Route 3
The mountain passes
The route is defined as hard
Routes defined as demanding are suitable for people with experience in demanding parties.Length
57 km
Popularity
7.5 av 10
It is recommended that the GPS is set to select the fastest route and any avoidance turned off for the route to be calculated as described.
Although route 3 is not one of the longest routes, it is varied, intense and characterized by extremes of climbing, steep descents and beautiful scenery.
You drive south on a flat section down to Steane where the climb starts.
The first “mountain pass” is on the road from Steane and over to Grova.
The road over to Grova offers some climbing before you enter a relatively easy section that offers great visual impressions.
When you arrive at Grova, turn left onto Fv304 and Fjågesundvegen, which goes over to Fjågesund.
At Grova you enter the second “mountain pass” of the day.
Here there is a fairly hard climb of approx.
8.5 km and approx.
400 vertical meters and where some parts are up to 10-11% gradient before you reach the top.
So here you get to test out all the gears on the bike.
The descent to Fjågesund offers perhaps the greatest speed contribution down towards the beautiful farms in Fjågesund.
From here, the route continues towards Kviteseid and Kviteseid Bygdetun in somewhat hilly terrain through beautiful sections along Kvitseidvatnet.
You can make a quick stop at Kviteseid Bygdetun if you wish. Kviteseid Bygdetun is one of the country’s oldest community centers and was established in 1907.
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:
- 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!
- 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!
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.
- 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!
