Why this ride
1053 km from Fagerstrand to Bjørkelangen, about 21 h 08 of riding. On the way it passes in Røyken, Sandvika, Scenic stretch near Vik and near Grua. near Kirkebygda is the high point. Long stretches are under trees.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Lysefjord and Suleskar + Sognefjellet High Road
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 1053 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 21 h 08
- 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.
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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
Lysefjord and Suleskar fuel gate → Lysefjord and Suleskar high point
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 17 km. The line follows the shore because there is nowhere else for it to go.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 37 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Fagerstrand
Planning note
Lysefjord and Suleskar is where the day begins. Next is High point in Røyken.
2. High point in Røyken
Planning note
High point in Røyken comes up about 37 km into the recorded legs. Next is Lysefjord and Suleskar checkpoint 8.
3. Sandvika
Sandvika is the centre of Bærum, the wealthy municipality on Oslo's western edge, and it is a curious mix of shopping mall, fjord town and transport hub. Its heart is the mouth of the Sandvikselva, a short river that tumbles down from the forest and meets the fjord among marinas, footbridges and new apartment blocks, and its biggest building is one of the largest shopping centres in Norway.
Read the complete Sandvika 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 822 km. Next is Scenic stretch near Vik.
4. Scenic stretch near Vik
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Vik, early in the day. Next is Photo stop near Grua.
5. Photo stop near Grua
Planning note
Photo stop near Grua sits at 219 km, early in the day. Next is Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return.
6. Near Aursmoen, on the way back
East of Oslo, towards the Swedish border, the land flattens into a quiet country of spruce forest, bogs, small farms and lakes, and Aurskog-Høland is one of its largest municipalities. Aursmoen and Bjørkelangen are its main villages, each with a few thousand people, a church, a supermarket and a petrol station, and between them lie long roads through the woods where you may not meet another vehicle for minutes at a time.
Read the complete Near Aursmoen, 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
Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return comes up about 222 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Aursmoen.
7. Food stop near Aursmoen
Planning note
A break here. Next is Back to Lysefjord.
8. Back to Lysefjord
The Oslofjord narrows here, and the town to know is Drøbak, about ten kilometres away on the eastern shore. It is a long way from the real Lysefjord in Rogaland, but it has its own claim to a place in history.
Read the complete Lysefjord write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Finish at Back to Lysefjord. That is the ride. Next is Sognefjellet High Road.
9. Fuel stop near Bjørkelangen
Bjørkelangen is the main village of Aurskog-Høland, east of Oslo, on the shore of a long lake of the same name, in a landscape of forests, lakes and farmland stretching towards the Swedish border. It is a quiet, unpretentious place, with shops, a church and a few cafés, and it makes a practical start for rides into the forests and lakes of the region.
10. Near Stange, on the way back
Mjøsa is the reason to stop here. Norway's largest lake runs for more than a hundred kilometres from Lillehammer down to Minnesund, and on this stretch of its eastern shore, south of Stange and around the farming village of Tangen, the water lies wide and calm below gentle fields of grain. Across the lake you can see Skreia and the low wooded ridge of Toten, and on a still evening the far shore doubles itself in the surface.
Read the complete Near Stange, 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
Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return comes up about 547 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Reinsvoll.
11. Food stop near Reinsvoll
West of Lake Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake, the land rises into the gentle hills of Toten, some of the best farmland in the country. Reinsvoll is a small community here, set among fields, farmsteads and patches of spruce forest, with long views over the lake and the hills beyond. It is a quiet place, where you are more likely to meet a tractor than a tourist.
Read the complete Food stop near Reinsvoll write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
A break here. Next is Photo stop near Lampeland.
12. Photo stop near Lampeland
Lampeland is a small village in Flesberg, in the lower part of Numedal, the long valley that runs north-west from Kongsberg into the mountains of southern Norway. The river Numedalslågen flows through the valley, wide and calm in places, rushing over rapids in others, and the road follows it, with forested slopes rising on both sides and farms on the valley floor.
Read the complete Photo stop near Lampeland write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Photo stop near Lampeland, late in the day. Next is Sognefjellet High Road checkpoint 8.
13. Near Nesoddtangen
Out on the Oslofjord, between the Nesodden peninsula and the western shore near Slemmestad, the water is wide, island-studded and busy with sails on summer weekends. This point sits in that stretch of fjord country, a few kilometres from Nesoddtangen, where wooded shores, smooth granite skerries and summer cabins line the water, and the towers of Oslo are visible to the north. The ferries that cross the fjord, and the many small boats, give the area a maritime feel.
Read the complete Near Nesoddtangen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Sognefjellet High Road checkpoint 8 closes the day. Next is Scenic stretch near Moss.
14. Scenic stretch near Moss
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Moss comes up about 950 km into the recorded legs. Next is High point near Kirkebygda.
15. High point near Kirkebygda
Planning note
High point near Kirkebygda tops the climb. Next is Back to Sognefjellet.
16. Back to Sognefjellet
Sognefjellet itself is a long way from here, up in the mountains between Lom and Skjolden, and this finish point is not on it. It is calm farm country, a patchwork of fields cut into dark spruce, with small lakes and red barns, and it is where a long mountain ride can wind down gently.
Read the complete Sognefjellet write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back to Sognefjellet closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Fagerstrand to High point in Røyken
Fuel stop near Fagerstrand → High point in Røyken is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
High point in Røyken to Sandvika
High point in Røyken → Sandvika is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch near Vik to Photo stop near Grua
Scenic stretch near Vik → Photo stop near Grua is 62 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Photo stop near Grua to Near Aursmoen, on the way back
Photo stop near Grua → Near Aursmoen, on the way back is 75 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Food stop near Aursmoen to Back to Lysefjord
Food stop near Aursmoen → Back to Lysefjord is 94 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Back to Lysefjord to Fuel stop near Bjørkelangen
Back to Lysefjord → Fuel stop near Bjørkelangen is 85 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fuel stop near Bjørkelangen to Near Stange, on the way back
Fuel stop near Bjørkelangen → Near Stange, on the way back is 116 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Food stop near Reinsvoll to Photo stop near Lampeland
Food stop near Reinsvoll → Photo stop near Lampeland is 147 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Photo stop near Lampeland to Near Nesoddtangen
Photo stop near Lampeland → Near Nesoddtangen is 110 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Scenic stretch near Moss to High point near Kirkebygda
Scenic stretch near Moss → High point near Kirkebygda is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
High point near Kirkebygda to Back to Sognefjellet
High point near Kirkebygda → Back to Sognefjellet is 71 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.