Why this ride
Out of Sørumsand, one way: 299 km, roughly 5 h 21 in the saddle. The plan has 1 food stop marked.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Hardanger Fjord and Waterfalls · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 299 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 21
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return → Hardanger Fjord and Waterfalls foo
Slow enough to look. The surface follows the shoreline, so the corners arrive where the water decided, not where an engineer did. Water arrives beside the road and stays for 64 km. The line follows the shore because there is nowhere else for it to go.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 90 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Sørumsand
Planning note
Hardanger Fjord and Waterfalls is where the day begins. Next is Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return.
2. Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return
It is the Toten plateau, a broad upland of fields, birch woods and low ridges where Norwegians grow much of their grain and potatoes, with the lake glinting below to the east. The small settlements of Reinsvoll and Lena are the nearest, and Gjøvik, the main town of the district, is a short ride north.
Read the complete Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return comes up about 102 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Hønefoss.
3. Food stop near Hønefoss
Planning note
A break here. Next is Photo stop near Sande.
4. Photo stop 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
Photo stop near Sande closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Sørumsand to Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return
Fuel stop near Sørumsand → Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return is 102 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return to Food stop near Hønefoss
Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return → Food stop near Hønefoss is 90 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Food stop near Hønefoss to Photo stop near Sande
Food stop near Hønefoss → Photo stop near Sande is 107 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.