Why this ride
The stops in between: Urnes Stave Church and back through Urnes Stave Church. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,150 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Geiranger day out · Urnes Stave Church
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 562 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 11 h 29
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Sognefjellet Norwegian Scenic Route
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 1 km this is Sognefjellet Norwegian Scenic Route, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 1 km
- Named road
- Sognefjellet Norwegian Scenic Route
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Geiranger
The Geirangerfjord is a narrow cut, around fifteen kilometres long, between cliffs that rise over a thousand metres from the water, and it is among the best-known sights in Norway. The village at its head, Geiranger, is tiny, with only a few hundred residents, but in summer, cruise ships anchor in the fjord one after another and the pier fills with people. UNESCO listed the fjord in 2005, along with Naeroyfjord, and a short walk along the shore brings you to the base of the Seven Sisters waterfall, which pours straight into the fjord from a high ledge.
Read the complete Geiranger write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Geiranger is where the day begins. Next is Urnes Stave Church.
2. Urnes Stave Church
The oldest stave church in Norway still standing stands on a ledge above a fjord, and you reach it by ferry. Urnes is on the north shore of Lustrafjord, the innermost arm of the great Sognefjord, and a small ferry crosses from Solvorn on the opposite shore in a few minutes, running regularly in the summer season. From the landing you walk up a path through farm fields to the church, which dates from around 1130 and is made of pine timber, black with tar, its shingled roofs layered up like a pagoda. Urnes was listed by UNESCO in 1979, among the first sites to be inscribed.
Read the complete Urnes Stave Church write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Urnes Stave Church comes up 60 km in. Next is Urnes Stave Church.
3. Urnes Stave Church
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Urnes Stave Church write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
121 km in you reach Urnes Stave Church. Next is back through Urnes Stave Church.
4. back through Urnes Stave Church
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Urnes Stave Church write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Urnes Stave Church, late in the day. Next is Geiranger.
5. Geiranger
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Geiranger write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Geiranger. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Geiranger to Urnes Stave Church
Geiranger → Urnes Stave Church is 121 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Urnes Stave Church to Geiranger
back through Urnes Stave Church → Geiranger is 121 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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