Bike tracks and pump tracks for kids in Oslo
Learning to ride is easier somewhere built for it. Oslo has gradually gained several places where children can practise with no cars, no sign-up and no cost: pump tracks where you roll forward by pumping with your body rather than pedalling, a bike park with real road signs and a roundabout, and a woodchip trail loop in the forest for those who want to ride on something other than asphalt.
Every place below is free and open all year. Below the list you'll find a little about which surface suits what, and which two new tracks are under construction.
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Bjørndal pumptrack
Seterbråtveien 4, 1271 Oslo
Oslo's first asphalt pump track, in the middle of Bjørndal sports park. You ride a bike, skateboard or scooter through rollers and berms without pedalling, and the track suits beginners and experienced riders alike. Free and open to everyone, with artificial turf pitches, tennis courts and street basket in the same park.
Read moreManglerud sykkelpark
Plogveien 22, 0681 Oslo
A cycling park by Manglerud swimming pool where children practise cycling skills on tracks of varying difficulty, built for learning, mastery and the joy of cycling. Suitable from balance-bike age and up, and free. In winter a ski track is prepared on the wide main loop. Skate park and swimming pool right next door.
Read moreSykkelbanen i Trolldalen
Stordamveien 47, 0671 Oslo
A beginner-friendly trail loop in wooded terrain with a firm woodchip surface and a few boardwalks to cross. The trail comes in two parts: an easy, fairly flat loop through the trees, or the newer extension with sharper turns, steep mounds and a couple of rollers. A playground, barbecue spots and a ball court are right next to it.
Read moreBøler betongpark
Utmarkveien 4, 0689 Oslo
A concrete park right beside Bøler school, with a skate area plus play and training equipment. Alongside bowls, stairs, rails and ledges there is a long ramp for scooters and BMX, and good space for the youngest to practise cycling. A short walk from Bøler metro station.
Read moreAmmerud pumptrack
Ammerudgrenda, 0959 Oslo
Oslo's first pumptrack, built in 2020 by the cycling club LilloVelo together with the municipality. The off-road cycling track is made so children and young people can try it without equipment or sign-up, and the lighting means it can be used year round. Free and open to all.
Read moreWhich surface suits what
Asphalt rolls most easily and is the most forgiving for the very youngest. Bjørndal is the city's first asphalt pump track, and the city itself states that it suits children from around age four upwards. The asphalt also makes it usable for scooters and skateboards, which often decides whether older siblings come along.
Woodchip and gravel are slower and demand a little more balance, but in return they give the feeling of riding in the woods. Trolldalen comes in two parts, with a flat, easy loop and a newer extension with sharper turns and steep mounds, so the same outing can suit both a five-year-old and a ten-year-old.
Concrete is hard and fast, and shared with skaters and scooters. Bøler concrete park has a long ramp for BMX and scooters, but also calmer edges where the youngest can practise. If you want to avoid the traffic of older kids on boards, a dedicated pump track is the quieter choice.
Where children learn the rules of the road
Manglerud bike park is something other than the rest. It is built as a practice course with loops of varying difficulty, and is in practice Oslo's traffic training ground: here children practise cycling skills themselves rather than speed. It suits everyone from balance-bike age upwards, and in winter a ski track is groomed on the wide main loop, so the facility is in use year round.
We found no dedicated traffic training ground in Oslo beyond this one. The named traffic grounds in Norway are in other cities, so Manglerud is the Oslo equivalent.
Two tracks on the way
At Voldsløkka in Bydel Sagene, an asphalt pump track of around 1,500 square metres is being built, with banked turns and jumps, for bikes, scooters, skateboards and roller skates. The facility is a collaboration between Sagene IF, track builders and local volunteers.
By Årvoll school in Bydel Bjerke, an asphalt track of around 1,000 square metres is coming, with turns, rollers, amphitheatre benches, bike parking and lighting, built by the city's environment agency as a free low-threshold meeting place. Both are announced for 2026, but construction can slip, so check before you head over.
Cycling without owning a bike
If you don't have a bike in the right size, BUA lends out bikes and helmets free of charge from around ten locations in Oslo, with no means testing. Worth knowing not least because children outgrow a bike about as fast as they get good on it.