Jostedal glacier
The Jostedal glacier (Jostedalsbreen) is the largest icecap in mainland Europe. Here you will find a number of interesting geological features that have been shaped by ice and water over thousands of years, along with moraines, glacial rivers, lush valleys with steep mountainsides, waterfalls and barren peaks rising out of the glacier. The Jostedal Glacier has a total area of 487 square kilometres (188 sq mi). The highest point is Høgste Breakulen at 1,957 metres (6,421 ft) above mean sea level. Branches of the glacier reach down into the valleys, for instance Bøyabreen in Fjærland and Nigardsbreen, both at 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level. The thickest part of the glacier is 600 metres (2,000 ft). Jostedalsbreen has a length of a little more than 60 kilometres (37 mi) and it is a part of the 1,310-square-kilometre (510 sq mi) Jostedalsbreen National Park, which was established in 1991. The glacier covers over half of the national park.
Region: Sogn og Fjordane
City: Luster
Distance: 36.9 km
Elevation Gain: 385 m
Elevation Loss: 97 m
Difficulty: 215 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 0.22 FIETS
Avg Grade: 0.78 %
Max cat climb: 3
Min elevation: 1 m
Max elevation: 288 m
Ride Category: Rollers