Kategori: Bicycle trip

Kystruta. National Cycle Route 1

The tour is well suited for cyclists with some experience, or for fit beginners who want a full-day tour. It is a total of about 69 km ​​​​​​mainly on asphalt, with some sections on gravel. Nice restaurants and many bathing places along this route.

The tour goes towards Son station. Here it can be fun to take a detour down to Son town center with its charming small houses and galleries, good restaurants and the coastal culture center before continuing back and up towards charming Hølen.

The tour goes along the old railway line Smaalensbanen – which has now been converted into a cycle path. In Hølen there is a cozy café down by the river. Hølen is a historic loading point (from the 17th century) known for timber floating, sawmills and as Norway's smallest town until 1943. The settlement on the Såna River was central to the lumber trade with the Netherlands and worked closely with Son. In the early 1900s, Hølen was a local "treasure paradise" due to its own liquor association.

Cycle further through open agricultural landscape in Vestby towards Ås. At the Korsegård intersection there is a short detour to the right towards NMBU and Vitenparken on Campus Ås, one of the country's most beautiful parks, which surrounds a historic building complex. Here you get the feeling of walking straight into the world of Harry Potter, with beautiful older buildings, the oldest of which are from 1859. It is possible to book a tour of Vitenparken, which is a knowledge and experience center where technology, food and research satisfy hungry stomachs and heads. Open to the public. There is a café and exhibitions here.

Continue on past Lake Årungen. Here there are several nice picnic areas along the cycle path with views of the lake. At Nesset at the bottom of Bunnefjorden there is a short detour to the beautiful nature area at Breivoll Gård DNT. Here there is a nice farm café, sandy beach, kayak rental, sauna and it is possible to stay overnight in the DNT barn.

The tour then goes on asphalt past Vinterbro and continues along Gjersjøen to Hververnbukta, a great open space with a café and one of Oslo's finest swimming and hiking areas. Follow Mosseveien along the coast into Oslo. Even though there is a lot of traffic along Mosseveien, you cycle on a safe cycle path into the city center.

Have a good trip 🙂

El-bike rental at Korslund Farm

Want to explore your surroundings?

We´ll meet you where you want to start your journey! Transport fee will depend on location and the amount of bikes you rent. You can easily contact us through our website to make a request or ask us further questions, we´re always happy to attend you!

Pick up your e-bike at Eidsvoll Station and set off to explore the area. Glide through beautiful nature and breathtaking landscapes, and ride along routes like the Vormtråkk.

Enjoy a comfortable ride on a high-quality Norwegian e-bike. The bikes have 9 gears and 5 levels of support. They are electric but are not fully automatic, so you will need to pedal for the support to start working.

The service includes the rental of the e-bike, a helmet, a phone holder, and an allen key. The standard rental service is 7 hours long, but you can choose the one that matches your needs best

Price​​​​​​ – 1. 7 hours: 350 NOK – 2. Full day: 600 NOK

Standard Pickup​​​​​​:   Eidsvoll Stasjon: between 08:00 and 15:00 

 

Delivery:  Eidsvoll Stasjon: it can be arranged according to the package selected

Additionally, we offer the following complimentary services

  • Bike rental delivery and pickup service to your location around Mjøstråkk or Vormtråkk  for a fee ranged from 400 NOK, depending on the location. 
  • Baggage storage:

           – 1-2 people: 100 NOK for up to 7 hours; 200 NOK  for a full day

           –  3-5 people: 300 NOK for up to 7 hours; 400 NOK for a full day

           – 6-10 people: 500 kr for up to 7 hours; 600 NOK for a full day

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Go by bike from Oslo to Moss

Cycling from Oslo to Moss – about 65 km.

Bring your bike and start with a small boat ride from Aker Brygge to Nesoddtangen (about 20 min.) From Nesoddtangen follow county road 157 to Fagerstrand. Along the way there are several places to enjoy the view over the Oslofjord. Follow “Fagerstrandveien” to the exit at “Holtbråtveien” where you follow the signs to the idyllic town of Drøbak. Drøbak center offers, in addition to its cozy wooden houses and marina, several cozy restaurants, cafes and hotels in and around the city center. Enjoy a stopover in Drøbak before the tour continues the next morning.

Follow the signs towards Vestby out of Drøbak and turn at the sign for Solbergstrand and Hvitsten. After about 9 km you reach Ramme Gaard (Ramme farm) which is a nice place to stop and visit. If the cafe is open it offered good organic lunch before you hop on the bike and rolls down to Hvitsten. Here you can enjoy the old figurehead that is placed in the local parks all around town. The stretch is about 12 km through various landscapes before you enter the charming village of Son. Son is an idyllic village with hotel, a Costal Culture Center and several restaurants.

