Carbon & aluminium gravel bikes and e-bikes, by the day or for your whole trip — pickup at Sognsvann, Oslo Central Station or Kjelsås, or delivered to your hotel
“Oslo has some of the best gravel riding in Scandinavia, and almost nobody rents the right bike for it.”
No shop visit, no paperwork, no waiting in line.
Pick your bike and dates and send the form. We usually reply within a few hours — often with a bike ready the same day.
Authorise a refundable deposit by card, and verify your ID online if needed — all from your phone.
We lock the bike at your pickup location and send you the code. Unlock it whenever suits you.
Explore Oslo and the Nordmarka forest at your own pace.
Lock the bike back at the agreed location, snap a couple of photos, and your deposit hold is released.
Helmet included. Pickup at Sognsvann, Oslo Central Station or Kjelsås — or delivered to your hotel.
Wide tyres, disc brakes, geometry built for the Nordmarka's loose gravel descents. Two options — aluminium for value, carbon for performance.
Gravel
The same terrain at a friendlier price. A dependable aluminium bike that handles every gravel road in the Marka.
Premium Gravel
For riders who know what carbon and tubeless mean — and want them. If you ride a good bike at home, this is the one that won't feel like a rental.
Electric bikes with gravel capability — comfortable touring bikes for the Nordmarka forest, with the battery flattening the climbs so any fitness level can reach the lakes and cabins.
E-Bike
The most popular choice for visitors. Quality components and enough battery for a proper forest day — at any fitness level.
E-Bike
Long range
For the full day out. The biggest battery in the fleet — reach the remote lakes and cabins that day-trippers never see, and ride home with charge to spare.
Good to know
Our gravel bike rental in Oslo gives you the same bikes we ride ourselves on our guided tours — properly maintained, correctly sized, helmet included — not the city hybrids that pass for rentals elsewhere.
The Nordmarka forest starts at the end of metro line 5. From there, 1,700 square kilometres of gravel roads run north to lakes, ridgelines and mountain cabins. A quality gravel bike is the right tool. A city bike is not.
Rent for a single day, or keep the bike for your whole stay. Multi-day rentals are our speciality — they're the best way to explore the Nordmarka properly, at your own pace over several days. Tell us your dates and we'll confirm multi-day pricing. Standard Gravel rentals of more than 4 days get 20% off the total, and on longer rentals we include a spare tube, a small tool kit and a water bottle at no extra charge, so you're set up for the forest.
Pick up at Sognsvann (end of metro line 5 — step off and the gravel starts immediately), Oslo Central Station, or Kjelsås (end of tram line 11 — a short ride from the forest entry via Maridalen, so you're straight into the trees with no city navigation). We can also deliver the bike directly to your hotel, AirBnB or chosen address for an extra NOK 250. Choose your preferred option in the booking form and we confirm the exact time and meeting point within 24 hours.
The best gravel riding in Oslo is in the Nordmarka — a 1,700 square kilometre forest that starts at the end of metro line 5. From Sognsvann, gravel roads run north to remote lakes, ridgelines and mountain cabins serving coffee and waffles. It's one of the great urban forests in Europe, and a quality gravel bike is the right way to explore it. For route ideas, our journal covers the area in detail:
One honest note: the forest trails are unmarked for visitors, and the best routes take local knowledge. Bring offline maps, tell someone where you're going, and plan conservatively for daylight.
Rather not navigate yourself?
Our private guided tours start from NOK 890 per person — hotel pickup, a local guide who knows every trail, and bike rental included from NOK 349. The guide is how you find the best of the forest on the first try.
See guided toursSend your dates and bike choice — we confirm availability, size and pickup time within 24 hours.
You can choose between three pickup locations: Sognsvann (end of metro line 5 — right on the forest edge), Oslo Central Station, or Kjelsås. We can also deliver the bike to your hotel, AirBnB or any Oslo address for an extra NOK 250. Select your preferred option in the booking form and we confirm the exact time and meeting point within 24 hours.
A helmet is included with every rental, and every bike is checked and serviced between rentals. Tell us your height when you book and the right frame size will be ready.
The Premium Gravel (NOK 1 400/day) has a carbon frame, carbon wheels with tubeless tyres and hydraulic disc brakes — lighter, faster and more forgiving over a long forest day. The regular Gravel (NOK 800/day) has an aluminium frame and disc brakes, and handles exactly the same terrain at a friendlier price.
Any fitness level works — both e-bikes take the Nordmarka's climbing out of the equation. The Premium E-Bike (NOK 800/day) covers a normal forest day; the Long Range E-Bike (NOK 1 200/day) carries the biggest battery in the fleet and is built for full-day rides to the remote lakes and cabins most day-trippers never reach.
Yes. Most of the Nordmarka forest's gravel terrain is accessible on our e-bikes — their wide tyres handle the loose gravel and forest roads, and the motor assistance takes care of the climbs. They are built for exactly this kind of riding.
Yes — multi-day rentals are our speciality and the best way to explore the Nordmarka forest properly. There's no maximum; rent for a weekend, a week, or your whole trip. Put your dates in the enquiry form and we'll confirm availability and multi-day pricing.
Yes. The trails are unmarked for visitors and the best routes take local knowledge, so many people prefer not to handle the navigation and logistics themselves. Our private guided tours take all of that out of the equation — a local guide leads the way and shows you the best of the forest, with hotel pickup and bike rental included. Tours start from NOK 890 per person, with rental included from NOK 349. See our private tours.
Yes — it's the best bike for the terrain. The Nordmarka forest is criss-crossed with gravel roads and forest tracks that are too rough for a road bike and too open for a mountain bike. A gravel bike handles it all: fast and efficient on the longer gravel roads, stable enough on the loose technical sections. A city hybrid will slow you down and tire you out. If you want to ride the forest properly, rent a gravel bike.
Sognsvann — the last stop on metro line 5, fifteen minutes from central Oslo. You step off the train, pick up your rental gravel bike, and the forest gravel roads start immediately. No riding through traffic, no wasted time. From Sognsvann you can head north on the Ring 4 loop (45 km), push deeper into the Nordmarka to Kikut or Skjennungen, or keep it shorter and loop back along the lakeside tracks. It's the single best access point to Oslo's gravel riding.