1814 by Bike
From Eidsvoll Manor to Wergeland's church and Lake Mjøsa.
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At Eidsvoll Manor the national assembly met in the spring of 1814 and adopted the Constitution, and the house can be visited on a guided tour. From here you cycle on quiet roads through the countryside to Eidsvoll Rural Museum and on to Eidsvoll Church, where Henrik Wergeland and Camilla Collett grew up at the rectory. The ride ends at Sundettoppen above the river Vorma, where it flows out of Lake Mjøsa, and at Eidsvoll station. When the Trunk Line opened in 1854, this station was the end of the line, and travellers continued by boat on Mjøsa.
The stops
- 1
Eidsvoll Manor
The national assembly met here in 1814. The house can only be visited on a guided tour, which takes about 45 minutes.
- 2
Eidsvoll bygdetun
An open-air museum with old houses from the area, open in summer.
- 3
Eidsvoll kirke
A medieval stone church with memorials to Henrik Wergeland and Camilla Collett. The rectory is close by.
- 4
Sundettoppen
A view over the Vorma where it leaves Lake Mjøsa, right above the station and the quay where the paddle steamer Skibladner calls in summer.
About the trip
- Where
- Eidsvoll
- Getting around
- By bike
- Time
- 2 h 10 min
- Distance
- 14 km
- Stops
- 4
- Season
- May–September
- Themes
- History, Views
Practical
- Start
- Eidsvoll Verk station, about 30 minutes by train from Oslo S. Bring your own bike on the train.
- Finish
- Eidsvoll station, with trains back to Oslo several times an hour.
- Toilets
- In Wergeland's House by Eidsvoll Manor (accessible), and in cafés near Eidsvoll station.
- Accessibility
- About 14 km, mostly on quiet roads, with a gentle climb up to the rural museum. Eidsvoll Manor has step-free access to the ground floor and a lift to the first floor.