Scandinavia

Dave said:

How about Bergen to Oslo? Any pointers appreciated.

There's a service road ("anleggsveien"😉 that runs parallel
to the railroad over Hardangervidda, and it's a popular
route for cyclists.

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Hi
Bergen - Oslo is a wonderful trip. Go for "Rallarvegen" over Hardangervidda.
More info: rallarvegen.nodefault.aspOpen ↗

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Quoted message said:

Dave said:

How about Bergen to Oslo? Any pointers appreciated.

There's a service road ("anleggsveien"😉 that runs parallel
to the railroad over Hardangervidda, and it's a popular
route for cyclists.

--
Bob Broughton broughton.cabroughton.caOpen ↗ Vancouver, BC, Canada
"Watch your mouth, if you ever want to cross the border.
Bad things can happen to Canadians who use foul language
in the US." "][email hidden] , Nov. 30, 2003

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Any pointers appreciated.

Check out www-www-Open ↗
math.science.unitn.it/Bike/Countries/Norway/

Per lowdin.nuMTB.htmlOpen ↗

Dave said:

I will be in Denmark for about three weeks beginning in
late July, and want to take one week of that time on a
cycle tour. I found bikedenmark.com, but am looking for
something a little more advanced than what they offer. I
did the train/ferry/bus "Norway in a Nutshell" from Bergen
a few years ago, and think it would be great to bike that
area. How about Bergen to Oslo? Any pointers appreciated.

I'm not sure if you are looking for a group organised
tour or for a self-supported tour.

Others have mentioned Rallarvegen. I prefer to do it in
the opposite direction that most people take , that is, I
liked to go from Flåm, up to Myrdal, Finse and Geilo.
There is a 2 km climb of 300m over very rough road that I
had to walk up, but just about everyone I met was walking
their bikes down! Walking up , you can stop at the
numerous waterfalls along the road (since I was was
there, one of the falls is now haunted by "hulder" :-)
You could catch a boat from Bergen to Flåm, then it's
about 5 days to Oslo.

See my 1996 trip report:
www3.ns.sympatico.caintro.htmlOpen ↗
(especially the Rallarvegen chapter) My 1994 trip covered
some of the area, but the ferries have changed since then,
and new highway tunnels have changed traffic patterns:
www3.ns.sympatico.caintro.htmlOpen ↗

For something a bit different that that: I found parts of
southern and central Sweden very pleasant cycling
(similar to Vermont or Nova Scotia). Often I just
followed the green "Sverigeleden" bicycle signs which
usually followed nice roads. You could do a week loop
tour from Helsingborg (short ferry trip from Denmark) on
parts of Sverigeleden and Ginsteleden (marked route on
west coast of Sweden)

Others have mentioned the Trento bike pages: www-www-Open ↗
math.science.unitn.it/Bike/

Other sites of interest:
home.online.noesykkelh.htmOpen ↗
biketouring.eurotourism.nettoursOpen ↗ ihpva.orgTdFOpen ↗
93.html

My 2002 trip report is still not ready (2 years late!!!)
I promise that some day it will be available!!! :-)

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David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada email:
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I found parts of southern and central Sweden very
pleasant cycling (similar to Vermont or Nova Scotia).
Often I just followed the green "Sverigeleden" bicycle
signs which usually followed nice roads. You could do a
week loop tour from Helsingborg (short ferry trip from
Denmark) on parts of Sverigeleden and Ginsteleden
(marked route on west coast of Sweden)

Yes, there are plenty of minor roads that winds through a
beautiful landscape of woods, meadows, lakes and small
towns, just get good maps. Sverigeleden is a kind of
official bike route, chosen for little traffic, scenery and
things to see, churches, castles, museums, that sort of
thing. hem.passagen.sekarta4.gifOpen ↗ Sometimes it
is just right, but I would not hesitate to plan other
routes. Tbere is a page on Sverigeleden here
hem.passagen.sekarta4.gifOpen ↗ perhaps google will
translate.

The south of Sweden, from Dalarna and south, has plenty of
pleasant roads, further north there are less of them, the
further north you get the less people and less roads,
sometimes it is just endless forest roads, one can go for
100 km and see just pines. There are nice routes in the far
north too, one just has to look a little bit more for them.

Per lowdinlowdinOpen ↗