Riding “Fjord Norway” (from the vidoe series)

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May 25, 2023 at 11:14 am #10935
Anonymous
Hi,
I’m about to start my journey in Oppdal on the 14th of June. The route is not yet on the webpage or am I missing something? Anyways I recreated it as good as I could on Komoot. Here’s the link in case someone is interested: https://www.komoot.de/tour/1133624325. I’m not sure if I got every corner of the original route since the picture in the video is quite rough. Plus, I did one or two deliberate changes before taking a ferry to Stavanger. My plan is to check in Stavanger how much time and legs I still have to continue down to Kristiansand from where I will take the ferry back. In case of either I will hop on the train to Kristiansand on the way, since the route goes more or less parallel to the rails.

I still need to book train and ferry from Germany to Norway. (Hopefully I’m not too late…)

Another thing that I am afraid of is whether mid June is still too early to ride “Fjord Norway” this year. I guess there is still snow on some mountain passes like Aursjovegen, etc.. Anyone a suggestion?
Also anything else to consider taking this route?

If the route is still too unsafe I will probably need to ride an alterantive.

Ride safe!
Torsten
May 25, 2023 at 11:23 am #10939
Anonymous
This is the correct link to the route: https://www.komoot.com/tour/1133624325?ref=wtd
May 25, 2023 at 11:49 am #10940
Matthew Norway
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Hi Torsten, if you use the search bar in the header and type ‘Fjord Norway’ this will be the first page to come up.

http://www.cyclenorway.com/routes/norse-all-road-series/overview/fjord-norway/

Here is the full route with POI’s explaining everything: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39554370?privacy_code=oqFpC5A4yrqOzQid

When it comes to the mountain roads most will open up in late May or early/mid June.
You can check every mountain road status using this page:

http://www.cyclenorway.com/opening-closure-of-roads/

Rallarvegen which is on both of our routes is not usually available until mid July. You will have to take a train over sections of this.
Lastly, on your route, there is a long tunnel before Lærdal which you can not get around (you must hitchhike through or use the boats to skip Aurlandsfjellet).

Safe travels
May 26, 2023 at 8:03 am #10957
Anonymous
Hi Mattew,
thanks for your quick reply! Oh how stupid from me – I didn’t recognize the link “Fjord Norway” as the first result when I tried it myself. 😀 Anyways, that’s great to have the full info about your journey!
That would be a bummer not being able to ride Rallarvegen. I might try it though and see. Yes, glad there is the option to take the train.
About Laerdal – I’m aware of the tunnel. My thought was the same. I might wait at the ferry for a camper to take me through the tunnel…or ask ET for help 😉 .
May 26, 2023 at 8:33 am #10958
Anonymous
Btw. I couldn’t find the forum link other than searching for it. Wouldn’t it make sense to link to it from the Community menu?
May 26, 2023 at 9:05 am #10959
Matthew Norway
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Yes, wait at the ferry port that is the best place to hitch a ride through the tunnel.

The forum is for members only so I have it on the member’s dashboard which is the first page that comes up when you click the member’s button on the header.

Members Area

But yes, maybe I could add it to the community drop-down menu to make it more accessible. Thanks!
June 7, 2023 at 9:02 am #11499
Anonymous
Hi Matthew,
in your video you complained about the route from Ogna south of Stavanger) to Kristiansand and even said that you would never cycle this part again.
Now I’m thinking about spending more time in some nicer area and take the train to Kristiansand fron Egersund or so instead.
Would you recommend my strategy?
June 7, 2023 at 2:17 pm #11513
Matthew Norway
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The Devil Teeth is a 100km part of Cycle Route 1 from Egersund to Flekkefjord. It’s one of the hardest roads in Norway with many 200m hills up and down. I was cycling 200km that day, so it was not what I expected or wanted. It’s certainly scenic in places but not fun after the 5th or 6 th climb.
June 15, 2023 at 11:34 am #11559
Anonymous
You can get updated info on Rallarvegen here: https://www.haugastol.no/en/rallarvegen-report
June 16, 2023 at 10:26 am #11574
Matthew Norway
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It’s good to see them writing updates on the conditions. This is the first year I have seen them do that!
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