Kategori: Bicycle trip

Varied round trip east of the airport along the Pilgrimsruta and with long distances on nice gravel roads in the forest.

Tour description

This tour begins at the hotels located east of the airport. Feel free to stop by the iconic Kepler star and see it up close. It is a great eye-catcher for everyone driving to the airport. At the Modern Activity Center it is possible to test e.g. Norway's roughest wind tunnel.

The bicycle route continues eastwards and eventually northwards along the National Bicycle Route 7 Pilgrim route which runs all the way from Halden to Trondheim. It is signposted with red signs and runs on a separate bicycle path through fields and forest.

It leads into the forest on nice gravel roads. You eventually cross the highway, but apart from that it is quiet and calm and almost a magical atmosphere when the forest gets denser. It also goes through fields and farmyards and the surface becomes more of a cart track and path, but still completely bicycle able. Past Hauerseter there is asphalt and low-traffic roads through residential areas, before it becomes gravel again. Look for both blueberries and raspberries along the roadside.

The last part of the trip goes along an walking and bicycling path back to the hotels.

The route passes Hauerseter train station and can also begin and end from here.

 

Fact box

Start/end point: Hotels east of Oslo Airport Gardermoen

Distance: 22 km

Time: approx. 1.5 hours round trip

Total number of altitude meters: approx. 240

Substrate: 60% asphalt, 40% gravel

Rating: Easy

Bicycle type: All bicycles except mountain bicycle

Safety: Safe bicycle paths and non-trafficked gravel roads

Season: April – October

Disclaimer

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

Link to digital map and navigation:  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40242398

Two different options between the Ullensaker locations Jessheim and Kløfta. Choose between a country road through forested areas or the "commuter route" on pedestrian and bicycle paths – or both!

The trip is described as starting from Kløfta but could just as easily start from Jessheim. The eastern part of the tour is signposted as National Cycle Route 7 and is part of the Pilgrims Route that runs from Halden to Trondheim. The landscape is characterized by a lot of cultivated land with farms and great cornfields. A few kilometres go through a forested area where it is a bit uphill. There is moderate to little traffic here. At Gystad, it is pleasant along Gamle Algarheimveg with a dirt road and through a residential area.

From Jessheim there is some bicycling through the traffic, but the pedestrian- and bicycle path begins quite quickly, and it takes you through the roundabouts to the south and eventually on fast, nice roads with a great view of the open Romeriks landscape. This distance is popular with commuters, so there are often several other bicyclists here. You will find rest area along the way.

The old road into Kløfta has little traffic and the route passes shopping center Romeriksenteret before ending at Kløfta train station.

Fact box

Start/end point: Jessheim station/Kløfta station

Distance: 22 km

Time: approx. 1.5 hour round trip

Total number of altitude meters: approx. 200

Surface: 98% asphalt, 2% gravel

Rating: Easy

Bicycle type: All bicycles

Safety: Low traffic on country road and pedestrian- and bicycle path

Season: April – October

Reservation

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: