Route 5
Vrådal Panorama 1
The route is defined as normal
Routes defined as normal are suitable for most people who have experience with somewhat demanding partiesTime
3:20 hours
Length
34 km
Popularity
6out of 10
Enjoy the beautiful landscape. When you're at the top of Vrådal Panorama, there's a wealth of possibilities. Enjoy the fantastic mountain.
VRÅDAL PANORAMA 1 is a technically quite demanding mountain bike tour in a unique and fantastic terrain. Here you will find large open rocky areas typical of this part of Telemark. They make the area and the tour a unique experience. The open landscape and wide views in all directions will make this hike something you've probably never experienced before.
HOWEVER, WE MUST START WITH A WARNING. SVABERGENE IS NOT SUITABLE TO CYCLING WHEN IT IS RAINING OR WET (WET = SOAKY!!) In other words, this is a good weather tour, but in return we can promise fantastic cycling in magnificent nature.
Our tour starts from Straand Hotel and up to the top of the ski lift. If you take the car up and skip the cycling up and down, the trip is shortened by about two miles and you can enjoy the mountain to the fullest.
From the top of the ski lift and the unique sauna you can use after the hike, we largely follow the red-marked foot route in the direction of Hægefjell. We first allow ourselves a little warm-up on the blue-marked cycle path created by some keen cycling enthusiasts with a cabin in the area. Thanks to them (see also Vrådal Panorama 2).
One kilometer from the sauna you have to follow the map carefully, here we drive the ski trail up and have found a bikeable route through a steep and demanding technical section that eventually takes us back on the red-marked trail. In between, there are a few wheelbarrow sections, some of which you should definitely follow, while others there are ways to get around. Here you just have to try your luck. But on the whole, it's a lovely flow inwards on the sva mountains up to Breistøyltjønni where we turned around. From here it's 3 km up to Hægefjell itself, probably also possible by bike for the most enthusiastic!
On the way back, we played around with alternatives on large rocky areas. We chose one solution, you'll probably find others, but it's fun anyway. This is free-riding at its best! But again, the area requires good weather and dry ground. Enjoy the ride!
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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!
