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Explore Hamar and its surroundings
by bike. This will take you down
narrow roads, allow you to see new
views and experience the outdoors
with all your senses. You will also
have a guide by your side, sharing
stories from the past as well as new
thoughts and ideas. The concept is
called Trill Rundt (in English, ”going for
a spin”).
Bike rides that
awaken
your senses
Hamar Vandrerhjem
Vikingskipet,
Hamar
Ole Røhnebæk runs the hostel Hamar
Vandrerhjem Vikingskipet. He is also the
man behind Trill Rundt which gives tourists,
companies, school classes, organisations and
other groups the chance to experience the
area in a new way – from a bike saddle. He
wants to coin a new phrase: bike rides that
awaken your senses.
– Our guided rides keep a slow pace
and we ride on city bikes, which anyone
can handle, says Ole. 12–15 people make
a perfect sized group. But we have also
managed large groups of up to 50 people.
A ride with Trill Rundt lasts for 2.5 to
3 hours, and you discover loads. The ride
usually ends up around 15 kilometres long.
– Today, we keep all bikes here at the
hostel, which makes it a good starting point.
We always start with an introduction where
the group is informed about what will
happen along the ride, and the philosophy
behind Trill Rundt. Then we cycle for about
an hour. We make stops here and there to
have a closer look at something and enjoy
the views. The guide points out the scenery
and explains topical matters.
– Easy and enjoyable, that’s how it
should be, Ole says, smiling. If you break a
sweat you’re going too fast.
– We have an incredible landscape around
Hamar that we want to show to others. A
cultural landscape with billowing green
hills where we will, of course, choose the
smaller roads for our rides. We want to be
ambassadors of the agricultural tradition.
There are large, beautiful farms around
here – some of which run a farm shop where
we can stop to buy local produce.
Trill Rundt
can be booked from April to
October.
– The spring here is lush and packed with
scents. Flowers bloom along the roadside in
the warm sun. The autumn is rich in colours
as the trees and plants shift from green to
warm shades of yellow, orange and red.
Stunningly beautiful!
Halfway through the ride it is time to top
up your energy and have a drink. Lunch or a
coffee break depending on what time it is.
Ole recommends the guided tours. But as
of summer of 2013, they will also rent out
bikes for people to go on their own rides in
the surroundings.
– We are preparing a number of self-
guided tours and will also be collaborating
with a few of the larger farms who can offer
lunch in places where it is nice to stop for a
break.
Trill Rundt is an evolving and local
version of the bike rides you find in other
parts of the world - Reykjavik, London,
Amsterdam, Paris, and now in Hamar too,
says Ole.
Trill rundt and Hamar hostel
Trill Rundt, Hamar:
Guided bike rides in
the cultural lands-
cape around Hamar in
Hedmark. For tourists,
companies, school clas-
ses, organisations and
other groups who want
a bike adventure that will
awaken your senses.
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