Route 2
Telemarkskanalen, long bike ride
The route is defined as normal
Routes defined as normal are suitable for most people who have experience with somewhat demanding partiesTime
4:00 hours
Length
63 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.
The tour starts from the hotel and the destination is Lunde locks. From there, the canal boat returns and you must catch the MS Henrik Ibsen or MS Victoria for the return at 13.05. You cycle up the national road from the hotel in Vrådal and down Kviteseidkleivene, turning off on Fjågesundveien at Kviteseid bygdetun at the bottom of the cliffs. The hike continues through beautiful forest terrain along Kviteseidvatn to Fjågesund, where you cross the bridge and follow the east side of Flåvatn. There are many beautiful viewpoints here and as you approach the Hogga locks, turn off the main road and follow a magnificent gravel road close to the canal past the Hogga locks. If you see that time is running out, you can wait for the boat that arrives here an hour later than from Lunde.
This is a lovely bike ride along national cycle route no. 2. It's beautiful, but also demanding because even though you're following the waters, there's more climbing than you might expect.
When you board the canal boat, you will see the almost 130-year-old locks in full operation. The boat will take you "home" and you arrive at Spjotsodd pier at 16.00 (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) or Kviteseid pier (Tue, Thu, Sat) at 16.20. From here you have a long walk back up Kviteseidkleivene (just over 300 meters of altitude) before you can roll down to Vrådal again. From Kviteseid it's a few kilometers and altitude meters longer than from Spjotsodd.
One tip is to bring a car to Kviteseid bygdetun for transportation home. This avoids the Kviteseidkleivene, which for some people is probably demanding at the end of a long day. You can also book transportation from the canal boat and back to the hotel, please contact the hotel.
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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!
