Why this ride
A 233 km one-way ride from near Maura, about 4 h 34 of riding. On the way it passes Rømskog and near Mysen.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Telemark Canal Roads · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 233 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 34
- 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.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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
Photo stop near Maura is where the day begins. Next is Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return.
2. 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Oslo / Norway Scenic Roads return comes up about 110 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Mysen.
3. 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
A break here. Next is Back to Telemark.
4. 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
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back to Telemark closes the day.
Leg by leg
Photo stop near Maura to Near Rømskog, on the way back
Photo stop near Maura → Near Rømskog, on the way back is 110 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 80 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.