They write that cycling is far less demanding than many imagine, well let us hope so. What is certain is that if the going does get tough there will be great rewards.

A host of beautiful fjords and islands interspersed by picturesque small fishing ports with the mountains never far away. On some of the sections cyclists will be sharing the track with walkers. There will be beautiful sections of abandoned road and two lovely sections of abandoned railway tracks. We will come across burial mounds from Bronze Age to Viking era, a fortress and sailing resorts on both sides of the Oslofjord. The medieval cathedral in Stavanger, which will be a must to visit and also to Edvard Grieg's house in Bergen.

Cycling maps are:

North Sea Cycle Route - Norway 1 (East Coast(Swedish border - Kristiansand)
North Sea Cycle Route - Norway 2 (Kristiansand-Stavanger-Bergen)
Scale 1:100.000. Maps in combined Norwegian-German-English