Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Fjord Cycling Route in Norway - Day 5 (Frøyset to Matre)

After 130 miles (which isn't a lot) of riding and nearly 11,000 feet of climb (that IS a lot for that type of mileage) I arrived back in Matre and finished the loop route around 12:30 p.m.  I was motivated to get moving this morning so I could catch the 1:50 p.m. bus back to Bergen otherwise I'd have to wait until 4:50 which I didn't care for.  Today was a really good day.  After a great breakfast I departed the farmhouse.  I had the entire house to myself last night and is the type of place where you don't get a key because there aren't even locks on the doors.  Pretty quiet out there.

I was riding back into the mountains and had the most total climb of any day - almost 3,000 feet.  I also came back around the Masfjorden and got to ride by that most of the day.  What was nice about today was I got some riding in the forest, along the water, saw some waterfalls and it didn't rain!  It drizzled a bit here and there but I didn't need to put on my rain jacket at all.  A great capstone to an incredible ride.


View from the farmhouse.





The twelve year old in me giggled at this sign.  It actually meant there were upcoming speed bumps.





These pictures don't do justice to how big that waterfall was.  Couldn't get very close to it.








So pro tip #2 from Arne was to not take the tunnel into Matre since it has heavy two-way traffic and there isn't anywhere on the side to ride.  Instead, I was to take the old historical road that was built in 1911.  Apparently you can still drive on this road but you'd better have something with good suspension.  He did mention the road isn't in great shape but honestly it was a blast.  I wish I had my mountain bike and could fly down it.  It was an awesome road to ride on and a stress-free way to finish.




Tomorrow I'll put up a video of the ride and a few random observations from being here that didn't quite fit in the daily posts.  Off to explore Bergen!

2 comments:

  1. Wow Tim…..very cool. Terri shared your blog/website with us. I read the mileage and thought Jeff and I could do this ride. However, after reading incline, no way. Good for you though and thanks for sharing the beautiful pics. Lynn Johnson

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  2. The scenery is absolutely amazing! And the style of buildings is interesting. So different from Nebraska..

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