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Read the blog post that accompanies this video: https://cyclenorway.com/bikepacking-evolution-hike-a-bike/
Episode 5: Great roads should be hard to find and reach and Norway has some of the best remote roads to cycle. But many come to a dead-end as their purpose is to facilitate hiking opportunities. In 2022 we decided to bridge two hiking roads by walking 10km with our bikes across a wild untamed region of Breheim National Park. The next year we decided to take it to another level with a 16km hike across a glacier plateau in Norway’s most extreme National Park. On either side, there were epic gravel roads to cycle. Is this the new frontier of Bikepacking? Will this become the next ‘trend’ in this evolving activity?
00:00 – Intro
01:32 – Pre-ride
02:37 – Chapter 1: Gravel Paradise
05:48 – Chapter 2: Hike The Easy Part
08:35 – Chapter 3: Hike The Hard Part
12:36 – Chapter 4: 70KM of Pain
14:00 – Chapter 5: Day 2 Hike or Bike?
About the Series:
I’ve journeyed across Norway to film and document the country’s best loop rides. This series will reveal the countless incredible cycling destinations in the land of the midnight sun.
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Full Route Information for cycling Jotunheimen: https://cyclenorway.com/routes/jotunheimen-gravel-loop/
Bike used in this series: https://faracycling.com/fara-product-view.php?pid=4300
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Lights: https://magicshine.com/collections/bike-tail-lights/products/seemee-200-v3-0-bike-tail-light
Note: All Drone shots were flown outside of the National Park. It is illegal under Norwegian law to fly a drone inside a National Park.
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11 Comments
awesome footage, I love it❤
The DnT /Norwegian 'hiking' called tourist club has announced this year, that many foreigners had sign up😃
🙂 Made my day…
Fabulous! Made my day! When i was 12, my family and i camped at Spiterstulen then walked over what felt like an endless boulder field on the way to the top of Galdhopiggen. Happy days. Thanks for sharing your wondeful adventures. Lovely waffles, too. Greetings from Devon.
You’re living life, man! Thanks for sharing your experiences, makes me feel, even in a small way, I’m there living it too!🙏💪
Great video, but I do miss Alvin and the Chipmunks
nice one… but you missed the scenic route over Glittertind. but it wouldbe better to hike the other way with bikes – its easier to go up than down when its steep. ..maybe it could be possible to take the wheels of so the bike package was more compact and easier to handle in rough terrain… maybe with the frame vertikal and higher.
How many people have died attempting this ride/hike with their mummified corpses piled up along the way? Obviously you survived and I am happy for you.
I'm pretty sure I invented that bike carrying system with an old rucksack in the late 80's 😊
Another excellent adventure and film, thankyou Matthew of Norway ❤
Only watched it for the horses ….
Epic adventure