Carbon & aluminium gravel bikes and e-bikes — pickup at Sognsvann, Oslo Central Station or Smestad T-bane
Oslo has some of the best gravel riding in Scandinavia, and almost nobody rents the right bike for it. 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.
Pick up at Sognsvann (end of metro line 5 — step off and the gravel starts immediately), Oslo Central Station, or Smestad T-bane. Choose your preferred location in the booking form and we confirm the exact time and meeting point within 24 hours.
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.
The forest without the fitness question. The Nordmarka has real climbing — the battery flattens it.
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
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 Smestad T-bane. Select your preferred location 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 1 200/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. Put your dates in the enquiry form and we'll confirm availability and multi-day pricing.
Yes — that's our core business. Private guided tours from NOK 890 per person with hotel pickup, where bike rental is included from NOK 349. If you don't know the forest, the guide is the difference between a good ride and the best ride of your trip. 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.