Eikedalen
Distance: 31.88 km
Elevation Gain: 501 m
Elevation Loss: 461 m
Difficulty:
320 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 0.98 FIETS
Avg Grade: 2.25 %
Max cat climb: 2
Min elevation: 3 m
Max elevation: 436 m
Ride Category:
Hilly
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Fv 49 is the road that runs east from Bergen through Samnanger and over Kvamskogen to Hardanger, in Vestland, Norway. After 1907 it was part of the main road from Bergen to eastern Norway, until long-distance traffic moved to the E16 by way of Voss. Kvamskogen, at the top, has long been Bergen’s favourite winter outing, and it is now one of the largest and densest cabin areas in Norway.
The ride starts at Gullbotn, on Bergen’s boundary, and drops to Bjørkheim at the head of Samnangerfjorden. It then climbs Frølandsdalen and Eikedalen, past the ski centre at the entrance to Kvamskogen, and crosses the mountain plateau. It finishes at the head of Tokagjelet, the gorge where the road was built between 1903 and 1907, much of it by hand, by workers hanging on ropes from the rock face. The old road beside today’s tunnels is protected and kept for walkers and cyclists.
