I travelled through Norway by bike in the summer of 2022.
The plan was to fly from Amsterdam to Oslo with my luggage and bicycle, and start cycling from the airport. Unfortunately, my bicycle didn’t arrive in Oslo.
I had to get from the airport to the city, carrying my bicycle panniers by hand, which is pretty darn heavy and unwieldy. The next 2,5 days, I spent calling and waiting for someone to tell me where my bicycle was and whether it would still come. With some luck, I got a person on the phone who actually knew where my bike was and assured me it would come. First it didn’t, but the second time she was right. I had almost given up the hope to actually get my bike and start this trip, but then it arrived.
Because I lost nearly 3 days, I took a train from Oslo to Haugastol, starting the well known “Rallarvegen” from there. It’s an old railway construction road, unpaved, going through the mountains. On the first day I met Fred, another Dutch cyclist, and a little later we met Bart, also a Dutch cyclist. We spent 2 days cycling together. The Rallarvegen was awesome – one of the highlights of my trip. But also cycling along the fjords, the Sognefjellet, Grimsdalen (next to Dovre), the wild camping spots, and seeing reindeer was fantastic.
After the Rallarvegen, I actually found quite a few more unpaved sections, but the majority was paved – I think about 70%. I originally planned to cycle through more proper mountain passes, such as the Trollstigen, but I took the advice from other cyclists who just came from that direction and told me it was busy with traffic, which I always try to avoid as much as possible. I think my route was beautiful, diverse, mostly very quiet (traffic wise), only going through a few short tunnels, offering plenty of great wild camping spots.
There wasn’t much to see in terms of culture, cozy towns and such, which can be really nice on a tour too, but I wasn’t really expecting that on this route in Norway . In terms of nature it was probably the best tour I’ve made so far. The Norwegians seemed to cherish their beautiful country, and possibilities for outdoor activities, which was wonderful to hear and see.
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