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I considered whether to jump across the river, but while I was walking up to the glacier, both large rocks and ice came down, so I didn't go to the other side of the river. The road is also gone down by the water, the river has simply dug away the road.

@@imh9456 Ok. nothing said, then. It is safer to stay away. Could have got worser.

Thank you for the kind words, Nærøydalen is the neighboring valley to Flåmsdalen. Nærøydalen has much steeper and higher mountains. The road on which I cycled has been closed for several years, the dry walls of the road collapsed, so it opened this summer and can only be cycled or walked.

@@imh9456 the part, that has been newly paved? I was for just one day in Flåm. It was also very nice weather, and had the choice of what to do: fjordcruise Nærøyfjorden or take the walk myrdal-Flåm. I chose for the latter

@HeadbandHarvest greetings , how is life down under

@@imh9456 life down under is a little cooler than usual this year, having to wear thick socks with my flip flops 😀

@@HeadbandHarvest well i hope you using thick woolen socks hehe

Thank you for the kind words.

Glad you like the video, simply to much to do at work so little time to make videos.

Still we have nattow road like this in daily use here in Norway.

There was a plan to run steam loco in summer time, i dont think we will see this track in use.

@@imh9456 In Switzerland there exists a comparable situation: In 1982 the rack railway between Oberwald and Realp traversing the Furka pass has been replaced by a long tunnel (15,442 km) and the old line has been given up. But in 1987 a society called "Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke" (DFB) (= Steam Furka Mountain Railway) has been founded and exclusively during the summer there will run trains with steam locomotives.

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it can be like this during winter, you need to be there at the right time and have the right weather. I just press record on my tiny Sony RX 0 mark II on my way home from work.

With all or vacation stuff in 😀

I do believe it is safe to park your car at Haugastøl

September 2023 :)

Så sant så sant, takk for at du tok deg tid til å se på videoen.

Takk for at du du tok deg tid til å se på videoen, gikk vel med 3 liter drikke den dagen og ei svele som bonus på Myrdal stasjon :)

Jeg nøt hver eneste meter. En veldig fin opplevelse, og særlig når du tar deg av tråkkinga oppover de mange lange bratte bakkene til Myrdal. Skjønner at det gikk med 3 liter drikke. Ønsker deg lykke til videre på tur 🙏

It is snowmelt that makes the level of the river, you can also see it in the turquoise color of the water. If it was only rain water then the river would be completely clear water.

@@imh9456The freeze - thaw cycle on the snow fields causes surface rocks to brake up into crystals of quartz. called rock flour. The suspended flour in water is what causes blue water. Do not drink as the quartz has sharp surface.

The reason why tracks is still not removed , they had a plan to run steam trains on the old path from Finse down to Lågheller but it never happend. Some of the old tunnels are blocked by snow\ice year around so it is impossible to walk or cycle. We are very privileged to be able to walk or cycle in the high mountains, Banenor owns and maintains the road, it is open for only cyclists and hikers, lenght of this road is 80 km from Flåm to Haugastøl and i was built in the late 1800's as an supply road for building the Bergenline. Thanks for watching .

Hei , Vi er heldig som kan sykle i sånne omgivelser, takk for at du deg tid til å se på videoen.

Blue hour is what we say about the special blue light we have in the morning and evening during the winter months.

well, it's incredibly lush for the first few kilometres, Haugastøl is 1000 meters above sea level, so technically this is above the tree line, so good microclimate. One of the few trips I've cycled without wind on Hardangervidda.

Thank you for the kind words

Hi, There are no snow clearing during winter , that's mission impossibel. What they do is clearing the hugh snowbanks when they start maintenace work during summer. Road usally open in late June or July, depends how much snow there is.

@@imh9456 ok so it would be quite difficult to do it in November right

@@albertomurgia. well it depends on how much snow there is, i have bike this road in late November without any snow but very cold - 5 Celsius and windy.

@@imh9456 ok then it should be no problem, I am going to cycle to nortcape this winter and I wanted to do this stretch of road,thank you so much for the information

@@albertomurgia. The chance of you cycling this road in November is very low (0%). This construction road was built as a support road for when they built the Bergen Railway and was only used in the summer or until the road was impassable due to the amount of snow. Most of this road is above the tree line that means barren landscape, weather up here is very harsh during winter , do not plan to bike this road during winter time.

Yes, i still got the RXO II however i have some issues with the gimbal , haven't used it for year or so.

@riverflame thx

September is a good month to bike the whole Rallar road from Haugastøl down to Flåm, less people up on the mountain and all the snow has melted.

@@imh9456 that's great to hear, thanks! We were a bit worried about the weather, as our plan includes 10 bikepacking days from Kristiansand to Flam, following the main cycling ways.. For this reason, we are actually in doubt if to replan the trip for July! As you mention, though, snow might still be an issue in July..

@@bogdanc2309 I think it is possible to bike this road from mid July, you might have to walk over some snowbanks on the highest part of the road, I have done it 3 times, but i did it as a day trip not a fully loaded bike with tent etc. Check out this link www.haugastol.no/en/rallarvegen-report

Glad you like it, well i guess this road is not for everyone.

PS in Finse mußte ich mitansehen, wie eine Palette Flaschenbier aus dem Wagon stürzte. Unbezahlbar der Schaden.😢

30 years ago the Bergen line did run on the old path (Finse Lågheller), Finse tunnel was open in 1993. All the snowsheds and other infrastructur is removed today, and navvyroad has had a lot of work done to it.

​@@imh9456 Danke für deine Erklärung. Das war damals ein kleines Abenteuer. Und unterwegs keine Menschenseele!😟

Thnak you 🙂

thank you for the kind words

Bø, there are so many factors that come into play, but if I were to guess, you're talking about less than an hour. The vast majority of people who cycle this way only do it once and often spend a whole day up in the high mountains, especially if the weather is nice.

Takk for det , kjekt at du likte videoen.

well you do get a nice view from the train , but diffrent view on navvyroad.

Thank you for the kind words Ricard, if you are not able to walk or bike this valley then you can enjoy this valley with a train ride , Flåm line .

@@imh9456 ​Ive done the train trip many times, watching railcowgirl. 😃 Ive got a bike and do ride a bit, going down from Myrdal looks a lot more easier thats for sure.

@@Glenn7719 another alternative is to take the zip line down to Kårdalen and bike down to Flåm, it is a steep road up 21% grade at the steepeat part, many choose to walk part of the road.

Specialized levo comp (2020 mod), great bike. I use this bike in all sorts of terrain. It is a great climber and very stable on descent.

Thanks for watching, as always up here it's clear and clean mountain air.

@@imh9456 I'm guessing it's clean)) but all these mountain herbs must smell delicious. It's very good that the video only lasts two hours. If only this whole journey had been done on foot...)

@@FalcoRusticolus It is barren land, and in short summers, the scent of wild plants, then you have to go below the tree line. It is about 60 km from Finse down to Flåm. It is a long day trip, most people camp or spend the night at DNT's cabin at Hallingskeid.