my first opportunity to do so. I spent a week travelling around the south and west in […]
10 Gravel Routes For Your Bucket List (3/3)
Our final part of our top 10 mountain gravel routes for autumn ends with the crème de la crème of Norway’s bike adventures. These are all premium rides through some of Norway’s best scenery on a bike. But before you dive into it ensure you have checked out the first and second parts of this […]
10 Gravel Routes For Your Bucket List (2/3)
We’re picking up right where we left off with our top 10 mountain gravel routes for autumn. If you missed the first part, you can catch up on it here. 7. Aursjøvegen – 55km Gravel / 95km Paved Aursjøvegen, often overshadowed by the more famous Trollstigen or Atlantic Road, is one of Norway’s best-kept secrets […]
Bikepacking Evolution: The Art of Hike-A-Bike
I’ve been bikepacking for around six years, and in that relatively short time, the evolution of the sport has been nothing short of remarkable. When I first started, the traditional four-bag setup—comprising a cylindrical handlebar bag, a small top tube bag, a frame bag, and a saddle bag—was the standard for any bikepacking adventure. At […]
The Weakest Currency in the West ?
I remember my first visit to Norway. Everything was incredibly expensive, and every spending decision had to be made with great caution. At 20, I was a student with limited funds but big dreams of traveling all over Europe during my summer holidays. Norway was the first country on my list, and my budget of […]
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