HUCKFEST BIKE FESTIVAL
TOUR MENU 2021
ØVRE-ÅL RESORT, long tour/ return blues - Friday and Saturday
Are you ready for a full day on the pedals? Do you want to cycle more downhill than uphill during the day? Then this is something for you. The cycling takes place on trails in the cultural landscape on Øvre Ål and Hevjansåsen. If the weather is with us, we get to roll under the supervision of both Hallingskarvet and Reineskarvet most of the trip. The trip makes a turning point at Skurvehovda and we roll quickly below the tree line for lunch and a rest at Knut's cabin on Maristølen, where shuttling on Myking has previously taken place. After lunch, we tread a little gravel road up to Buhovda and head back to Øvre Ål resort and then hundreds of meters down to the festival area, where a cold beer awaits.
The tour description is written by Knut Myking who will guide this extra long version of Øvre Ål Resort, long trip
Transport : Bus
Starting point : Primhovda Sør.
End point : The festival area.
Level : Good experience with trail cycling
Time estimate : 6-7 hours.
TORPO TRANSFER - Friday and Saturday
A classic is back on the tour program!
If you want to cycle on Torpo this year, Transfern is the only option. We start in the high mountains with the beautiful mountain ridge Bleste and work our way down to Torpo on forgotten paths and old work ethic (and some gravel roads), before we go down into the valley and forest cycling in the Norwegian stop. Ice on the joker and swimming in the river. After transport back to the camp, we take a joint afterbike with 1 included drink.
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Transport : Bus
Starting point : Svarthamar
End point : Torpo
Level : Good experience with trail cycling / demanding
Estimated time: Pick up at Torpo approximately 1430 and 153
ØVRE-ÅL RESORT, long trip - Saturday
The cycling takes place on generational trails in the cultural landscape on Øvre Ål and Hevjansåsen. If the weather is with us, we get to roll under the supervision of both Hallingskarvet and Reineskarvet most of the trip. The trip starts at Mykingstølen with the summit trip to Skurvehovda, where a fantastic descent to just below the tree line awaits, where shuttling at Myking has previously taken place. After lunch, we tread a little gravel road up to Buhovda and head towards Øvre Ål Resort (Primhovda) and then hundreds of meters down to the festival area, where a cold beer awaits.
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Transport : Bus to starting point
Starting point : Mykingstølen
End point : The festival area
Level : Experience with trail cycling / somewhat demanding
Time estimate : 4-6 hours.
UPPER ÅL RESORT - short trip - Friday and Saturday
Prima round trip at Øvre Ål Resort (Primhovda) ending at Dengis Khan.
Do you want to go on a trip without spending all day on it? Then this trip is perfect. After bus transport to Primhovda cabin field, we cycle around and on Primhovda and Rosengardshovda. From the latter, it is downhill that applies with a delicious high mountain single track and eventually a hand-built and machine-built path before we roll into the festival area for a common included beer.
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Transport : Bus
Starting point : Primhovda cabin field
End point : The festival area
Level : One of our easier trips
Time estimate : 2-2.5 hours
NB . Can also be cycled on your own: You get to the starting point by taking the minibus which only offers transport to the Primhovda cabin field and which runs about every 1.5 hours and costs NOK 50 at Vipps. Or you can cycle up / push a forest road which in the winter is the ski trail Turisten. You will find the start of the trip and the actual walking round trailguide.net - Primen.
ROSENGARDSHOVDA and DENGIS - Friday and Saturday
Fancy a slightly shorter trip, but with the best downhill cycling? Want to be shown where to cycle best near the festival area? Join here! On this trip you get two completely raw descents; Rosengardshovda and Dengis Khan. And that after just a little pushing up on Rosengardshovda. Then it's just down that counts. Afterwards we have an included beer in the festival area.
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Transport : Bus to starting point
Starting point : Primhovda cabin field
End point : The festival area
Level : Want to cycle red path downhill
Time estimate : 1-1.5 hours
ROSENGARDSHOVDA, DENGIS and ULSHAGANATTEN - Friday and Saturday
Fancy a slightly shorter trip, but with the best downhill cycling? Want to be shown where to cycle best near the festival area? On this trip you get three completely raw descents; Rosengardshovda, Dengis Khan and Ulshaganatten. Be prepared for a little gentle walking on a gravel road to get to and from Ulshaganatten - but it's so worth it. Ulshaganatten has received constant improvements - now with Ål's longest slide and a completely new section at the top. Afterwards we take an included beer together.
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Transport : Bus up the hill. Cycling to and from Ulsahaganatten.
Starting point : Primhovda cabin field
End point : The festival area
Level : Want to cycle red path downhill
Time estimate : 2-2.5 hours
BOSSET RUNDT - Sunday
Fantastic singles track round in the high mountains, with rhythmic trail cycling and very fun descents. Everything can be cycled, but most people will push the short distances. A great way to end Huckfest 2020. If the weather is good, swimming in Tvillingtjernene is a bench.
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Transport : Own cars (boom with Vipps - NOK 50)
Starting point : Bosset
Endpoint : Bosset
Level : Experience with trail cycling / technically demanding
Time estimate : 2 hours
TECHNIQUE COURSE FOR GIRLS - w/Hilde Strædet - Friday
Join Hilde Strædet on a technology course!
The focus will be to take it a step further with simple techniques such as the position of the bike, gaze, braking, turning technique and line selection.
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The course is for all levels, and we will cycle sections several times to practice and and to give feedback.
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Remember bicycle, hose and helmet.
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Level : All levels
Time estimate: approx. 3 hours
HOLSÅSEN - Friday
A real gem in the neighboring municipality of Hol.
This is in theory a summit hike, but the slope of the trail means that the ascent also provides a lot of very good cycling. And if the weather is with us, the view is fantastic, with Hallingskavet on the left and Reineskarvet on the right. It goes without saying that on a path that you can cycle up, the descent is very good. After driving back to the camp, we take a joint afterbike with 1 included drink.
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Transport : Own cars (remember toll - NOK 50)
Starting point : Holsåsen
End point : Holsåsen
Level : Experience with trail cycling. We divide the group in two if there is a need for different tempos.
Time estimate : 2-3 hours (+ transport)
SANGEFJELL - Saturday
Lovely migration trails in the high mountain area Sangefjell.
From the front, high mountain biking in stunning terrain! Those who have cycled here, think it is one of the better areas if you have not cycled so much trail before. But at the same time very fun if you have cycled a lot.
We cycle from the open-air cathedral on Sangefjell to Sangenuten and back the same way.
After driving back to the camp, we take a joint afterbike with 1 included drink.
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Transport : Own cars (remember boom - NOK 70)
Starting point : The open-air cathedral on Sangefjell
End point : The open-air cathedral on Sangefjell
Level : One of our easier trips. We divide the group in two if there is a need for different tempos.
Time estimate : 2-3 hours (+ transport)
PATH AND STØLSLIV - Friday and Saturday
Combination of fantastic high mountain biking and taste of local steel food.
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Fancy a not too long trip, and at the same time get a taste of local goodies? This year we have put together a slightly shorter version of last year's success Sti og Stølsliv. We cycle over the iconic mountain ridge Bleste, take a bath in Lya (weather permitting), stop by the stall Tormodset and be served lunch based on støl broom, before we cycle back over Bleste and end down the fun single track on Myset.
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Transport : Bus to starting point
Starting point : Svarthamar
End point : The festival area
Level : You should have tried trail biking before, but this is one of our easier rides.
Time estimate : 2-3 hours
