Road · Norway
Around Sandefjord
A flat 12 km mixed-surface cycling loop from Sandefjord, Vestfold through Hystad, with 58 m of climbing. Mixed surface: 72% is mapped as paved and 12% as gravel or unpaved and 16% has no surface data.
At a glance
- Best for
- Easy, flat rides
- Distance
- 12 km
- Elevation gain
- 58 m
- Riding time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Bike
- Road bike with sturdy tyres, or gravel bike
- Surface
- Mixed surface
- Traffic
- Mostly minor roads
- Food & water
- Regular
- Navigation
- GPX download
- Start and finish
- Sandefjord
Map and elevation profile
Elevation profile
- 58 m
- 12 km
Route description
- Sandefjord
- Hystad
- Sandefjord
The route starts in Sandefjord and heads out past the place of Hystad at 2.5 km. It climbs gently with a total elevation gain of 58 m, reaching its highest point of 26 m just before 11.1 km. The profile features mostly flat terrain (72%) with small sections of climbing (13%) and descending (14%).
The road surface is mostly paved (72%) with 12% gravel or unpaved and 16% unmapped. The route runs along a mix of paths (4.1 km), quiet streets (4 km), cycle paths (2.4 km), and a short stretch on main roads (1.5 km) without cycle lanes. From 5.3 km to 10.9 km, there is a 5.6 km stretch with no café, shop, or water available.
Amenities are available at the start and the finish in Sandefjord, including cafés like Matlykke and Fjordbakst, supermarkets near 3.9 km and 10.9 km, petrol stations close to those shopping stops, and a railway ferry at the start. The peak Ommestadkollen lies near the route at 2 km.
Highlights
- Loop ride around Sandefjord
- Highest point at 26 m at 11.1 km
- Passes near Ommestadkollen peak at 2 km
- Route includes 4.1 km of paths and 2.4 km of cycle paths
Along the route
Places passed
Traffic, surface and gradient
Mostly minor roads and streets on the map; 1.5 km is on main roads without a cycle lane.
- Roads
- 34% path · 33% quiet street · 20% cycle path · 12% main road · 1% other roads and tracks
- Main roads
- 1.5 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
- Cycle paths
- 2.4 km on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane
- Surface
- Mixed surface: 72% is mapped as paved and 12% as gravel or unpaved and 16% has no surface data.
- Gradient
- 13% climbing · 14% descending · 72% flat
Food, water and services
No stretch is longer than 15 km without a café, shop or water. Along the route: 6 cafés and restaurants, 5 shops, 2 petrol stations and 1 public toilet.
Food, water and shops in ride order
- 0 kmMatlykke · café · 380 m off route
- 0.2 kmToilets · 60 m off route
- 3.9 kmRema 1000 Thorøya · supermarket · 110 m off route
- 3.9 kmUno-X Thorøya · petrol station · 110 m off route
- 5.3 kmGokstad apotek Åsane · pharmacy · 180 m off route
- 10.9 kmKiwi Ranvikskogen · supermarket · 300 m off route
- 11.8 kmUno-X Park · petrol station · on the route
Need to bail out?
- 0 km — Sandefjord (ferry), 340 m off route
Worth a stop
- 2 km — Ommestadkollen (peak)
Start and access
At the start and finish
- Trains and ferries
- Sandefjord (340 m)
- Food and coffee
- Matlykke (380 m), Fjordbakst (390 m), Subway Sandefjord (390 m)
Know before you go
- 5.6 km longest stretch without café, shop or water from km 5.3 to 10.9
- 1.5 km on main roads without cycle lanes