Route 13
Sikvaland route
The route is defined as normal
Routes defined as normal are suitable for most people who have experience with somewhat demanding sections.Tid
7:00 timer
Length
130 km
Popularity
7.5 av 10
Regardless of whether you are a tourist, exerciser or active cyclist, you will find both interesting experiences and physical challenges on this tour.
From Sandnes we cycle south in a relatively flat terrain.
We cycle past Kvål in Ganddal, where Norway’s largest bicycle factory was once located.
The tour continues past Kverneland and bikes past Bryne and heads towards Undheim.
Undheim marks the border between Jæren and Høg-Jæren.
Here we leave the flat Jæren and will for a while experience some moderate hills that can be used for training purposes for those who want to ride some intensive sessions.
On the first hill after Undheim, we cycle past Arne Garborg’s holiday home, which he built in the early 1900s.
The ride continues in easy cycling terrain before we reach the next moderate hill that takes us up to Sikvaland, but we are still at the highest point.
We have a moderate climb left to ride before we cycle towards Ålgård in a descending terrain.
The distance from Undheim to the top of Sikvaland is about 10 km.
Just before arriving at Ålgård, we cross the E39 and head towards Seldalsbakken.
This is the hill “all” cyclists have on their “bucket list”.
The distance on this hill is about 3.5 km and has an average gradient of about 7%.
After the hill is conquered, this route leads us on towards Høle and Ims.
At Ims, the tour takes us towards idyllic and hilly Bersagel.
After Bersagel, we arrive at the outskirts of Hommersåk, where the opportunity for a break at the pier is certainly possible.
After Hommersåk, we cycle up to Riska, which is the last hill of noteworthy dimensions before we soon return to Sandnes and Kronen Gaard.
Support
How can I navigate the route?
This primarily depends on whether you have a GPS installed, navigate by App on your mobile phone or prefer paper printing.
Here we describe the most common workflows:
- Download the GPX file for the route of your choice 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 is turned off for the route to be calculated as described).
- Have a good trip!
- Download the GPX file for the route of your choice 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 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 is turned off for the route to be calculated as described).
- Have a good 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 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, press 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 good trip!
