Route 3
The Golden Detour, about Fosen
The route is defined as simple
Routes defined as easy are suitable for everyone regardless of experienceLength
370 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.
Looking for a longer trip on your motorcycle? Experience the hospitality of Trøndelag with food experiences and cultural history you'll never forget. The Golden Detour is the name of the stretch of road that runs through beautiful Inderøy. Here you'll find Trøndelag's food platters, famous historical sights and fantastic stretches of road.
The drive from Bårdshaug Herregård follows the E39, either via the tunnels or along the sea, towards the roundabout at Klett. Turn left here and head out on county road 707 towards Flakk ferry landing. The ferry ride takes about 30 minutes and when you get off you are on Fosen. You drive relatively flat along the fjord until you reach Leksvik, where the road then heads inwards towards moors and hills, with a beautiful natural landscape along county road 755 to Mosvik. Mosvik is known for two things in particular: the birthplace of Petter Northug, one of Norway's most successful skiers of all time, and the fact that this is where you start on one of the world's largest cable-stayed bridges, Skarnsundbrua. It stands out in the terrain and is a great gateway to Inderøy, where you embark on the Golden Detour. The roads here are clear and the view is like being in the middle of a food platter. Yellow cornfields, flower meadows and grasslands give off smells only the motorcyclist can smell.
The first stop is Kjerknesvågen quay for a leg stretch and perhaps a snack and a cup of coffee. Jekta Pauline, the world's last sailing yacht, is docked here and this coffee stop can be a long affair if you want to know more about boat building and restoration work.
Further towards Gangstadhaugen, the roads become narrower and somewhat poorer. You drive along county road 229 and all the way across Inderøy you will constantly encounter possible exits to local farm shops, cheese dairies and grocers.
When you reach the first intersection, turn right onto county road 761 towards Straumen, where you turn right again onto county road 755. Follow this road until you reach Røra. Turn right here and you are now on the E6, southbound.
After a short hour along nice roads on Norway's European highway, turn right towards Ekne. Follow the road to the right again, in the direction of Ekne and Falstad, and you are now on County Road 61. On the fantastic road towards Frosta, we recommend a stop at the Falstad Center, a World War II prison camp converted into a museum. Well worth a visit.
A short half-hour drive further on, you'll reach Frosta, a peninsula north of Trondheim, also known as "Trondheim's kitchen garden". From here, follow signs to Tautra for a must-see experience. This small but significant island in the middle of the Trondheimsfjord has a rich history. It is perhaps best known for the ruins of a medieval monastery, but it is also a well-known nature reserve. Here you can also enjoy local food and drink, visit the farm shop and maybe take a tour of the brewery?
The return trip goes like a dream, with nice roads and dreamy turns along the fjord towards Åsen, where you then turn right at the gas station and are back on the E6. Now it's just a matter of devouring kilometer after kilometer of nice roads and beautiful views along the E6 until you reach the highway at Stjørdal on to Klett. There you turn off to the E39 and are soon safely parked at Bårdshaug Herregård again. I wonder if it will be a juicy steak tonight?
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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!
