Route 13
Telemarkskanalen, Lunde
The route is defined as simple
Routes defined as easy are suitable for everyone regardless of experienceLength
1km
Popularity
6out of 10
It is recommended that GPS is set to select the fastest route and any avoidance turned off in order for the route to be calculated as described.
After a delicious breakfast buffet at Straand Hotel, we start south along Nisser down to Treungen. In the bright morning sun, it's not hard to understand that Norway's artists find a lot of inspiration in Telemark. It's tempting to let our eyes drift over the landscape, but we keep our focus on the next turn. With a brand new Africa Twin between my legs, I think "you can't get much better than this".
In Treungen we stop for coffee, brag a little and visit the Z-Museum before we get in the saddle and head east over Gautefall towards Bostrak. Fortunately, it's not yet ski season on Gautefallheia, so we continue via Drangedal to Lunde. The sun is shining at the end of September and we're ready for lunch at the outdoor café at Lunde Slusekro. If you check the timetable for the Telemark Canal before setting out on this route, you can catch one of the historic canal ships through the lock.
During lunch, it was suggested that we make a small adjustment to the route. We're heading north to Bø, but we'll be heading south of Seljordvatn instead of the main road, and this was the icing on the cake we needed. Who says no to a narrow, winding, low-traffic road, along a lake where it is said that a sea serpent lives? Grimly good. From Seljord we drive a short distance on the E134 before turning off towards Kvitseid. European road on a hubriding route? Sure, there's no problem enjoying a few stretches of winding European road in Telemark, this is not the E18.
The trip ends up the famous Kvitseidkleivene and on down to Vrådal. Our spirits are high and the laughter is loose, we have a lot to talk about on the terrace tonight. We barely managed to get down the side bump before tradition, an arrival beer was in hand. Have a good trip!
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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!
