Route 5
Gloppedalsura
The route is defined as normal
Routes defined as normal are suitable for most people who have experience with somewhat demanding partiesLength
161 km
Popularity
6out of 10
Here you drive on side roads through beautiful agricultural landscape. After Vikeså, turn off on RV 503 and drive towards Byrkjedal. Here you come to Gloppedalsura, which is worth a short stop. It consists of boulders lying on top of an end moraine. Ura was created 10,000 years ago when the glaciers melted away from Gloppedalen.
An old legend says that in the old days there was a farm in Gloppedalen, but the people there were godless, they drank and fought during the holy days of Christmas. Then the mountain fell down and buried the whole farm, but for seven whole years people could hear a cock crowing under the rocks. It had gotten into a grain bin.
Not long after Gloppedalsura, it's time to take a breather at Byrkjedalstunet. Here you can enjoy a good cup of coffee and waffles. You can also visit the candle foundry with a local art shop.
The trip then continues towards Dirdal on RV 45 where you drive in scenic surroundings through Olterdal and towards Ålgård. Just before Ålgård, turn left and drive a few hundred meters on the E39 before turning off towards Bryne. Here we drive over Høgjæren and into the realm of the Jæren farmer. With a flat landscape and the iconic stone fences, the trip offers the typical features of the region. Here you practically drive through the food platter of Rogaland. As you approach Varhaug, you can make a short stop at Ystepikene and taste some fantastic, delicious local cheese with a bit of history thrown in.
We are now approaching the landscape and light that created the Jær painters. And what could be better than a stop at Kitty Kielland Bay on Ogna and perhaps a dip in the sea?
After Ogna, we wind our way on winding roads past Hellvik and back to Egersund. There, delicious food and drinks await after an eventful journey.
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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!
