Bakernes Paradis via Ålgård

There are many roads that lead to Bakernes Paradis. This time we present the trip via Ålgård. This is a hike of about 77 km without any major physical challenges besides the famous Seldalsbakken.

The route is defined as extreme

Routes defined as extreme are suitable for people who are familiar with demanding parties and have extensive experience.

Tid
12:00 timer

Length
153 km

Popularity
7.5 av 10

Assessed by the number of clicks on this page in the last two weeks compared to all Hubriding routes.

This variant of Bakernes Paradisruta takes us south in flat terrain on a cycle path towards Ålgård.
After Ålgård, we head east and head towards Gjesdal church.
Here we cycle along a narrow but lightly trafficked road.

After Ålgård, we head east towards Gjesdal church.
Here we cycle along a narrow but lightly trafficked road.
We then pass Rogalendingenes ski-resort Brekko to cycle down towards Oltedalsvatnet, which we follow until we reach the bottom of Seldalsbakken.
Soon we’ll be cycling down to Bakernes Paradis, but before that we’ll be climbing up the 2.7 km long Seldalsbakken.
This hill with a relatively even gradient of about 7% is regularly used by recreational, active and professional cyclists on Nord-Jæren.
After the Seldalsklatringen climb is behind us, it’s downhill to coffee and cakes at Bakernes Paradis.
With refilled water bottles and glycogen stores, we continue towards Høle and then Ims.
After IMS, we cycle through idyllic Bersagel in slightly hilly terrain.
The stretch from Bersagel to Hommersåk is often used by local cyclists to complete “natural intervals”.
This involves sprinting up the short hills found on this stretch.
After Hommersåk, we come to the last hill of the route where you can take out what you have left of energy before we roll the last kilometers into Sandnes.

Support

How can I navigate the route?

This primarily depends on whether you have a GPS installed, navigate by App on your mobile phone or prefer paper printing.
Here we describe the most common workflows:

GPS via computer

Download the GPX file for the route of your choice to your computer
Import the file to your route planning tool (e.g. Garmin’s Basecamp or Tom Tom’s MyDrive)
Export the route to your GPS in the usual way
Check that the route is calculated correctly in your GPS (It is recommended that the GPS is set to select the fastest route and any avoidance is turned off for the route to be calculated as described).
Have a good trip!

GPS via mobile phone

Download the GPX file for the route of your choice to your mobile phone
Send/open the file in the app that belongs to your GPS model (e.g. Garmin’s Drive or Tom Tom’s MyDrive)
Send the route to your GPS (follow instructions that come with your GPS and App)
Check that the route is calculated correctly in your GPS (It is recommended that the GPS is set to select the fastest route and any avoidance is turned off for the route to be calculated as described).
Have a good trip!

App via Ride with GPS

Many of the routes on Hubriding use the app Ride with GPS app for route planning and navigation of the routes.
You can download a free version or pay for extended use.
Click on the Send to Device link on the map on this page, when the app has started and you see the current route, press Navigate and then just follow the route.

Paper printout

Click on the link in the map on the page and the map will open in a new window
Print the map, with or without description
Have a good trip!