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Gloppedalsura

Route 5

Gloppedalsura

On this tour you can experience one of Norway’s best salmon rivers, Gloppedalsura, which is Northern Europe’s largest stone cairn, Byrkjedalstunet and the beaches of Jæren.The tour starts in Egersund where you drive RV 44 towards Tengesdal and turn off onto FV 51. Here you can make a quick stop to see the salmon ladder in one of Norway’s best salmon rivers, Tengselva/Bjerkreimselva. Continue on highway 51 until you reach highway 102 towards Vikeså.

The route is defined as normal

Routes defined as normal are suitable for most people who have experience with somewhat demanding sections.

Length
161 km

Popularity
7.5 av 10

Assessed by the number of clicks on this page in the last two weeks compared to all Hubriding routes.

Here you drive on side roads in a beautiful agricultural landscape.
After Vikeså, turn off onto 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.

According to an old legend, there used to be 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 full years people could hear a rooster 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.
Here you can also visit a candle foundry with a local art shop.
The tour 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 towards Bryne.
Here we drive over Høgjæren and into the realm of the Jæren farmer.
With its flat landscape and iconic stone fences, the trip offers the typical features of the region.
You practically drive through the Rogaland food bowl.
As you approach Varhaug, you can make a small stop at Ystepikene and taste some fantastic, delicious local cheese with a bit of history thrown in.
Now we’re approaching the landscape and light that created the Jær painters.
And what could be better than a stop at the Kitty Kielland bay at Ogna and perhaps a little dip in the sea?
After Ogna, we continue on winding roads past Hellvik and back to Egersund.
There, delicious food and drink await after an eventful journey.

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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!

Hubriding means that, based at one of De Historiske Hotel, you choose from many defined riding routes located in the area surrounding the hotel. The routes we offer go through some of Norway’s very best terrain and include tens of thousands of bends, spectacular mountain passes, asphalt, gravel, wonderful nature experiences and the opportunity to eat well at local establishments. We’ve included sights and eateries for you to visit in the routes.
You will be able to choose from a number of routes and route combinations that make it possible to choose daily stages of varying length and difficulty. The concept has been developed by Straand Hotel in Vrådal together with Norway’s leading motorcycle enthusiasts.

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