Route 13
Sikvaland route
The route is defined as normal
Routes defined as normal are suitable for most people who have experience with somewhat demanding partiesTime
7:00 hours
Length
130 km
Popularity
5out of 10
Whether you're a tourist, an exerciser or an active cyclist, you'll find both interesting experiences and physical challenges on this tour.
From Sandnes we cycle south in a relatively flat terrain. We cycle past Kvål in Ganddal, where Norway's largest bicycle factory was once located. The tour continues past Kverneland and cycles past Bryne and heads towards Undheim. Undheim marks the border between Jæren and Høg-Jæren. Here we leave flat Jæren and will for a period of time experience some moderate hills that can be used for training purposes for those who want to cycle some intensive sessions.
On the first hill after Undheim, we cycle past Arne Garborg's vacation home that he built in the early 1900s. The trip continues in an easy terrain before we reach the next moderate hill that leads us up to Sikvaland, but we are still at the top.
We have a moderate climb left to cycle before we cycle towards Ålgård in a descending terrain. The stretch from Undheim to the top of Sikvaland is about 10 km. Just before we arrive in Ålgård, we cross the E39 and head towards Seldalsbakken. This is the hill "all" cyclists have on their bucket list. The distance on this hill is about 3.5 km and has an average gradient of about 7%.
After the hill is conquered, this route takes us on towards Høle and Ims. At Ims, the route takes us towards idyllic and hilly Bersagel. After Bersagel, we arrive on the outskirts of Hommersåk where the opportunity for a break at the pier is certainly possible. After Hommersåk we cycle up to Riska, which is the last hill of significant dimensions before we soon return to Sandnes and Kronen Gaard.
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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:
- 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!
- 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!
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.
- 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!
