Why this ride
From Stavanger it runs 419 km to Stavanger; allow about 8 h 47 of riding. The stops in between: Finnegården 1a-1b, Bryggen, back through Bryggen and back through Finnegården 1a-1b. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Stavanger long day · Bryggen
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 419 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 8 h 47
- 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.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Stavanger
Stavanger is a town that has been rich twice. First it was sardines, when canneries lined the harbour in the nineteenth century and the smell of smoke hung over the waterfront. Then in 1969 the Ekofisk oil field was found in the North Sea, and the sleepy fishing and canning port became the oil capital of Norway. Today around 120,000 people live in the city itself and it feels cosmopolitan, with offices, restaurants and a sizeable international community.
Read the complete Stavanger write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Stavanger is where the day begins. Next is Finnegården 1a-1b.
2. Finnegården 1a-1b
Finnegården is a name on the old wharf in Bergen, one of the properties in the long, gabled row of Bryggen, and it is worth stopping simply to understand what a property meant here. Each block was a tight cluster of wooden buildings running back from the quay, with storehouses, counting rooms and living quarters packed together, and each was owned and used by merchants from the Hanseatic League, the trading network of north German towns that dominated this coast.
Read the complete Finnegården 1a-1b write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Finnegården 1a-1b comes up 72 km in. Next is Bryggen.
3. Bryggen
Bryggen is the face of Bergen, a row of narrow, tilting, brightly painted wooden gables along the north side of the harbour. UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site in 1979, and the postcards are accurate, though the reality is a little more interesting than the pictures because people still work and live in it.
Read the complete Bryggen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
At least 160 km in you reach Bryggen. Next is Bryggen.
4. Bryggen
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Bryggen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Bryggen, about halfway. Next is back through Bryggen.
5. back through Bryggen
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Bryggen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Bryggen sits at 289 km, about halfway. Next is back through Finnegården 1a-1b.
6. back through Finnegården 1a-1b
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Finnegården 1a-1b write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Finnegården 1a-1b comes up 361 km in. Next is Stavanger.
7. Stavanger
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Stavanger write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Stavanger closes the day.
Leg by leg
Stavanger to Finnegården 1a-1b
Stavanger → Finnegården 1a-1b is 216 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Finnegården 1a-1b to Stavanger
back through Finnegården 1a-1b → Stavanger is 216 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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