Aurlandsfjellet Snow Road · short arc

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

1. 1. Fuel stop near Askim

   The Glomma, Norway's longest river, swings past Askim on its way to the sea, and the town grew up on the energy it provides. A large hydroelectric plant at Solbergfoss harnesses the river nearby, and in the twentieth century Askim became known for its rubber works, which turned out tyres and boots for half of Norway. Today it is the main town of the inland Østfold district, with a modern centre, schools and shops, surrounded by wide farmland, lakes and forested ridges.

   Read the complete High point near Askim write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Aurlandsfjellet Snow Road is where the day begins. Next is High point in Larkollen.

2. 2. High point in Larkollen

   Planning note

   You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Scenic stretch near Sande.

3. 3. Scenic stretch near Sande

   Sande is where the inner Oslofjord pinches into a quiet bay, the Sandebukta, between Drammen and Holmestrand. The E18 thunders past it, and most traffic never slows down, but turn off and you find a gentle green landscape of farmland, low wooded ridges and small boat harbours, far softer than the fjord country further west that the bigger rides are heading for.

   Read the complete Photo stop near Sande write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   about 135 km into the recorded legs you reach Scenic stretch near Sande. Next is Photo stop near Prestfoss.

4. 4. Photo stop near Prestfoss

   Prestfoss is the main village of Sigdal, a long, green valley west of Drammen, where the river Simoa flows south between forested mountains. The village sits at a waterfall on the river, and around it the valley opens into farmland, with old wooden farmhouses, red barns and meadows.

   Read the complete Photo stop near Prestfoss write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Photo stop near Prestfoss, about halfway. Next is Food stop near Våler.

5. 5. Food stop near Våler

   Planning note

   Food at 411 km, roughly 8 hours into the riding. Next is Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads.

6. 6. Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads

   The country is a mosaic of spruce and pine, small farms, bogs and long, slow lakes, running east toward the Swedish border, and it has a quiet, lonely character that suits a rider who has had enough of crowds. Kirkenær, the nearest town, has barely twelve hundred people.

   Read the complete Near Flisa, on the way back write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   The route ends here after 445 km.