A cycling pilgrimage on the EuroVelo 3 – Norway to France

Your trip on EuroVelo 3 starts in Trondheim, Norway, in the Trøndelag province. EuroVelo 3 is largely based on the St. Olavs pilgrimage route. This is the most popular of a total of six Nidaros trails, all of which end at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. From the ferry pier on the coast, where the train… read more

From Frillsjøen you drive in a small curve south to Meldal, where you turn into the Orkladalen. About 16 kilometers further south you turn upstream at the mouth of the Grana to the west and follow the river first to Lake Granasjøen. While the ascent is quite moderate for most of the route, about two… read more

In Drivdalen you cross the eastern foothills of the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park and follow the Driva upstream until you reach the highest point of your journey at over 1,000 meters at the Tverrfjell pass. If you have some time to spare, a detour to the Snøhetta viewpoint to the west is definitely… read more

The trip continues along the shore of Atnsjøen Lake, where you can enjoy a wonderful view of the mountains of the Rondane National Park at the Sohlbergplassen lookout point. At the southern end of the lake, turn south from the Atna river and, after passing three other, slightly smaller lakes, follow… read more

Today you have a decent ascent and descent that will cost you a lot of strength with an altitude of 1,500 meters. Make sure you take enough provisions with you, because you hardly pass any large towns on the way. The lonely and idyllic landscape will always reward you for your efforts. You will find… read more

After yesterday's masterpiece, you deserved to be able to let the bike run a little today. The first 13 kilometers are almost all downhill from Gudbrandsdalen to Lillehammer. There you can make a long stop, treat yourself to a hearty second breakfast and take a look at the city.



With Lillehammer you can… read more

For almost the first half of the day you follow the east bank of Mjøsa to its southern tip, where the Vorma river flows out of the lake. The last part of the route along the lake runs comfortably on the old Morskogan railway line. The idyllic loneliness of the Nordic forests and mountains is now increasingly… read more

Today's route takes you from Lillestrøm via Oslo further south to Moss. Although EuroVelo 3 only touches the Norwegian capital on its eastern foothills, it is of course still worth taking a short trip there. You will find a few beautiful sights with the artists' quarter north of the city center, the… read more

Today the route takes you to just before the Swedish border. You follow the peninsula-like foothills of the mainland on the Oslofjord in a southeast direction - sometimes closer to the water, sometimes a little further away from it. It is worth stopping in Fredrikstad to see the pretty old town. A few… read more

Today you will pass your first national border on EuroVelo 3. Over the old Svinesund Bridge it goes into Sweden. You stay mostly near the Bohuslän archipelago coast. which gives you some smaller hills on the way. After you have successfully conquered the Scandinavian mountains during the first stage… read more

From Fjällbacka, the route first stretches inland today, before meeting the coast again about halfway. A gentle, hilly landscape and extensive forest areas, which alternate with fields and meadows, characterize the landscape. About seven kilometers behind Munkedal you can make a detour to the Anneröd… read more

Don't be surprised, today's stage is only 82 kilometers long, not 173. For the sake of better planning, however, I have included the ferry connection to Denmark in the route, hence the extra kilometers.



From Ljungskile you drive further south today and stay mostly near the coast. After about 40 kilometers… read more

In Denmark, the landscape is now becoming increasingly flatter, but this also benefits the wind, which sometimes blows from the opposite direction depending on the weather. Today you drive from Frederikshavn to Aalborg. The area is predominantly rural. You will only come across a few small towns along… read more

From Aalborg, your journey on EuroVelo 3 takes you further south. You cross Rold Skov, Denmark's second largest contiguous forest area, you can make a detour to Hobro to let your gaze wander over the Mariager Fjord and then drive through a rich lake landscape, where a little detour is worthwhile every… read more

The Ochsenweg begins in Viborg, the historic land route on which the so-called ox drift ran from the 16th to the 18th century - an economically very important cattle drive at the time. The destination is Wedel in Germany. Again and again you will come across sculptures of two large horns on the way… read more

From Jelling you drive south in a sweeping curve to the vicinity of Haderslev. You cross a predominantly agricultural area and a few smaller forest areas. The route profile remains flat throughout and only a few meters in altitude await you. You will also come across a few historically interesting places… read more

We continue on the Ochsenweg southwards. Today you cross the border to Germany. After the first six kilometers, a little historical peculiarity awaits you: you cross the oldest bridge on the Ochsenweg - a stone beam bridge from 1786.



You reach the border after 57 kilometers near Flensburg. If you want… read more

If you have spent the night in Schleswig, you can drive out of the city westwards north of Friedrichsberg and come back to the Ochsenweg at Hüsby. In Germany you will now increasingly come across the typical Ochsenweg sculptures along the way. In Rendsburg you cross under the Kiel Canal and keep going… read more

From Itzehoe the route leads you today to the Elbe to the heart of Hamburg. Via Elmshorn and Uetersen you get to Wedel, where you meet the banks of the Elbe. Here you can make yourself comfortable on the Elbe beach and watch the hustle and bustle. Incidentally, the Ochsenweg now ends in Wedel.



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You can find the way out of the city bustle in the south of Hamburg. From now on, EuroVelo 3 is based on the Via Baltica - the northernmost east-west connection in the German Jakobsweg network. You drive through the nature reserve beech forests in the rose garden, where deciduous deciduous forest alternates… read more