Explore Telemark

EN

NO

Frukt- og sluseruta

Type:Bicycle trip

3800, Bø i Telemark

Add Frukt- og sluseruta to your Itinerary

Product Image
  • Product Image
  • Product Image
  • Product Image

Book Tickets Online

About

Explore luxuriant landscape and majestically engineering on your bike and by boat on this tour that takes you through the heart of Fruktbygda and the Telemark Canal. This tour has three possible starting points; Norsjø Hotel, First Camp Norsjø or directly of the dock at Akkerhaugen where a boat trip on the Telemark Canal will take you through the most spectacular locks of the canal; Ulefoss, Eidsfoss, Vrangfoss and Lunde. The Telemark Canal connects the coast of Telemark with the innland areas through eighteen locks and was called the «eighth wonder» when it was completed in 1892. Disembarking in Lunde you will ride through one of Norways main fruit growing areas containig over 700 000 fruit trees from where its farmers are producing award- winning agricultural products. We would highly recommend a «slow travel» approach when planning this ride. Your senses will award you! Please note: make sure to make reservations for your bike when you book the boat trip

Facilities

Distance

  • length in km - 23 km

Duration

  • 5 hours

Grading

  • medium

Intended audience

  • Adults
  • Children

Nature and terrain

  • asphalt
  • gravel

Season

  • May - September

TripAdvisor

Map & Directions

Contact

Tel: 909 415 75

What's Nearby

  1. Fruitvillage

    The Fruitvillage at Gvarv is Norways´s capital of appleproduction. Experience the aroma…

    4.65 km away
  2. Evju old Courtyard

    The Evju Bygdetun in Sauherad is an interesting and lively local museum in mid- Telemark…

    5.44 km away
  3. Romnes church

    The medieval church Romnes is beautifully located by lake Norsjø and the Telemark Canal.

    10.83 km away
  1. Bø Sommarland Waterpark

    Scandinavia's largest waterpark, Bø Sommarland, is one of Telemark's most visited…

    11.82 km away
  2. Ulefos Hovedgaard

    Ulefos Hovedgaard offers guided tours in beautiful natural surroundings. Here you can see…

    11.96 km away
  3. Øvre Verket

    Øvre Verket represents one of the most important culturally historic places from the…

    12.31 km away
  4. Gea Norvegica Unesco Global Geopark - Fensfelt

    Gea Norvegica Geopark is Scandinavia’s first UNESCO recognized geopark.

    13.60 km away
  5. Kjeldal sluse

    Skien sluse er en del av den første utbyggingen av Telemarkskanalen, Norsjø-Skienkanalen,…

    16.06 km away
  6. Notodden Blues Festival

    The Notodden Blues Festival is Norway's largest blues festival, known as "Europe's best…

    17.98 km away
  7. World Heritage Center

    The Telemark Art Museum and World Heritage Center show art and industrial history in a…

    19.24 km away
  8. Telemark Art Museum

    Telemark Art Museum shows art in a beautiful industrial hall and offers fun activities…

    19.24 km away
  9. Heddal Local Museum

    Heddal local museum is situated right next to the Heddal stave church. Here you walk…

    21.01 km away
  10. Heddal Stave Church

    Visit the magnificent Heddal Stave church in Notodden - the largest wooden stave church…

    21.04 km away
  11. The Glaser mine, SKIEN

    The Glaser mine is the first mining project of Fossum iron works, and the earliest dated…

    22.34 km away
  12. Gea Norvegica Unesco Global Geopark - The Glaser Mine

    The Glaser Mine in Skien is the earliest dated iron mine in Norway, completed in 1543.

    22.42 km away
  13. Gea Norvegica Unesco Global Geopark - Mikaelshulen

    North of Løveid locks in Skien, along the Telemark Canal, lies Mikaelshulen - a mountain…

    23.14 km away
Previous Next