Tisleifjorden rundt cycling route

About

This round-trip is suitable as a day trip for families with bigger children. The terrain around Lake Tisleifjorden is fairly flat, but some hills must be climbed. The route has many beautiful scenic points and great opportunities for swimming and picnicing. There is a shop/kiosk at Langestølen. Since it is a roundtrip you can start at any place, but this description starts and ends at Oset Høyfjellshotel and follows the route against the clock.

Difficulty: moderate; daytrip for families
Distance: approx. 38.5 km
Elevation gain: approx. 526 meters

Directions:
From Oset Høyfjellshotell, follow the road over the dam over the River Tisleia and further uphill to the Furuset crossing. Here you turn left towards Langestølen. and keep going along a river section called Flya (very nice for fishing) to the dam Flyvassdammen. Turn left again and cross the dam in the direction Hemsedal and cycle through the mountain farm and holiday house area at Lykkja. After Lykkja, turn left again, following the signs towards Nøreli. First there’s a rather steep downhill run for approx. one kilometer before a steep climb up again for approx. two kilometers to Nøreli. From Nøreli, a bicycle path has been buildt that leads to Bleiktvedt. Here you turn left and follow the road alongside Lake Tisleifjorden past Golsfjell Fjellstue and Golsfjellet Hotell back to Oset.