Route 3
The mountain passes
The route is defined as demanding
Routes defined as demanding are suitable for people with experience in demanding batchesLength
57 km
Popularity
5out 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.
Although Route 3 is not one of the longest routes, it is varied, intense and characterized by extremes of climbing, fierce descents and beautiful scenery.
You drive out in a flat section south down to Steane where the climb starts. The first "mountain crossing" is on the road from Steane to Grova. The road over to Grova offers some climbing before you enter a relatively easy section that offers great visual impressions. When you arrive at Grova, turn left onto Fv304 and Fjågesundvegen, which leads to Fjågesund. At Grova you enter the second "mountain pass" of the day. Here there is a fairly hard climb of approx. 8.5 km and approx. 400 meters of altitude and where some parts are up to 10-11% gradient before you reach the top.
So here you get to test out all the gears on the bike. The descent to Fjågesund offers perhaps the greatest speed contribution down towards the beautiful farmhouses in Fjågesund. From here, the road continues in the direction of Kviteseid and Kviteseid Bygdetun in somewhat hilly terrain through beautiful sections along Kvitseidvatnet. At Kviteseid Bygdetun you can make a quick stop if you wish. Kviteseid Bygdetun is one of the country's oldest village centers and was established in 1907.
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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!
