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Mixed excursion to Frotveit

Date:
31.05.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
5:00h
Distance:
61.0km

Given the nice Saturday, it was just to get some fresh air! I took my bike and started in southern direction. After passing Steinsvik, I then connected to Lagunen. My attempt to continue further towards Nesttun from there, was inhibited by some road work, making me cycle around Apeltunvatnet, instead. From Nesttun, I then connected to Øvsttun, where I explored the highest point. Thereafter, my goal was to bike up to Totland to do some more exploration. I left my bike at the parking lot at the end of Totlandsvegen and ascended to the hill in the west of it. Once up there, I decided that I could simply traverse the heights in order to get via Kollifjellet tp Ytstafjellet. After doing that, I returned via the forest road that apparently is used as a skiing track in winter. Once down to >>>

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Vallaheiane via Larsaberget from Tranevatnet

Date:
11.05.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
4:30h
Distance:
40.2km

The main idea was to get some fresh air. I thus took the bike and started with the idea to explore Vallaheiane from Tranevatnet. I first biked south and crossed the partially closed off bridge at Straume. I then continued towards Steinsvik, where I left the "main road" to take a look at Ospåsen, a bit further south. The matter of fact that there's also a golf course in this area does not make getting around easier. Back on my bike, I continued, crossing over Flyplassvegen, to the sports arena next to Grimseidvegen. After a short bio-break at Lagunen, I continued around Apeltunvatnet, then to Iglavatnet, and further to Tranevatnet. I then parked my bike along the gravel road on the south side of Tranevatnet to start my exploration on foot from there. I first found a good way >>>

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Nubbevatnet (twice) via Nattlandsfjellet

Date:
12.04.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
4:30h
Distance:
31.3km

We had agreed to make a short hike together, from Nattlandsfjellet to Nubbevatnet. To get there, we took our bikes, first along Nordåsvatnet, then via Paradis up to Nattlandsfjellet. From the parking strip south of Sveane, we then hiked up (via Sveane) and over the long ridge into the direction of Orrehaugane, before then crossing over to Nubbevatnet. At Baunehytten, on the north end of Nubbevatnet, we then enjoyed a nice little break. After enjoying the sun a little, we then walked back towards Ramsdalen and Nattlandsfjellet, following the main route (gravel road southwards, also connecting to Helgeseter). Once back at the parking at Nordre Nattlandsfjellet, we learned that the keys to unlock two of our bike locks weren't with us as expected. After a bit of searching, we thought that >>>

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Lauvåsen in Jordalen

Date:
19.01.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
5:00h
Distance:
54.0km

We had discussed a possible hike up to Storsåta, northeast of Jordalen. The first qualification that happened was our decision to approach Jordalen with our bikes. All this worked nicely and smoothely, using the bike-tunnel between Fyllingsdalen and Minde. The next qualification then was to cross over to Munkebotn via Fløyfjellet. After checking out two options to do so that did not work out (at Lappen and Knatten we read that cycling is not allowed on Søre Kamvei!), we took a route up from Skansemyren. Passing by Skomakerdiket, we then quickly crossed over Fløyfjellet before making it further to Storevatnet and then further down to Munkebotn (the descent from Fløyfjellet down to Munkebotn is quite steep, though). At Munkebotsvatnet, we made a short break to enjoy our packed lunch. >>>

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Storhelleren/Bjørndalshelleren

Date:
18.01.2025
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
17.1km

Given a rather wet winter day, we decided to explore a place, which we had on our radar for a while, already: Storhelleren/Bjørndalshelleren near Loddefjord. To add a bit to this plan, we decided to combine this excursion with a bike-trip there and back. After first cycling north on Bjørgeveien into the direction of Loddefjord, we chose to cross the bridge at Hetlevikstraumen and continue to Loddefjord on the west-side of Bjørndalspollen. At Loddefjord, we once again ended up in this dead-end loop for pedestrians at the north end of Bjørndalspollen (without any reasonable option to cross the road over to Loddefjord -- what a city planning mistake?!!). After quickly looping back, we made it onto the road and thus further northwards to the access road for the transformer at Grøvledalen. >>>

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Wet cycling around Damsgårdsfjellet

Date:
01.12.2024
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
23.2km

The indeed very wet Sunday did not really invite to a hike. Making a bike-trip, however, seemed just OK to get some fresh air. Starting at Varden, I first biked along Bjørgeveien into the direction of Loddefjord. Between Svartaberget in the southeast and Skarkafjellet in the northwest, I then turned into the direction of Laksevåg (towards the northeast). After cycling along Liavatnet, I was in the mood to double-check whether there wasn't a way to connect from Nordre Banuren to Gravdalslien with the bike (my memory was that there certainly is no way to drive this connection with a car, though). After cycling up to Nordre Banuren, I got the very clear impression that crossing over to Gravdalslien with the bike was neither possible (not without carrying the bike etc.). I thus biked back >>>

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Cycling around Nordåsvatnet

Date:
03.11.2024
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
25.0km

After changing to spikes on our bikes, we wished to bike one round to see that everything works well. Lacking a more creative idea, we decided to simply bike once around Nordåsvatnet. While we did get quite a bit wet, we still returned satisfied after a bit of work-out... See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Traudalen

Date:
02.11.2024
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
1:00h
Distance:
8.6km

Instead of biking directly to the shop, I decided to make a little detour towards upper Fyllingsdalen. Before the rain started, I took a look at the place, where in 2020 a stone was erected in memory of three British soldiers, who had jumped out of their aircraft on January 12, 1945, then coming down on parachutes, before eventually being captured and detained. First, I had considered to include also a short hike up to Løvstakken, but since it already started to rain, my motivation degraded and I instead returned back towards more southern grounds in Fyllingsdalen (and to the shop, of course). Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Storenuvarden and more

Date:
19.10.2024
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
6:30h
Distance:
70.6km

Given the nice autumn weather, I made a plan to cycle around Vidden and explore some minor hills along the way. I started by cycling around Nordåsvatnet (in its north), continuing to Paradis. From there, I took the road through Sanddalen to get to the main axis towards Arna from Nesttun. It started in Sanddalen that I understood that this trip will be special, given a chain that had become quite slippery, already -- the relatively steep part upwards on Sandbrekkevegen I already had to push the bike... My first exploration goal of the day was to bike out Hardangervegen right next to the train tracks on the other, southeastern side of Midtunelva. This works, but the path (or better "path") is not really prepared and biking there with a street bike, for example, is not reasonable. >>>

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Bike-hiking hills near Drotningsvik

Date:
06.10.2024
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
32.9km

Given the medium-nice weather -- certainly good enough, though! -- I decided to make another bike-hiking trip: this time into the direction of Drotningsvik, where I knew of a couple of hills that I had not visited so far. I started by cycling into the direction of Olsvik, passing by Loddefjord on my way. In the northwest of Harafjellet, I then left my bike behind for the first time, making my way up to Storhaugen. Given the houses that have been built right up to the "top" of Storhaugen, one does not really get any nature feeling up there. The views, however, are quite fine. Next, I aimed at Godvikaskjenet, approaching it from the northeast. Godvikveien leads up there quite steeply and I left my bike behind "half way up" that road. Once closer to the "top", >>>

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