Why this ride
Out of Røyken, one way: 162 km, roughly 3 h 15 in the saddle. The stops in between: Sandvika and Scenic stretch near Grua. near Drammen is the high point.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Telemark Canal Roads · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 162 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 15
- 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 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 162 km. Next is Scenic stretch near Grua.
4. Scenic stretch near Grua
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Grua, late 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Finish at Photo stop near Maura. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Røyken to High point near Drammen
Fuel stop near Røyken → High point near Drammen is 25 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 38 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 36 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.