From Son you can either go up to Sonsveien station for train back to Oslo move on to Moss and new experiences in Norway. Approximately 2.5 km to Sonsveien and 13 km to Moss.

Mjøstråkk

This website https://en.visitostnorge.no/mjostrakk  contains all the information you need to plan an exciting cycling adventure along Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake.

We have divided Mjøstråkk into 7 legs, and have described the route in the anti-clockwise direction with Minnesund / Eidsvoll as starting point. It is of course up to you where you choose to start, which direction you opt for, and whether you cycle the entire route or just pick parts of this stunning Mjøsa experience.  

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The Oeverland river tour – hiking

The Øverland river winds through a cultural and natural landscape with deep roots back in time.

The trip along the river offers great variety. From steep, narrow path with a high slope on one side to a nice, wide walkway, steps, bridges and asphalt. The Øverlandselva river appears with waterfalls, rapids, pools and peaceful, gentle and gurgling parts. There are many places to go aside and sit down and close your eyes and hear the water flow past.

From Sandvika you can walk along the Øverlandselva and far into the countryside. From an early age, the river was very important for the farms and homesteads. Here they fetched water, bathed, washed clothes, fished for trout and eel, ground grain in simple grinders, and sawed timber for their own use. There are few traces of activity in the river, which did not provide a basis for industrial activity, such as Lomma and Bærums Verk.

The experience will vary with whether there is a lot or little water in the river. In some places it is beautiful and natural and in other places a little careless. The hike is best suited on foot because parts are not adapted for bicycles, prams or wheelchairs.

Benches and information signs are posted here:

– between Kloppa bridge and Engerjordet

– between Presteveien and Bærumsveien

– a little below for Åsterudveien (the bridge)

– by Gamle Øverland bridge

– at Haga Golf, west of the river, near Sumpskogen)

– by Bakke bridge (Ankerveien)

– at the meeting Østernbekken / Ilabekken.

In addition, you find larger common information signs at Sandvika, Kverntangen and Øverland car park.

Bring a packed lunch and thermos and use the new benches along the river! – And remember the hiking map (the paper version is free and available at all libraries in Bærum), or download here: https://tinyurl.com/ws7l8h5

We wish you a good trip! Regards Bærum Elveforum

3. Bicycle tour at Romerike, Oslo Airport – Jessheim round trip

This tour will bring you from the airport at Gardermoen to Jessheim on a nice bicycle path. Feel free to return on a dirt road past idyllic Ljøgodttjern and historic Raknehaugen.

You will find very good facilities for bicycling between the airport at Gardermoen and the town of Jessheim.

The first thing you meet is a small park with benches and flowers, before the pedestrian- and bicycle path begins. It takes you safely out of the airport area and is well signposted all the way to Jessheim. The ride is easy with asphalt and just a few slopes. Even if you bicycle parallel to the road, there are longer distances with a view of open landscape.

In Jessheim there are restaurants, cafes and shops. The train stops here, and it is also possible to continue along the National Bicycle Route 7 Pilgrim's Route both north and south.

For a bit of variety, the return journey is partly on cozy dirt roads and stops at Ljøgodttjern with swimming opportunities. Raknehaugen is an old burial ground and is also worth a stop, before the return to Gardermoen. This tour returns to the bicycle parking lot at the airport.

Fact box

Start/end point: Oslo Airport Gardermoen

Distance: 21 km round trip

Time: approx. 1-2 hours round trip

Total number of altitude meters: approx. 180

Surface: Asphalt and gravel

Rating: Easy

Bicycle type: All bicycles

Safety: Pedestrian- and bicycle path

Season: April – October

 

Disclaimer

This route was last tested in July 2022. Changes and deviations may occur in service offerings, road standards, traffic volumes and traffic patterns.

Link to digital map and navigation:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40242052

Biking at Romerike Jessheim – Algarheim – Nordkisa

Tour description

The tour starts from Jessheim train station and is a easy cycling tour. The beginning of the tour is on a road with some traffic or on pavement before it after approx. 1 km leads to a nice separate cycle path along Algarheimsvegen. This continues all the way to Algarheim, but turn off towards the old Algarheimsvegen where it is quieter, quieter and more idyllic through the forest.

Fornebu area – art, architecture and nature

This trip is suitable with your own bike or you can use Bærum municipality's rental bikes from Tier. You can find more information in the Tier app.

