Route 8
Boating experience on the Telemark Canal
The route is defined as normal
Routes defined as normal are suitable for most people who have experience with somewhat demanding sections.Tid
6:00 timer
Length
160 km
Popularity
7.5 av 10
Fantastic driving experiences combined with a great boat trip on the Telemark Canal. This trip is also recommended as a nice experience on the way to or from Straand Hotel, if you want to combine this with a trip on the Telemark Canal. Local gas stations that deliver 98 octane
- Shell Seljord with six pumps(+47 45 23 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 app Refuel provided by AMCAR in collaboration with High Octane AS for iOS and Android phones.
The drive starts along Nisser to Steane, where you turn off towards Drangedal in hilly, winding forest terrain.
In Bostrak, it is possible to stretch your legs and enjoy a visit to Sputnik at his museum there.
From Drangedal, continue towards Kjelldal locks and Ulefoss where you can park your car (free of charge).
From Ulefoss you take a bus to Lunde, where you board the canal boats on the Telemark Canal for an impressive voyage along Europe’s “eighth wonder” as the canal was called when it opened in 1892.
It is recommended to have lunch on board the boat, alternatively lunch is recommended at Spiseriet Øvre Verket if it is too long to wait until you are on board.
From Ulefoss, take the old Fjågesundvegen road along the Telemark Canal, which is one of our most popular fairground roads.
At Kviteseid Old Church, which was built around 1260, the tour continues into the popular Kviteseid gorges, where the tour ends with steep, winding climbs and hairpin bends back to Straand Hotel.
How about an after-drive on the terrace? Route suggestions (Season 2023)
- Kl.
12.05 Meeting at Ulefoss locks bus stop, approx.
100 meters before Ulefoss locks. - Kl.
12.22 departure by canal bus from Ulefoss locks bus stop. - Kl.
12.50 Arrival at Lunde lock. - Kl.
13.20 Departure with M/S Victoria or M/S Henrik Ibsen from Lunde lock. - Kl.
15:20 Arrival at Ulefoss locks.
See more details and book the boat trip on the Telemark Canal website.
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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!
