En Moto a NordKapp (Cabo Norte) Etapa Trece: 22-06-18 Camping Gryta (Olden) Camping Pluscamp. Bud.
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 252.06 mi
- Elevation gain
- 22,930 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 17,638 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,936 ft
- TrailRank
- 56
- Min elevation
- -197 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 11 hours 2 minutes
- Coordinates
- 6047
- Uploaded
- July 12, 2018
- Recorded
- June 2018
near Briksdalsbre, Sogn og Fjordane (Norge)
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Today's stage is one of the most significant of this adventure. The scenarios that we are going to contemplate, are superb and unforgettable !! many * to discover.
As you go up in the direction of NordKapp (North Cape), more intense and beautiful are the images we see and today is one of the most intense of this journey traveler-adventurer, because this, is that: an incredible adventure that It is becoming reality.
Camping Gryta, at the foot of Lake Oldevatnet, looks like a fairy tale. It is a magical and charming place attended by a man worried that you did not lack anything.
I've had a good night, I'm comfortable, but we have to continue.
I dismount the chiringuito, I charge the "mule" and as soon as it leaves towards the Briksdalsbre Glacier (first * of this stage) it begins to rain. Raincoat suit singing in the hope that it is only a glimpse ...
I'm in the visitor center and the rain is getting worse. My intentions to go to the base of the Glacier fade ..... I wait, or I leave ... I leave.
Desiring the way to the Camping and direction to Olden (this road has no exit) in search of the following asterisks: DALSNIBBA, GEIRANGER, CARRETERA DEL ÁGUILA, GUDBRANDSJUVET, STAIRS OF TROLL, ...
As I skirt Fjords and lakes of unusual beauty, the anger of Briksdalsbre Glacier is diluted. I circle by highway 15 and at the exit of a long tunnel, I leave it to my left to continue along highway 63 parallel to the great lakes Langvatn and Djupvatnet, surrounded by a large amount of snow, and at the end of the latter on the right There is the detour of the toll road that goes up to the Mirador Dalsnibba. At the barrier, next to the toll booth, I stop. It is very cloudy, it is windy and there is a lot of snow on the shoulders ... again the doubt assails me ....
Regardless of this, here is some data from Dalsnibba:
DALSNIBBA, is a mountain located in the municipality of Stranda, in the county of Møre og Romsdal. It is located at the end of the Geiranger Valley, approximately 21 kilometers south of the town of Geiranger and the Geirangerfjord. Djupvatnet lake, which is two square kilometers in area, is located just southeast of the mountain.
Dalsnibba offers exceptional panoramic views of the Fjord, and is therefore a very popular tourist destination. It is often covered in snow, even in the summer. County Route 63 borders the south side of the mountain, and from it starts a private toll road called Nibbevegen, owned and operated by Geiranger Skysslag, which dates back to the summit of Dalsnibba. It was completed in 1939 but due to World War II its official opening was delayed until July 19, 1948, and it was paved in 2013.1
The Geiranger race - from the fjord to the summit, which is celebrated both on foot and by bicycle, starts in the village of Geiranger and ends at the summit of Dalsnibba.
Even with the bad sensations that float in the environment, I decide to go up knowing that the possibilities are more adverse than favorable, but even so, here we go.
They are about four kilometers uphill with a steep slope. The more it rises, the more snow there is. (On the shoulders)
When I reach the final part, the fog takes over the space, and I park in the lower part of the parking lot. There is snow on the asphalt. I feel a very unpleasant feeling .... I am a snow lover, but this one in particular, not at all.
Although the fog prevents you from seeing anything, there are four buses packed with Asians (I suppose Japanese and Koreans) and some see me show their joy and ask me to take pictures next to the bike, no problem, another asks me if I let him do it mounted on the bike ... at times I doubt and do not know what to answer. At the end I agree and with great oriental courtesy thanks me.
Between some things and others, at times the atmosphere (the fog) comes and goes, and between the coming and going great clearings are opening up in the immensity of the horizon leaving to the view superb and impressive panoramas. Absolute beauty !!!
From this enclave observe the Geiranger Fjord the transatlantic and the snowy mountains that surround it is overwhelming ....
It's time to go down and take the road 63 that dramatically descends to the fjord and return to stop at the lower lookout of Flydalsjuvet next to Geiranger. Like the Dalsnibba is a must.
