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Norway : Hedmark

12.9 km (8.0 miles) N of Brumunddal, Hedmark, Norway
Approx. altitude: 539 m (1768 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 61°S 169°W

Accuracy: 4 m (13 ft)
Quality: good

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#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: The little place Brumund sag

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  61°N 11°E (visit #4) (secondary) 

#1: The Confluence from 40 m distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

05-Jun-2016 -- This is the last out of 3 reports reaching confluence points in Southern Norway. The story starts from 60°N 12°E and continues from 61°N 12°E.

The night before I had cycled until 11:30 PM until I had set up my tent in the forest between Elverum and Hamar. The next morning I continued cycling over a little county road directly to Brumunddal, which is clearly the starting point of any visit to this confluence point. Two roads lead to the confluence, a hilly gravel road on the left side of the river Brumunda and a smooth asphalt road (Brumundvegen) on the right side of the river (looking down the river). Both roads lead to a small place called Brumund sag, which is about 2 km from the confluence as the crows fly.

I was able to cycle further on forest tracks up to an intersection of two tracks located 1200 m to the west of the confluence. The hiking part offered diversified landscapes, beginning with a logged open area, followed by a dense and hilly forest. As I approached the confluence, the terrain became flat and swampy. I found the confluence after crossing the swamp about 20 m into a conifer forest.

On my way cycling back from Brumund sag to Brumunddal I used the asphalt road which turned out to be 3 times faster than the gravel road that I had come. After a lunch in Brumunddal, I hurried up cycling back in order to catch my plane at Oslo Airport. I just made it back in time – but always being a bit worried because the required cycling time had been hard to predict.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to a road: 2000 m
  • Distance to a track: 1200 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 1200 m
  • Time to reach the CP from bike parking: 30 minutes
  • Time at the CP: 10:28 AM
  • Measured height: 547 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 4 m
  • Topography: slightly hilly
  • Vegetation: conifer forest, blueberries, cowberries, grass, moss, bog cotton
  • Weather: sunny, 22° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Two Roads Confluence

The story finishes here.
 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 40 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: The little place Brumund sag
ALL: All pictures on one page