My parents live in Western Norway, and when we visit them we often travel across a very beautiful mountain range via a road called
Sognefjellsveien.
After thinking about it for a long time I realized it is about time to just do it - I am going to bike across the mountain next weekend. It's not a very long trip (100 kilometers) but it involves heavy climbing and extremely steep descents.
Here is my route:
MapMyRide.com | View Bike Ride Over Sognefjell in Sognefjell, Norway
(Also see attached screenshot)
It goes from
Lom to Kroken where my parents live, via Skjolden in the municipality of
Luster. This is the innermost point of
Sognefjord, the longest fjord in Norway.
A view of the road, taken at one of the higher points:
(found at Google)
Showing the incline:
(From flickr -
Sognefjell road on Flickr - Photo Sharing! )
It can be snowy there:
(taken from
Nemophila's Noorse Boskatten:)
...although at this time of year there is probably less snow.
The route is virtually similar to a race called "Lille jotunheimen":
Sogn Cykleklubb: Jotunheimen rundt which was held today. I didn't want to participate in the race though, as I want to do it in my own pace.
I'll pass the northern parts of
Jotunheimen, a national park with glaciers and tall mountains.
I will be using my road race bike. I have no idea how long the trip will take, but I guess it might easily take 8 or 9 hours or so.
The plan is first of all to have a great trip. I won't be bringing more supplies than I need (fruit, drink, cash, cell phone...
) since my wife will drop me off at the start and the trip ends at my parent's house.
Photos taken with my cellphone will be posted. Wish me luck!
Anyone who has done similar things?
More pics:
sognefjell - Google Image Search