Once in Geiranger I am surprised by the huge number of people moving from one place to another, and the imposing Transatlantic ... where this huge ship has come from, equivalent to a fifteen-story building between the waterline, and the openwork? ...
We left Geiranger by the Eagle road and the Ornesvingen viewpoint from which Geiranger observed it in reverse, in the Dalsnibba and I really could not say which of the two is more emotional and beautiful.
On the way to the Troll Staircase, there is another obligatory stop: Gudbrandsjuvet. We are in a gorge excavated by the Valldola River of a flow of unusual force due to the confinement of the River. There is a Visitor Center next to the road.
We continue to the next * with capital letters:
Ladder of the Trollstigen: the stairs of the Trolls.
Trollstigen rises within a dramatic step between the deep fjords that characterize the region and is a great attraction for tourism in Norway. During the months of June, July and August around 130,000 vehicles pass through here, making it the third most visited tourist attraction in Norway.
In 2012 a large platform was built on top of the road, this platform has been used since then as a tourist center for visitors and includes a museum, a mountain lodge, a restaurant and a spectacular viewpoint to see the views of the place. All the construction is very careful and completely blends with the wild environment in which it is located. All the elements are molded in the landscape so that the visitor's experience seems more authentic.
It is possible to climb the Trollstigen from mid-May to the end of November. The rest of the year the highway and the tourist center remain closed due to the severe climatology of the place.
The Trollstigen highway was inaugurated on July 31, 1936 by King Haakon VII after 8 years of construction. Several centuries ago, and for many generations, the road was an important transport artery between Valldal and Åndalsnes, until the construction of the Trollstigvegen road began in 1924. Parts of the original track where the pack horses passed before the Road construction are still visible and are used as trails. It is an exciting alternative for all those who want to experience the road as it was in days of old without the need to get into a motor vehicle.
Driving to the top is exquisite, demanding and dangerous, due to the 18 hairpins, the visibility, the slippery asphalt and the narrowness of the road. So, if you decide to travel to Norway and have a vehicle, traveling this road will be an unforgettable experience.
And it really was like that. UNFORGETTABLE!!.
On the way to Molde and Bud, (end of stage) in Andalsnes I have a mistake that costs me to do 90 kilometers unnecessary .... when I am aware of the error, it is too late ...
Recovered the path, I seek shelter to a day that except the misplacement (great mistake) has been excellent and wonderful, except the impertinent rain that is my impertinent and constant companion.
At Bud's Camping Pluscamp, I stay in a cabin for the night.
As you go up in the direction of NordKapp (North Cape), more intense and beautiful are the images we see and today is one of the most intense of this journey traveler-adventurer, because this, is that: an incredible adventure that It is becoming reality.
Camping Gryta, at the foot of Lake Oldevatnet, looks like a fairy tale. It is a magical and charming place attended by a man worried that you did not lack anything.
I've had a good night, I'm comfortable, but we have to continue.
I dismount the chiringuito, I charge the "mule" and as soon as it leaves towards the Briksdalsbre Glacier (first * of this stage) it begins to rain. Raincoat suit singing in the hope that it is only a glimpse ...
I'm in the visitor center and the rain is getting worse. My intentions to go to the base of the Glacier fade ..... I wait, or I leave ... I leave.
Desiring the way to the Camping and direction to Olden (this road has no exit) in search of the following asterisks: DALSNIBBA, GEIRANGER, CARRETERA DEL ÁGUILA, GUDBRANDSJUVET, STAIRS OF TROLL, ...
As I skirt Fjords and lakes of unusual beauty, the anger of Briksdalsbre Glacier is diluted. I circle by highway 15 and at the exit of a long tunnel, I leave it to my left to continue along highway 63 parallel to the great lakes Langvatn and Djupvatnet, surrounded by a large amount of snow, and at the end of the latter on the right There is the detour of the toll road that goes up to the Mirador Dalsnibba. At the barrier, next to the toll booth, I stop. It is very cloudy, it is windy and there is a lot of snow on the shoulders ... again the doubt assails me ....
Regardless of this, here is some data from Dalsnibba:
DALSNIBBA, is a mountain located in the municipality of Stranda, in the county of Møre og Romsdal. It is located at the end of the Geiranger Valley, approximately 21 kilometers south of the town of Geiranger and the Geirangerfjord. Djupvatnet lake, which is two square kilometers in area, is located just southeast of the mountain.
