Route 14
Boating experience on the Telemark Canal
The route is defined as simple
Routes defined as easy are suitable for everyone regardless of experienceLength
160 km
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.
Fantastic driving experiences combined with a great boat trip on the Telemark Canal.
This tour is also recommended as a great experience on the way to or from Straand Hotel, if you want to combine this with a trip on the Telemark Canal.
The drive starts along Nisser to Steane, where you turn off towards Drangedal in hilly, winding forest terrain. In Bostrak you can stretch your legs and visit Sputnik at his museum there. From Drangedal, drive on towards Kjelldal locks and Ulefoss, where you can park your motorcycle (free of charge). From Ulefoss, take a bus to Lunde, where you board the canal boats on the Telemark Canal for an impressive voyage along Europe's "eighth wonder", as the canal was called when it opened in 1892. It is recommended that you eat lunch on board the boat, or alternatively lunch is recommended at Spiseriet Øvre Verket if it is too long to wait until you are on board. From Ulefoss, take the old Fjågesundvegen road along the Telemark Canal, which is one of our most popular fairground rides. At Kviteseid gamle kyrkje, which was built around 1260, the tour continues into the popular Kviteseidkleivene where the tour ends with steep, winding climbs and hairpin bends back to Straand Hotel. How about an after-drive on the terrace?
Route proposal (Season 2021):
12.35 departure by canal bus from Ulefoss lock bus stop
At 13.00 arrival at Lunde lock. Approx. 200 meters to walk from the bus stop to the lock.
At 13.25 (or 13.45*) departure by canal boat from Lunde lock
15.20 (or 16.00*) arrival Ulefoss locks
See more details and book the boat trip on the Telemark Canal website: https://www.booktelemark.no/halvdagstur-ulefoss-lunde-ulefoss-buss-forst
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- 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!
