Why this ride
From Røyken it runs 819 km to Åneby; allow about 15 h 48 of riding. The stops in between: Sandvika, Scenic stretch near Grua and near Maura. The climbs: near Drammen and near Flateby.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Telemark Canal Roads + Trollstigen and Geiranger Expedition
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 819 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 15 h 48
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
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. Fuel stop near Røyken
Røyken sits on the hilly neck of land between the Drammensfjord and the Oslofjord, south-west of Oslo, a mix of villages, farms, forests and commuter housing. It is a practical place to fill the tank before heading south through the Hurum peninsula or west towards Drammen and Telemark.
Read the complete Fuel stop near Røyken write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Telemark Canal Roads is where the day begins. Next is High point near Drammen.
2. High point near Drammen
Drammen is a city on the river Drammenselva, where it flows into the Drammensfjord, south-west of Oslo. Once an industrial town with a polluted river, it has transformed itself over the past few decades, cleaning up the river, building parks and promenades along its banks, and restoring its old buildings. Today it is a pleasant, lively city, with a fine square at Bragernes, a theatre and riverside cafés.
Read the complete High point near Drammen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Telemark Canal Roads checkpoint 8.
3. Near Sandvika
You end the day in Bærum, the big, comfortable municipality that runs west from Oslo along the fjord, and Sandvika is its centre: a cluster of offices, shopping and apartment blocks where two rivers come out into a sheltered inlet. It is suburban, yes, but suburban with sea water, small islands and wooded hills behind, and after a long ride through mountain country that is not a bad place to roll to a halt.
Read the complete Near Sandvika write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
The route ends here after 659 km. Next is Scenic stretch near Grua.
4. Scenic stretch near Grua
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Grua, early in the day. Next is Photo stop near Maura.
5. Photo stop near Maura
North of Oslo, beyond the airport at Gardermoen, the land opens into a quiet country of farms, forests and lakes. Maura is a small village here, in the municipality of Nannestad, and it gives a sense of rural Norway within an hour of the capital, with red barns, white farmhouses and spruce forests stretching to the horizon.
Read the complete Photo stop near Maura write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Photo stop near Maura sits at 176 km, early in the day. Next is Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return.
6. Near Rømskog, on the way back
Out where Norway runs into Sweden along a line of forest and water, Rømskog sits on the shore of Rømsjøen, a long lake surrounded by spruce and pine. Until a recent merger it was one of the smallest municipalities in the country, and it still feels like the end of the road: a few farms, a church, a school and endless trees.
Read the complete Near Rømskog, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return comes up 220 km in. Next is Food stop near Mysen.
7. Food stop near Mysen
Mysen is the main town of Eidsberg, in the inland part of Østfold, south-east of Oslo, and it is the sort of Norwegian town that rarely appears in travel brochures: a railway station, a shopping street, a few cafés and a calm, practical air. Around it lies some of the most productive farmland in Norway, rolling fields of grain broken by patches of spruce and birch forest, red barns and white farmhouses.
Read the complete Food stop near Mysen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
A break here. Next is Back to Telemark.
8. Back to Telemark
It is the edge of the Oslo region, a wooded landscape of low hills, farms, inlets and small boats, with the Hurum peninsula to the south and the Drammensfjord to the west. After the Telemark canal roads, this is the way home.
Read the complete Telemark write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Finish at Back to Telemark. That is the ride. Next is Trollstigen and Geiranger Expedition.
9. Fuel stop in Åneby
Planning note
Next is Scenic stretch near Kløfta.
10. Scenic stretch near Kløfta
Kløfta is a busy junction north-east of Oslo, where the E6 motorway north towards Trondheim meets Rv2 east towards Kongsvinger and the Swedish border. Oslo Airport at Gardermoen is just to the north, and the area is a hub of roads, railways, service stations and shopping centres. It is not a place to linger, but it is a practical start for a long day.
Read the complete Scenic stretch near Kløfta write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Scenic stretch near Kløfta comes up 395 km in. Next is High point near Flateby.
11. High point near Flateby
Planning note
High point near Flateby is the summit of this stretch. Next is Photo stop near Ås.
12. Photo stop near Ås
Planning note
Photo stop near Ås, late in the day. Next is Trollstigen and checkpoint 8.
13. Near Kolbotn
Kolbotn is a quiet suburb in the woods south of Oslo, built around a lake, Kolbotnvannet, and close to the much larger Gjersjøen, with forest all around and the inner Oslofjord glinting just to the west. It is a place of family homes, sports fields and ski trails, and it is hard to believe that it gave the world one of the most influential black metal bands, Darkthrone, which formed here in the late 1980s and recorded albums that shaped a whole genre.
Read the complete Near Kolbotn write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Trollstigen and checkpoint 8 closes the day. Next is Food stop in Drammen.
14. Food stop in Drammen
Planning note
Food stop in Drammen is where this day stops to eat.
15. Near Hønefoss, on the way back
North-west of Oslo, beyond the forested ridge of Krokskogen, the land opens out into the broad farmland of Ringerike, around the long lake of Tyrifjorden and the smaller Steinsfjorden. Hønefoss is the main town, built around a waterfall where the Begna and Randselva rivers join, and from here roads radiate north into the valleys and mountains of central Norway.
Read the complete Near Hønefoss, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
615 km in you reach Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return. Next is Back to Trollstigen and.
16. Back to Trollstigen and
It is gentle country of clay fields, small woods and low ridges, where Norwegians who work in the capital have settled in neat suburbs and villages.
Read the complete Trollstigen and write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Back to Trollstigen and closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Røyken to High point near Drammen
Fuel stop near Røyken → High point near Drammen is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
High point near Drammen to Near Sandvika
High point near Drammen → Near Sandvika is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch near Grua to Photo stop near Maura
Scenic stretch near Grua → Photo stop near Maura is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Photo stop near Maura to Near Rømskog, on the way back
Photo stop near Maura → Near Rømskog, on the way back is 96 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Food stop near Mysen to Back to Telemark
Food stop near Mysen → Back to Telemark is 73 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Back to Telemark to Fuel stop in Åneby
Back to Telemark → Fuel stop in Åneby is 55 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fuel stop in Åneby to Scenic stretch near Kløfta
Fuel stop in Åneby → Scenic stretch near Kløfta is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch near Kløfta to High point near Flateby
Scenic stretch near Kløfta → High point near Flateby is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
High point near Flateby to Photo stop near Ås
High point near Flateby → Photo stop near Ås is 40 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Photo stop near Ås to Near Kolbotn
Photo stop near Ås → Near Kolbotn is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Food stop in Drammen to Near Hønefoss, on the way back
Food stop in Drammen → Near Hønefoss, on the way back is 58 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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