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Norway : Akershus

17.0 km (10.5 miles) NE of Oslo, Akershus, Norway
Approx. altitude: 149 m (488 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 60°S 169°W

Accuracy: 17 m (55 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View to the South #3: View to the West #4: View to the North #5: View to the East #6: GPS Reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunter #9: Camping at the Confluence Point #10: Nightly Visit of the Confluence

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  60°N 11°E (visit #8) (secondary) 

#1: The Confluence from 20 m Distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

31-Jul-2014 -- This is the first out of 5 reports reaching confluence points in Southern Norway.

Cycling and confluencing is my favourite combination of travel. To make it to a (to me new) confluence point and back to Zurich within a weekend, I normally approach the area by train and start cycling from a train station. This extended weekend including the Swiss National Day was long enough to be worth taking a flight.

On Wednesday after work I flew from Zurich to Oslo, unboxed my bicycle and cycled 32 km to this confluence point. I arrived at 11 PM when nightfall set in. So I camped out just 55 m from the confluence.

At 6:30 AM I got up and revisited the point, this time taking less blurred pictures. The point is 40 m away from a farm track into a grain field. Access without damaging the crops was possible up to a distance of 17 m. Right next to the confluence is a big dip that leads into a forest. The point is in an open area with good views in all directions.

I continued cycling towards the East, looking forward to discovering the surprises that the neighboring confluence point would bring.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to the road: 500 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 55 m
  • Time to reach the CP from the road: 5 min
  • Time at the CP: 11:00 PM and 6:30 AM
  • Measured height: 157 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 17 m
  • Position accuracy: 6 m
  • Topography: slightly hilly
  • Vegetation: not yet harvested grains, spruce forests nearby
  • Weather: sunny, 20° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Night Arrival Confluence

The story continues at 60°N 10°E.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 20 m Distance
#2: View to the South
#3: View to the West
#4: View to the North
#5: View to the East
#6: GPS Reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunter
#9: Camping at the Confluence Point
#10: Nightly Visit of the Confluence
ALL: All pictures on one page