Route 6
UNESCO Magma Geopark
The route is defined as normal
Routes defined as normal are suitable for most people who have experience with somewhat demanding partiesLength
181 km
Popularity
6out of 10
Here you can drive all the way along the sea, almost like being on a boat. Here you can make a short stop at Nesvåg Sjø og Motormuseum. Then you continue past Rekefjord and then a short stop for lunch, coffee and a guided tour of the old charging station at Sogndalstrand Kulturhotell if you wish.
The tour then continues south towards Jøssingfjord, where you can test your driving skills on winding roads down and up Jøssingfjord. Jøssingfjord is known for Helleren, 2 old houses from the early 1800s and possibly older. It is believed to have been settled here since the 1500s. Jøssingfjord was also central during World War II in connection with the Altmark affair. British naval vessels boarded the German support ship Altmark to free British sailors.
This incident is said to have been used as a pretext for attacking Norway, because it was believed that the Norwegian government was no longer defending the country's neutrality. From Jøssingfjord, the road continues through Åna Sira and on to Flekkefjord. In Åna Sira, there are the famous Brufjell caves with potholes. These are demanding to walk to and are more suitable for a separate excursion.
In Flekkefjord, you can stop for a short walk in Hollenderbyen, or just enjoy good drinks along the river. After Flekkefjord, the trip continues to Sira. Here you can take a small detour over Tronåsen, which was part of the Rally Monte Carlo in the 1930s. The route continues towards Tonstad along Sirdalsvannet. From Tonstad you turn down towards Egersund.
Here you drive in the valley along the mighty Gyaaksla. After Gyadalen, you approach Terland Klopp just before Helleland. It was built in the 1800s and is a stone slab bridge. With its 21 spans and length of 60 meters, it is considered the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. This is the place for a fantastic photo of rider and bike in the middle of this iconic bridge.
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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!