The tour starts at Aker's new headquarters at the intersection of Fornebuveien/Snarøyveien. Take a look at the beautiful ceramic vases and art by Magne Furuholmen (A-ha) before you cycle around Telenor Arena and down the underpass towards Flytårnet. Here in Kulturgaten you will find several galleries such as Flø and Jonny Hurts, the Reko-deli shop with organic locally sourced dishes, the Paprifly wine bar and the Caravell restaurant, the museum "På Hjul" with exhibitions of Vespa mopeds and Ferrari cars and the renowned Bærum Kunsthall with modern art in the old fire station. Follow the cycle path towards the Expo/Telenor building under Snarøyveien. Straight ahead is the Quality Hotel Expo and Engineerium, an interactive science center at Fornebu (free admission). Here you can explore natural phenomena, learn about different energy sources and the history of the  the oil and gas adventure in Norway. Turn right towards Telenor, cross the courtyard while marveling at the column art by Daniel Burén and the digital banner "writing on the wall" by Jenny Holzer.

Keep to the right on the cycle path along the fjord. You pass the Equinor, a landmark at Fornebu – ride up under the entrance and take a look at the installation on the entrance roof. IT Fornebu, which is located in the old terminal building with frescoes painted by Kai Fjell, and Scandic Hotel Fornebu. Cycle back down to the cycle path. At the water's edge with a great view is Sjøflyhavna Kro, known for its good hamburgers. Turn right and keep straight ahead, follow the underpass into the school grounds. Cycle through and past the tennis courts and turn right between the houses. After a few hundred meters you meet the cycle path. Keep to the right towards Hundsund and Nansenparken.

Tour A Storøyodden beach and recreational area and birdwatching: To the west are Storøya's two nature reserves with their own bird tower and Storøyodden bathing beach. Bærum's largest and only sandy beach marked with a blue flag, here is a kiosk and toilets. On Lilleøya, a little north of Storøya, is Lilløyplassen naturhus, which is a gathering place for ornithologists, plant and animal lovers. They hold events for children at 12 noon on Sundays.

Tour B Nansenparken: Keep straight ahead and cross Forneburingen where you enter Nansenparken on nice footpaths and cycle paths. The main runway was located here in its day. It is possible to stop at Storøya grendesenter to tour the play equipment or watch skaters. In the park, you can take a break at the Festplassen by the water, climb the stands or take a look at the Nansen statue by Per Ung. At the other end of Nansenparken to the right, you are back to Flytårnet and Telenor Arena. Or the tour can continue to the shops and food stalls at Fonebu S. At the roundabout at IT Fornebu you will see the statue Kast av Kåre Groven.

Or even better, explore both A and B. By bike the distances are short.

The most pleasant way back to the starting point is through Nansenparken. If you want to extend the trip, you can cycle west towards Høvikodden and Sandvika, or the route towards east to Lysaker and Oslo along Frognerkilen.

Without detours, the round trip is roughly 6.5 km.

 

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The Lomma river tour – hiking

The river Lomma flows through old cultural landscape in Lommedalen, and has given the valley its name.

The river starts deep in Krokskogen and several smaller rivers meet along the way. Lomma meets Isielva below Vøyenfallet together, it continues as Sandvikselva.

Along Lomma you can experience much of Bærum's industrial history as well as beautiful nature such as older deciduous forest with a large diversity of deciduous trees and plants. The area also has a rich bird and animal life. Both Norway's national bird the waterfall call and the very beautiful winter eagle nest here. The course of the river crosses the Pilgrimsleden and the Bergen Royal Road between Oslo and Klevistua. The trip goes on a path, road and forest road through forest, past dived landscape, along the Golf Courses. There are several sections where you have to walk between the historical points on nearby hiking trails. Gopdt suitable for cycling.

The pocket was a typical flood river with only relatively small waters. Waterfalls with a suitable drop height made Lomma attractive as a driving force for energy-intensive activities when these began to develop in Norway at the end of the 16th century. Until the beginning of the 20th century, mills and saws were built, and later also electricity plants in the river. Discoveries of commercially available iron ore at the end of the 16th century in the areas below the Tanum Plateau and Eineåsen provided a basis for constructing smelters with hammers, first at Wøyen farm, then at Gommerud. At Vøyen, the first blast furnace was built in Norway in 1622.

Bærums Jernverk became the municipality's cornerstone and was located where Handelsstedet Bærums Verk is today. In the old workers' houses there are galleries, craft shops and artist workshops. The area is beautifully landscaped with a sculpture park, restaurants and shopping center, an excellent stop along the way.

Bring a packed lunch and thermos on the trip along the river! – And remember the hiking map (the paper version is free and available at all libraries in Bærum), or download a detailed guide.

We wish you a good trip! Regards Bærum Elveforum

(Thanks to, and reproduced with permission from Bærum Elveforum)