Paddling in Eidstodpølen

Enjoy a short trip starting from Straand Sommerland. Let yourself be inspired by a nice walk along the shore and experience the village from the water. Here there is often flat water and very easy paddling conditions. Bring your morning coffee.

The route is defined as simple

Routes defined as easy are suitable for everyone regardless of experience

Time
45 minutes

Length
1.2 km

Popularity
5out of 10

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The route runs along the shore on flat water and you get to experience Vrådal from a new perspective. Enjoy this tour early in the morning or take an evening walk.

Nisser is an idyllic lake and part of the Arendal watercourse. The name comes from the Old Norwegian "Niðsær" which means "The lower lake". The upper lake is Vråvatn, which is connected to Nisser via the locks in Vrådal (Små- and Storstraum).

Enjoy a great trip starting from Straand Sommerland and discover the village in a new way. Paddle along the shore, past the mouth of the Eidsto River and on to the center of Vrådal. You can easily extend the trip past the center and out to Småstraum lock. Experience the locks up close, but make sure there are plenty of currents in the water at the lock.

Return back the same way and enjoy the peaceful ride.

Support

How can I navigate the route?

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

GPS via computer

Download the GPX file for the route you want 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 turned off for the route to be calculated as described).
Have a great trip!

GPS via mobile phone

Download the GPX file for the route you want 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 the 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 turned off for the route to be calculated as described).
Have a great 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 this as 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, click 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 great trip!