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03-Jun-2016 -- This is the first out of 3 reports reaching confluence points in Southern Norway.

Cycling in combination with confluencing is my favourite travel method. I used an extended weekend for a cycling trip in Norway. On Thursday after work I flew from Zurich to Oslo, unboxed my bicycle and started cycling directly from the airport towards this confluence point. I crossed the Glomma River at Årnes and continued on forest tracks directly heading to my goal. At 11:30 PM I decided to camp even though it was still daylight.

The next morning, I passed by a small place called Mangen and reached the closest point to a road that was 600 m straight south of the confluence point. I abandoned my bicycle and hiked along a yellow marked footpath to the confluence. The ground was still soaking wet from the melted snow, wetting my shoes. The weather was absolutely fantastic – if not even too hot: later in the day it got 30° C.

The former clear cut from logging operations two decades ago is becoming healed: the trees around the confluence are on their way. At the confluence, the former signpost is meanwhile gone, only the stick remains.

After the visit I rode to Tobol where I hit the main road. The rest of the day I cycled northwards along the Glomma River.

CP Visit Details:

• Distance to a road: 2000 m
• Distance to a track: 600 m
• Distance of bicycle parking: 600 m
• Time to reach the CP from bike parking: 20 minutes
• Time at the CP: 10:00 AM
• Measured height: 336 m
• Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
• Position accuracy: 3 m
• Topography: slightly hilly
• Vegetation: young conifer forest
• Weather: sunny, 25° C (felt temperature)
• Given Name: The Unexpected Heat Confluence

The story continues at 61°N 12°E.