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Monday Aug 5, 2019 #
Bush Walking 1:18:00 [4] 3.0 km (26:00 / km) +365m 16:10 / km
Since I ran out of time yesterday to do the hike behind the cabins up the Hoven I decided I should get up early and do it before breakfast.
Nice steep climb straight from the road, grinds up to a small saddle then up the last pitch to the top. A bit nasty steep on the way back down with 0.5m steps on very steep ground meaning that you had to be careful of your footing.
Surprised to find a hike tent at the top, I guess they didn't want to pay for camping the bottom!
Web link below says "easy" which it sort of was but I am not sure it would have that classification if it was in Australia. Although their time of 1 hour is generous, I took 38 minutes up 35 minutes down and 5 minutes taking photos and looking around at the top
http://www.68north.com/outdoors/hiking-hoven/
Nice steep climb straight from the road, grinds up to a small saddle then up the last pitch to the top. A bit nasty steep on the way back down with 0.5m steps on very steep ground meaning that you had to be careful of your footing.
Surprised to find a hike tent at the top, I guess they didn't want to pay for camping the bottom!
Web link below says "easy" which it sort of was but I am not sure it would have that classification if it was in Australia. Although their time of 1 hour is generous, I took 38 minutes up 35 minutes down and 5 minutes taking photos and looking around at the top
http://www.68north.com/outdoors/hiking-hoven/
4 PM
Cycle Touring 1:43:39 [3] 30.19 km (17.5 kph) +293m
shoes: Dodgy Rental Bikes
Part 1
Hov to coffee stop
Hov to coffee stop
6 PM
Cycle Touring 22:40 [3] 6.08 km (16.1 kph) +79m
shoes: Dodgy Rental Bikes
Part 2
Coffee to lunch
Coffee to lunch
7 PM
Cycle Touring 1:06:48 [3] 17.66 km (15.9 kph) +265m
shoes: Dodgy Rental Bikes
Part 3
Lunch to Leknes
The longest day for the Lofoten tour from Hov to Leknes
Mostly on quiet back roads today and around the coast looking at the amazing scenery pass you by. Steep craggy hills, small mountains, everywhere you look.
Last section was back on a more major road but not the E10 and lots was fresh smooth black top, maybe ready for the Tour de Arctic race that is coming up in a couple of weeks?
A decent hill to finish with a grind up 1.2km and 200+m climb, dodgy bikes not realy made for hill climbing, nice that most of our gear is being moved from place to place so just one lighter pannier each with lunch, camera, and bike repair essentials.
Leknes not a great town but a comfortable hotel and a chance to check out some new territory tomorrow before we head back to the coast on Wednesday
GPS route in three parts to spare the battery when we stopped for coffee and Lunch.
Lunch to Leknes
The longest day for the Lofoten tour from Hov to Leknes
Mostly on quiet back roads today and around the coast looking at the amazing scenery pass you by. Steep craggy hills, small mountains, everywhere you look.
Last section was back on a more major road but not the E10 and lots was fresh smooth black top, maybe ready for the Tour de Arctic race that is coming up in a couple of weeks?
A decent hill to finish with a grind up 1.2km and 200+m climb, dodgy bikes not realy made for hill climbing, nice that most of our gear is being moved from place to place so just one lighter pannier each with lunch, camera, and bike repair essentials.
Leknes not a great town but a comfortable hotel and a chance to check out some new territory tomorrow before we head back to the coast on Wednesday
GPS route in three parts to spare the battery when we stopped for coffee and Lunch.