Mountains and fjords

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival at Oslo airport, and we gather everyone before we start driving to our first destination – Hallingdal. The drive to Hallingdal is about 2,5 hours and we install ourselves at our accommodation and go through the plan for the week during the welcome dinner in the evening.

Day 2

After breakfast we hit the trails in Hallingdal. This is an area with a large selection of trails, both purpose built and natural trails. We ease into the week with some of the best trails in the area and enjoy our first day on the bike in Norway. Following the ride we start moving towards our first main destination – Sogndal which is about 2,5 hours drive from Hallingdal.

Day 3

Sogndal is the regional capital of the Sognefjord, and the mountain bike capital on the fjords. For the first day we will enjoy the loamy trails around Sogndal and Kaupanger which offer a magnificent combination of beautiful trails and fjord view.

Day 4

Following breakfast we get a transport up to the mountains and the goal of the day is the mountain of Vorfjellet. The ascent to Vorfjellet follows a magnificent trail, which rewards us with an amazing view at the top, and a thrilling descent which we link up with a trail that takes us all the way down to the fjord. Down by the fjord we will be transported back to our lodging and the last night in Sogndal for this tour.

Day 5

We have an early breakfast and go straight to Gubrandsdalen which will be our destination for epic rides on the way to Alvdal. The drive from Sogndal (approx 3,5 hours) will take us over the mountain pass at Sognefjellet, one of the most scenic roads in Norway. When we arrive in Gudbrandsdalen we will have a day of shuttle-based riding on some of the best natural trails Norway has to offer. When we are all out of energy from the riding we jump back in the van and finish with the last leg of the drive to Alvdal (approx 2,5 hours). We settle in at Urørt Lodge which will be our base for the rest of the tour.

Day 6

After a solid breakfast we will embark on the planned route of the day. We will follow the old trails from the historic mines in the area, and specifically the trail of the cableway connecting the mines with the railway in Alvdal. We finish our tour with a refreshingly fun descent from the top of the old cableway and down to our lodging at Urørt Lodge.

Day 7

After breakfast we will get a transport Mt. Tron, where we will be shuttled up to a mountain plateau at 1300 meters on Norway’s second highest lying mountain road. From the plateau we have 800 vertical meters of fantastic singletrack down to the valley floor, and we can pick and choose among some of the best mountain biking Norway has to offer. In the evening we enjoy our farewell dinner at the lodge and look back at a fantastic week in Norway.

Day 8

Transfer to the airport (approx 3 hours)