National cycle route 9 (Norway)
The National Cycle Route 9 (Norway) is one of nine long-distance routes in Norway . The route is signposted; it is also called Villmarksruta.
description
National bicycle route 9 is approx. 730 kilometers long. The route is extremely wooded and leads along many lakes and through the Glomma valley, Norway's longest river.
National cycle route 9 begins in Halden with a 111-kilometer section to the north along a chain of lakes to Bjørkelangen. The lakes are connected by the 150 year old Halden Canal .
North of Bjørkelangen, the cycle path changes over a wooded ridge to a valley to the east and reaches the town of Kongsvinger an der Glomma 187 kilometers after the starting point Halden . For the next 180 kilometers, cycle path 9 follows the Glomma upstream to Koppang .
From Koppang it gets mountainous and steep up to Femundsee. National cycle route 9 leaves the Glomma valley in Koppang and crosses a good ridge to Lake Storsjøen . Then it goes 400 meters with a gradient of 8% and peaks of up to 12% up to Femundsee . The route continues along the west side of the Femundsee to the ferry pier Jonasvolle. From Jonasbaren, a passenger ferry takes you to the northern end of Lake Femund and finally to the nearby mining town of Røros . The last section from Røros to Trondheim is 200 kilometers.
Route
- Halden (connection route 1 )
- Kongsvinger
- Elverum
- Rena
- Femund
- Røros (connection to Route 6 )
- Selbu
- Trondheim (connection route 1 and route 7 )