Urban Stavanger

Bring the countryside feeling into the city. Stavanger have a charming city center which is well worth a visit, but there is so much more to see around the city and the best way to get to this places is by bike!
Created: September 2, 2024
Contributed by:
Roy
Urban life in Stavanger
49 km
3 h 0 m
399 m elevation gain
10% max grade
-4% min grade
medium
100% paved
High traffic
Ullandhaug, Catedral, Hafrsfjord & sword in rock, Hundvåg, Eiganes.
Ullandhaug, City bridge, Catedral, Hafrsfjord & sword in rock.

We will start with a slow ride along the harbour. Then we pass the City bridge on the way to Hundvåg which is a island belonging to Stavanger. We cross the same bridge going back but this time with the view over Stavanger. We continue along Gandsfjorden to Gausel. We will pass NATO Joint Warfare Centre on the way to Forus which houses most of the oil & gas companies in Norway. From Forus we will bike on the only cycle highway in Norway which was opened in 2023. In Sørmarka we will try to pedal up the famus "Grisabakken" known from Tour of Norway which hold many of the best pro-cyclists in the world. At the top we will have a photo stop at Ullandhaugtårnet before we continue to Sword in Rock which is a monument for the big Viking battle in year 800. From Hafrsfjord we continue to Old Stavanger which is our last stop on this tour.