To Stiklestad by Bike
From the station to the battlefield of 1030 and a Viking-age farm.
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At Stiklestad, Olav Haraldsson fell in battle on 29 July 1030, and he was afterwards venerated as Saint Olav. From Verdal station you cycle through the farmland along the river Verdalselva to the medieval church that, according to tradition, stands where the battle was fought. Next to it are the Stiklestad National Culture Centre and Stikladstadir, a Viking-age farm with a longhouse. On the way back you look down into Verdalsraset, one of the worst quick-clay landslides in Norway, where more than a hundred people died in 1893.
The stops
- 1
Verdal
- 2
Stiklestad Church
A medieval stone church which, according to tradition, stands where the battle was fought in 1030.
- 3
Stiklestad nasjonale kultursenter
Exhibitions about Saint Olav and the battle, and an open-air museum.
- 4
Stikladstadir
A Viking-age farm with a longhouse, with living history in summer.
- 5
Verdalsraset
A viewpoint over the edge of the 1893 landslide, with information about it.
- 6
About the trip
- Where
- Verdal
- Getting around
- By bike
- Time
- 3 h 12 min
- Distance
- 19 km
- Stops
- 6
- Season
- May–September
- Themes
- Family, History, Nature
Practical
- Start
- Verdal station. The Trøndelag commuter line has a train every hour from Trondheim, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Bring your own bike on the train.
- Finish
- Verdal station.
- Toilets
- At the Stiklestad National Culture Centre and at the station.
- Accessibility
- About 17 km on roads and cycle paths, with a climb up to Verdalsraset. The church and the culture centre are accessible, and the farm has gravel paths.