After five years of planning and more than 5,000 km of fieldwork, the National Gravel Routes are finally ready. Eight long-distance gravel routes connecting some of Norway’s most remarkable landscapes. Launching Spring/Summer 2026 on www.cyclenorway.com
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Wow but what's with the Typos on the Intro?
Can't wait!
So amazing, thank you so much for this video.
Ambassador (of cycle Norway), you are really spoiling us… I can't wait to travel the trails that you have discovered and created with care and love, well done Matthew and friends…
Wow 😃♥️♥️♥️👍👍👍
About to complete EV1 Northbound from Kristiansund. Guess what my next project will be ? Thanks so much for these! Adore Norway.
What a legendary introduction! Thanks, bro.
Truly amazing work Mathew and all you others, this is a phenomenal achievement. Looking forward to experiencing some of these routes, hopefully soon.
YES!
No. Words. This is something I need to do. Alone if I have to.
Brilliant!!
Massive respect to you and your friends Matthew! Watching this video makes me really want to buy/rent a gravel bike and book a ticket to Norway. Keep the vids coming. Ride on!!
Well, it seems I gonna have to return in Norway for a third long bikepacking adventure.. 🤓😍🚴🏻♀️🏔️🇳🇴😀 Great work, Matthew! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Amazing!! Been a fan for a long time because of your pure energy and happiness on the bike
Awesome I see a route that goes from Oslo to the southern part of Norway! I am going to ride that route after I have completed my first ever ultra gravel race that finishes in Oslo.
Brilliant Matthew, this is fantastic and you deserve to get all the support you want for this. I will be there in the next couple of years, it’s a long way from Melbourne
Thank you so much!
Remarkable work!
This is what holds this world together, doing things not only for the own pleasure but for others to find some joy aswell. Thanks for the years of work and dedication!
My Dad is going to retire this year and is searching for his next adventures, I will recommend him this beautiful project!
I hope he can see some of this stunning landscape! I´m looking forward doing it myself when the Kids are just a little older 😀
only the best from Germany!
Thank you for all that you do to promote the most fun in two wheels!!!!
Yeayyyyy. I'm going back to Norway with more friends this summer. And since it's about to become a lot more Gravelly, what's your advice for tires now? The first time, I did the route you crafted for me (Oslo – Trondheim) with Schwalbe G-one bite, destroyed one tire on a glass shard in Oslo, and had mainly very hard packed and light gravel roads. But now we can expect less tarmac, what's your goldilock tire for the country?
Have you considered or tested gravel roads in Nord-Norge?
Just what we need. Long distance routes with very little traffic. Keep up the good work 🙂
Thank you Matthew. Your work is inspiring.
Please keep up the good work you are doing! This is legacy stuff that will last many lifetimes!!!
Can`t believe it. That`s awsome. Thanks for sharing!
Very nice! You're becoming a great source for bikepacking adventures in Norway. And for bikepackers to come. I love the way you tell your story. The respect for nature and history. Keep going!
Great, but I found it a little sad that the only gravel route in Vestland fylke is from Voss to Ål?
Thank you for your time and effort, routes like don't just happen. Time to head back to Norway.🙂
Epic. Truly exciting! ❤
The man hours thrown at this ravels Bitcoin mining! The element of human interaction with the soul on self powered devices is truly an amazing feat. Bravo to the unsung heroes who add value to this planet.
I am excited. Thanks for all the work, Matthew
Oh, Matthew! I got chills watching the map at the end of the video, with all the trails drawn in. Unbelievable! Well done! 🤩👍
Nord-Norge? North-Norway….
WOW!
This is awesome. i made the European Divide trail, so I think I need to try to link into this amazing collection from western Sweden. Thanks for creatin this!
@matthewnorway
Hey, this is good work, but here are some suggestions that would be useful:
Even though I am a native Norwegian and know about a lot of known and unknown places in Norway, especially in Hallingdal where I have a nice cottage, I struggled a bit…
I'm not sure, but I think you were mentioning Rallarvegen and Mjølkevegen, the latter nearby my cottage.
The abandoned industrial place in Hallingdal, I did not catch…
And here's the catch: The AI texting by youtube does not catch up with you, so most of the places you mention, come out wrong, and mostly hard to guess even by a norwegian mountaineer…😉
So here is my suggestions:
Make your own texting, according to Norwegian maps so the names of the places are accurate, and maybe also with links to more information on fx Norwegian tourist web sites.
As I said: Good work, and head on! 👍🏻😊
This is incredible. Thank you for putting this together! I've been waiting for a good Oslo-Trondheim route since forever as following the E6 through Gudbrandsdalen is not a very tempting option. I know what I'll be doing this summer.
Bloomin' brilliant Matthew! Well done
Thank you so much!
Very cool, awesome and inspiring. Thank you so much for your work.
Oh how I wish to see this myself. But I'm not so good when it comes to climbing, the elevation can be blocker for me in my 50's
Could you spell check your graphics 'Connet Network ' 1.08 it's not a good start😮😮
Well done!
Great video as always👌 Do I get bonuspoints if I do it on 1 wheel?
Wonderful. Thanks for great work 🚴
I'm all in! Retiring in a couple years, but I'm thinking a gravel camping trip to Norway next spring/summer, thanks!
This work and dedication for cycling in Norway is just awesome. Thank you so much.