Route 6
Mountains and expanses
The route is defined as normal
Routes defined as normal are suitable for most people who have experience with somewhat demanding partiesTime
11:00 hours
Length
550 km
Popularity
5out of 10
This is a real long trip with incredibly beautiful nature and experiences, here you get both in bag and baggage. The nature at Haukeli is fantastic and Lysefjorden's possibilities are many... Just enjoy the impressions from A to Z. NB: Note that the Google map shows the wrong route from Suleskard to Valle in winter as it is not possible to use winter-closed roads in the routes in winter. Verify that the route goes directly from Suleskard to Valle before driving.
Local gas stations that supply 98 octane
- Shell Seljord with six pumps(+47 45 23 71 71 90): Ingrid Slettens veg 18, 3840 Seljord
- YX Treungen(+47 35 04 52 90): Treungen center, 3855 Treungen
- Best Fyresdal(+47 35 04 13 00): Molandsmoen 2, 3870 Fyresdal
- Bostrak gas station(+47 35 99 85 10): Tørdalsveien 1127, 3750 Drangedal
Check out the Norwegian-developed Refuel app provided by AMCAR in collaboration with High Octane AS for iOS and Android phones.
The tour starts along Vråvatn with everything from gentle sweepers to tight, fun hairpins up towards Åmdals verk and further down towards Dalen and up to Vinjesvingen via Byrte. After such a good start, a stop at Mjonøy Bakery is recommended so that you have something for your coffee throughout the day. The trip continues up towards Haukeli and it is an experience to drive these roads. It is also possible to drive around the tunnel, but remember that the trip is long so you have to watch your time. The mountain section is lovely to drive with nice curves and good flow. We recommend a coffee or lunch break at Haukeliseter before you start the descent to Røldal and further down along Suldalsvannet and on towards Lauvik, which offers many opportunities for experiences along the Lysefjord.
Remember to check ferry timetables on the way from Røldal. Continue towards Suleskard and take a trip to Lysebotn if time permits. The Lyseveien road that leads to the lookout point and café in Lysebotn is a piece of Norwegian fairground road with 40 to 80 turns that are absolutely fantastic. The trip over Suleskard towards Valle is fantastic, here you can just enjoy yourself, but remember that the road is narrow and there may be a sheep lying along the road enjoying the summer. On towards Vrådal, there is a great finish over Hallbjønnsekken and the fun road along Vråvatn. This is a long trip, so don't embark on it if you don't want to do a lot of driving.
Support
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!
