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Alternative (and beautiful) routes to Nord-Norway
Hei! I‘m currently cycling through Norway. My plan is, to go up North to Tromsø (or eventually also direction to Varangerhalvøya). As I will take the Coast-Route to go South again, I‘m looking for a nice and fun road for going up. I‘m currently on the way to Røros, will cycle from there to Stjørdal and then to the Swedisch Border and coming back near to Lake Rossvatnet. Unfortunately, from Mo i Rana, the way north will mostly be on E6. Probably not very recommendable..? Has anyone experience with this road?
Alternatively, I could also stay in Sweden longer and go back to Norway through Abisko NP maybe..
Has someone a good recommendation for me?
Thanks!
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It’s either the very unpleasant E6 or the Coastal EV17 route (Eurovelo 1). If you are after an alternative, Sweden is your best option.
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I assume you’ll take Fv 705 between Røros and Stjørdal? That’s a very beautiful ride (although you’ll end up in “Hell” 😉).
If you want to take a “detour” via Sweden, I won’t recommend E14 towards Storlien. Yes, you can ride long stretches on smaller roads/ gravel/ mud but also long stretches on the main road with many trucks on a narrow road. About 40 km north of it, you could take Fv 72 to Sweden. A cyclist I met in Sweden told me it was quite okay to ride.But my favorite alternative (see screenshot) is Fv 31 east of Rørøs, via Funäsdalen, Flatruetvägen (Sweden’s highest road with a gread view), lots of gravel to Östersund where you have plenty of options to continue your tour. If you stay in Sweden, you could cycle through endless forests, maybe some parts of the “European Divide”. Might be boring but it will get much better the closer you get to the arctic circle.
You’ll find quit roads along the Swedish-Finnish border, the very beautiful national park Pallas-Yllästunturi, where you could join the “Old Arctic Post Road” via Kautokeino and Alta – or turn right north of Kautokeino and ride through the heart of Finnmark, via Karasjok, along Tana river to Varangerbotn, where you’ll enter the scenice road towards Vardø (give the detour to Hamningberg a chance) where you could enter Hurtigruten or Havila boat to Båtsfjord or Berlevåg on the Northern end of the peninsula. From there, you could cycle west along the coastline. Or give Nordkynhalvøya a chance. Very rough landscapes on the mountain plateaus and along the coast – and a cozy café at the norternmost mainland lighthouse (photo)😋.
So many options 😎
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