- Area Røros
- Distance 746.8 km
- Difficulty Multi-day
- Terrain Climbing
This is a route that we have not yet mapped, certified or analysed. We lack sufficient information about safety, signposting, ferries, tunnels and other infrastructure to be able to recommend this route as optimal. However, in order to give you easy access to the GPS track on the route, we have chosen to post the GPX file on SykkelNorge.no. It can be used as a good starting point for planning your cycling trip in the area.
We recommend loading the GPX file into a digital mapping platform to plan your trip in detail. Ride With GPS is a platform used by the Cyclists’ Association. If you’re going on a long bike ride, it’s well worth spending some time learning how to use this service to easily plan your trip in detail. It will probably provide an even better travelling experience.
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens Veivesen) is responsible for the National Cycle Routes with regard to routing and signposting.
This is what the Norwegian Public Roads Administration writes about the route:
«Route 6 can be seen as ‘Norway at an angle’. It is a demanding cycle route that starts near the Swedish border in the mountainous region of Røros in Trøndelag and winds its way south-westwards to Gudbrandsdalen, the Sognefjord and Bergen. The tour starts with almost car-free gravel farm roads and back roads for twelve miles southwards to Folldal. The route further on is a mix of less busy side roads and county roads with more traffic.
The route is not signposted, with the exception of two short stretches.
Route 6 is a journey through Norway’s mountains and many national parks. You start with the rounded peaks in northern Østerdalen before cycling on the national tourist route down through Atndalen with views of Rondane. Then it’s up over Ringebufjellet with peaks on all sides. From Lom you can see the peaks of Jotunheimen, Hurrungane and Breheimen, and south of the Sognefjord you can see Vikafjell and Stølsheimen.
The trip is not only long, but also very hilly. Among other things, you need to be prepared for uphill stretches from Lom up to Sognefjellet (over a thousand metres), from Vik by the Sognefjord up to Vikafjell (a thousand metres) and from Evanger up Teigedalen (seven hundred metres). Services can be few and far between on this route.
With around twelve thousand metres of ascent over 76 miles, National Cycle Route 6 is a demanding bike ride that will take both time and effort. It can be helpful to have an electric bike for the many climbs.
The section from Røros to Folldal is the easy part of national cycle route 6. The many almost car-free gravel roads enhance the tranquillity and nature experience as you cycle through several farmsteads in the rounded mountain landscape of north Østerdalen. You can combine cycling with hiking on marked trails to several local peaks, for example in Dalsbygda or Savalen. In Os and Tynset you’ll find shops, cafés and accommodation.
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