The plain is the largest area of farmland in eastern Norway, a gently rolling landscape of grain fields, spruce woods and red wooden barns, with the E6 motorway and the main railway line running through it. Oslo's airport at Gardermoen is some thirteen kilometres to the north.
The ride's name speaks of the Atlantic Road, the famous bridge road on the west coast, but this is far away, and the finish here is a calm, rural one. The roads are straight and quiet, with long, gentle bends, and a surface that is generally good. Traffic builds near the E6 and the airport, but the lanes between the farms are peaceful. In summer, the fields are green and gold, and in winter, the snow is flat and deep. Light in the evening in early summer is long and soft.
The landscape has a geological story. The ground here is made of marine clay, laid down when the sea covered the plain after the last ice age, and when the land rose, the clay was left behind. Some of it is quick clay, which can turn to liquid when disturbed, and in December 2020 a large landslide at Ask destroyed homes and took lives. The event was a national tragedy, and it is remembered with respect locally. The area has made safety a priority since.
Fuel and food are available in Kløfta, which has stations, supermarkets and small restaurants, and larger shopping areas are close by at Jessheim. Local bakeries offer fresh bread, and farm shops sell potatoes, strawberries and honey in season. The train to Oslo takes about thirty minutes.
Take a quiet moment at the edge of a field. The broad horizon and the soft light make a calm end to a ride.