Dalsnibba offers exceptional panoramic views of the Fjord, and is therefore a very popular tourist destination. It is often covered in snow, even in the summer. County Route 63 borders the south side of the mountain, and from it starts a private toll road called Nibbevegen, owned and operated by Geiranger Skysslag, which dates back to the summit of Dalsnibba. It was completed in 1939 but due to World War II its official opening was delayed until July 19, 1948, and it was paved in 2013.1
The Geiranger race - from the fjord to the summit, which is celebrated both on foot and by bicycle, starts in the village of Geiranger and ends at the summit of Dalsnibba.
Even with the bad sensations that float in the environment, I decide to go up knowing that the possibilities are more adverse than favorable, but even so, here we go.
They are about four kilometers uphill with a steep slope. The more it rises, the more snow there is. (On the shoulders)
When I reach the final part, the fog takes over the space, and I park in the lower part of the parking lot. There is snow on the asphalt. I feel a very unpleasant feeling .... I am a snow lover, but this one in particular, not at all.
Although the fog prevents you from seeing anything, there are four buses packed with Asians (I suppose Japanese and Koreans) and some see me show their joy and ask me to take pictures next to the bike, no problem, another asks me if I let him do it mounted on the bike ... at times I doubt and do not know what to answer. At the end I agree and with great oriental courtesy thanks me.
Between some things and others, at times the atmosphere (the fog) comes and goes, and between the coming and going great clearings are opening up in the immensity of the horizon leaving to the view superb and impressive panoramas. Absolute beauty !!!
From this enclave observe the Geiranger Fjord the transatlantic and the snowy mountains that surround it is overwhelming ....
It's time to go down and take the road 63 that dramatically descends to the fjord and return to stop at the lower lookout of Flydalsjuvet next to Geiranger. Like the Dalsnibba is a must.
Once in Geiranger I am surprised by the huge number of people moving from one place to another, and the imposing Transatlantic ... where this huge ship has come from, equivalent to a fifteen-story building between the waterline, and the openwork? ...
We left Geiranger by the Eagle road and the Ornesvingen viewpoint from which Geiranger observed it in reverse, in the Dalsnibba and I really could not say which of the two is more emotional and beautiful.
On the way to the Troll Staircase, there is another obligatory stop: Gudbrandsjuvet. We are in a gorge excavated by the Valldola River of a flow of unusual force due to the confinement of the River. There is a Visitor Center next to the road.
We continue to the next * with capital letters:
Ladder of the Trollstigen: the stairs of the Trolls.
Trollstigen rises within a dramatic step between the deep fjords that characterize the region and is a great attraction for tourism in Norway. During the months of June, July and August around 130,000 vehicles pass through here, making it the third most visited tourist attraction in Norway.
In 2012 a large platform was built on top of the road, this platform has been used since then as a tourist center for visitors and includes a museum, a mountain lodge, a restaurant and a spectacular viewpoint to see the views of the place. All the construction is very careful and completely blends with the wild environment in which it is located. All the elements are molded in the landscape so that the visitor's experience seems more authentic.
It is possible to climb the Trollstigen from mid-May to the end of November. The rest of the year the highway and the tourist center remain closed due to the severe climatology of the place.
The Trollstigen highway was inaugurated on July 31, 1936 by King Haakon VII after 8 years of construction. Several centuries ago, and for many generations, the road was an important transport artery between Valldal and Åndalsnes, until the construction of the Trollstigvegen road began in 1924. Parts of the original track where the pack horses passed before the Road construction are still visible and are used as trails. It is an exciting alternative for all those who want to experience the road as it was in days of old without the need to get into a motor vehicle.
Driving to the top is exquisite, demanding and dangerous, due to the 18 hairpins, the visibility, the slippery asphalt and the narrowness of the road. So, if you decide to travel to Norway and have a vehicle, traveling this road will be an unforgettable experience.
And it really was like that. UNFORGETTABLE!!.
On the way to Molde and Bud, (end of stage) in Andalsnes I have a mistake that costs me to do 90 kilometers unnecessary .... when I am aware of the error, it is too late ...
Recovered the path, I seek shelter to a day that except the misplacement (great mistake) has been excellent and wonderful, except the impertinent rain that is my impertinent and constant companion.
At Bud's Camping Pluscamp, I stay in a cabin for the night.
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