Mjølkevegen - literally the Milk Road - is the 250-kilometer signed gravel cycling route that crosses the Valdres highlands between Vinstra in the Gudbrandsdalen valley and Gol in Hallingdal. The name is historical: the same road network was originally used by the local dairy farmers to bring milk down from the summer mountain pastures (seter) to the valley creameries. The route was formally signed for cycling in 2014 and has become the most-ridden long-distance gravel route in Norway.
What makes the Mjølkevegen distinctive is the elevation profile. The route averages 800-1,200 meters above sea level for most of its length - high enough to be in genuine mountain country, with views of Jotunheimen to the north and the Hallingdal peaks to the south, but low enough to remain rideable on a standard gravel bike without specialist equipment. The surface is mostly hardpacked gravel with occasional short paved sections, daily climbs of 600-1,000 meters, and overnight stops at small mountain hotels and converted farms (Sandviken, Storefjell, Beitostølen).
The standard format is a four-to-six-day ride with daily hotel accommodation and support-vehicle luggage transfer. Most international visitors ride west-to-east (Vinstra to Gol) for the prevailing wind. The full route is bookable in both supported and unsupported versions; see the Mjølkevegen ride.