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  “Bright Midnight” or “Mother North”

  Posted by Fabricio Marcal on January 30, 2026 at 1:16 am

  Hi There!

  I am Brazilian and I am 52 years old.

  I don’t yet feel prepared enough to participate in the self-sufficient “Bright Midnight” or “Mother North” races.

  Therefore, I plan to do a MTB self-sufficient bikepacking trip through Norway in June (from June 13th to June 28th, 2026), using the route of one of these two races as a base, to see how do I fare.

  My options so far are:

  1- Use the “Bright Midnight 2025” route, but take a shortcut from Lom to Vågåmo (reducing the total distance from 1100 km to about 800 km).

  2- Use the “Mother North 2025” route, but take a shortcut from Svøo to Gol (reducing the total distance from 1000 km to about 700 km).

  My question is: which of these routes is the best option? I should have about 12 days to ride.

  I’ve done the “Caminho da Fé” in Brazil a few times (315 km and 9,980 meters of elevation gain, in 4 days, with support).

  Thanks!

  

  

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