Why this ride
213 km one way from Bjørkelangen - plan on about 3 h 25 of riding.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Sognefjellet High Road · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 213 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 25
- 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.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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.
Read the complete Fuel stop near Bjørkelangen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Sognefjellet High Road is where the day begins. Next is Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return.
2. 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 116 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Reinsvoll.
3. 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
The route ends here after 213 km.
Leg by leg
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.