{"id":5197,"date":"2022-02-24T07:49:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T07:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/?p=5197"},"modified":"2022-02-24T07:49:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T07:49:39","slug":"cycling-in-norway-lysefjordstigen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/verhalen\/fietsen-in-noorwegen-lysefjordstigen","title":{"rendered":"Cycling in Norway: Lysefjordstigen"},"content":{"rendered":"

You just have to open Instagram and various accounts will show you the beautiful climb of the Lysefjord, the Lysefjordstigen<\/a> in Norway. Not only the location, at the end of one of the more beautiful fjords, but also the challenge itself: you climb 840 meters in 8.9 kilometers. With an average of 9.4%, it therefore ranks alongside places like Passo Giau and is heavier than, for example, the Matterhorn. Sa Calobra<\/a>. It truly qualifies as a beauty. If you go cycling in Norway<\/a>, If so, it shouldn\u2019t be missing from your list. Would you like to take a look?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The climb: a random side effect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a magnificent view when you get on your bike from Lysebotn. You can see miles across the water of the Lysefjord. If you stand with your back to the water, you can see the beautiful 27 bends of the climb to your right. The fjord is a kind of canyon, so the climb is quite steep. A magnificent, but also impressive, prospect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Before the construction of this road, Lysebotn, a small village at the end of the Lysefjord, was an isolated place. You could only get there by water. With the construction and completion of this beautiful piece of infrastructure, that changed in 1984. The goal was to make the energy plant in Tjodan more accessible. There was no expectation of a surge in tourists. This is the nice by-product of this route. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Start in the center<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to drink some courage, you'd better start with Olav\u2019s Pub <\/a>at the Lysebotn campsite. Actually, the only place where you can still get a cup of coffee. From here on, it\u2019s still a fairly flat stretch; you have to go through a tight tunnel for 1,100 meters. Then you start climbing quite quickly at bend 1 of the total 27 hairpin bends. Tip: Make sure the gradient isn\u2019t visible on your Wahoo or Garmin. Because you\u2019ll see \u2018double digit\u2019 gradient numbers for a long time. For over 6.5 kilometers, you climb 10 percent up the mountain. There\u2019s a tricky stretch towards the end, where you climb at 15 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Way out of line<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once you reach the top of the climb, the road flattens out. It\u2019s literally like you\u2019ve climbed out of the abyss. That\u2019s what\u2019s so special about cycling in Norway. It\u2019s a completely different experience than cycling in the Alps. The route takes you through beautiful scenery with small mountain lakes and rock formations. It\u2019s like you\u2019re driving through a fairytale landscape. That feeling lasts for a while. There\u2019s still a long way to go at the very end. If you think you\u2019re back on level ground, you\u2019ll be thrown a further 14 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going and coming back<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Because the road to Lysebotn is a dead end, you don\u2019t necessarily have to make a nice round trip. You\u2019ll always have to go to a crossing to catch the boat, or as we had planned: you drive all the way to the end of Lysevegn and then turn around again. Because actually, it\u2019s pretty cool to descend those hairpin bends again. Don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until 2019, it organized High Route<\/a> Here's a great race. With the reorganisation of priorities and the takeover by the IronMan group, they have started focusing more on the classics. It's a shame, because pictures like the one below will be less common as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Lysevegn route<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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