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Through Wien from Hauptbahnhof

Date:
29.04.2026
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
0:45h
Distance:
9.4km

After first biking from Smolenice to Marchegg and then taking a train to Vienna, I still had to cover some 10km in Vienna. This worked as planned and there's nothing special to report about the route. See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Biking from Smolenice to Marchegg

Date:
29.04.2026
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
3:45h
Distance:
69.6km

After lunch, I made myself ready for another bike-trip: this time in the northwest of the Carpartian mountains back to Austria. For the third time in three days, I headed first westwards (and into the Carpartian mountains), following the forest road south of Havranica and Záruby. While this forest road is really nice near Smolenica castle, it gets a bit more rough a bit further west (and higher up in the mountains). Still, it was straight-forward to traverse it, even with all the luggage. The descent on the other side, to Plavecký Mikuláš, was partly quite steep, but cycling down there was still possible without real difficulties. I then cycled along road 501 which brought me through Sološnica and Rohožník to Pernek. Further down the same road, I then arrived in Lozorno. South >>>

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To Smolenice via Molpír

Date:
28.04.2026
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
6.5km

In order to have something to drink on my bike-trip back from Smolenice the next day, I wished to visit the small store in Smolenice during the day. In order to get there, I decided to make a short detour that would bring my to Smolenice over Molpir, known for its historic site(s). I first followed the same forest road as on my hike to Záruby the day before, while turning left this time at the first saddle. Within a few steps, I then arrived at the ridge which would bring me to Molpir, following it in eastward direction. While walking along the ridge, I got to enjoy some nice views from the top of several small southfacing cliffs. I even got to see a small cave. Once past the historic site on Molpir, I started my descent to Smolenice. Instead of aiming at the road a bit further north, I continued along the ridge. >>>

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Záruby and Havranica from Smolenice castle

Date:
27.04.2026
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
2:15h
Distance:
8.2km

Before breakfast, I woke up early and decided that the day was simply to nice to not get out and attempt a walk or hike. Heading westwards and into the Carpartian mountains right next to Smolenice, I first followed a nice forest road with a gentle inclination. Near the first saddle, I then decided that I could try to reach Záruby, a bit further in the northwest. The trail there was nice (and steep), but within a bit more than one hour, after departing from the castle, I found myself on top of the east-west oriented ridge, right east of the top of Záruby. After quickly visiting the very top, I then followed the ridge "back" (in eastward direction) to also include Havranica on my way back. After stepping over Havranica, I found a nice vista point with a great view towards the >>>

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Biking from Bratislava to Smolenice

Date:
26.04.2026
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
6:00h
Distance:
76.7km

After first biking through Vienna , I then took the boat (TwinCityLiner) from Vienna to Bratislava. From there, I had planned to bike to Smolenice in the northeast of Bratislava, following the southeastern feet of the Carpartian mountains. After arriving between the SNP bridge and Starý (old) bridge, I first had to find my way through Bratislava. Relatively soon, I found myself on Špitálska, before then continuing on Krížna and Vajnorská towards the northeast. Since it was Sunday in the morning, the traffic was limited and biking along these major roads was just fine. I then took a turn left onto Jarošova, before soon turning right, again (onto Racianska). Following Racianska, which is one of the main roads out of Bratislava towards the north, I quickly made the necessary kilometers to get out of Bratislava. >>>

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Through Wien to Donaukanal

Date:
26.04.2026
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
1:00h
Distance:
13.2km

Main goal for this day was to get from Vienna to Smolenice (partly by boat, partly by bike). To first get to the boat (TwinCityLiner) in Vienna, I needed to bridge some 13km by bike in the early morning, first. Nothing special about the bike-route, though, to report. Selected photos are available as Google photo album . The TwinCityLiner is an interesting alternative option to get from Vienna to Bratislava (or the other way around).

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Wotruba Church and Hörndlwald

Date:
25.04.2026
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
11.5km

Just a short bike-ride to visit the Wotruba Church in the southwest of Vienna, followed by a nice (short) walk through Hörndlwald. Selected photos are available as Google photo album . There's a useful page about the Wotruba Church on Wikipedia .

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To Åsane, and back

Date:
19.04.2026
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
3:00h
Distance:
55.1km

The main plan for the day was to visit the textile factor museum in Salhus. To get there, we had planned to take a historic bus from Åsane terminal. To get to Åsane, we used our bikes. Nothing special to report about the bike-trip, though (we biked the same route there and back, using the main bike route around Eidsvågsneset). See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Short round around Varden

Date:
18.04.2026
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
0:45h
Distance:
2.1km

Just an evening walk around Varden, including a short visit to Gjeddevatnet. See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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To Arboretet in Milde, and back

Date:
12.04.2026
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
29.1km

Just a nice bike-ride to/from Arboretet in Milde. On our way back, we decided to take a slightly different route, following Grimseidvegen, towards the northeast, before finding a connection towards Skage through Skageskogen passing by Kolhushaugen. From Skage, we then continued along Håvardstunvatnet and Skranevatnet. Via Søvik, we eventually made it back onto usual tracks. See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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