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Cycling: Øykjafjellet and Salsborg from Malkenes

Date:
06.06.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
9:56h
Distance:
88.2km

Yet another cycling trip to Tysnes, this time with the goal of visiting Øykjafjellet and Salsborg . Once again I used the highly recommended trick of bringing my bike with me on the high-speed ferry to Malkenes and thus started my cycling from there. After about 1.5 hours of cycling, I arrived at the marked trailhead for Øykjafjellet in Flakkavågen. Here I left the bike behind and continued towards the summit on foot. See the separate trip report: Øykjafjellet from Flakkavågen . Upon returning to my bike, I cycled southwest along the road to the marked trailhead for Salsborg, where I again left the bike and started the ascent on foot. See the separate trip report: Salsborg from Skjelevika . When later returning to the trailhead I had to decide whether to continue southwest to Hodaneset, and from there follow the road north to Våge, or return to Onarheim for the route >>>

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Cycling: Nonskletten

Date:
01.06.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:26h
Distance:
31.0km

Evening cycling trip with the main objective of visiting Nonskletten . I left the bike at the gravel trail just east of the summit and made the most direct ascent towards the highest point. The summit was not very interesting, but there was a nice park south of the small hill.

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Cycling: Fedjebjørnen from Bergen

Date:
30.05.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
12:23h
Distance:
148.6km

For some time I had been considering an extended cycling trip with the goal of visiting Fedjebjørnen , and with a weekend of excellent weather forecasts I decided to finally give it a go. I started cycling from Lønborg just after nine in the morning and more or less followed the cycling route towards Mongstad. This meant that for most of the trip I was either on separate cycling/walking paths or on roads with limited traffic. The exception perhaps being the stretch from Alversundsbrua until turning left for Sæbø. Here it is probably best to avoid the rush hour traffic. Almost 4.5 hours later, and a total of 70 km, I finally arrived at Sævrøy. Here I had a 20-minute break waiting for the ferry to Fedje. Except for some light haze, the conditions were very good, and I could enjoy the excellent views from >>>

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Cycling: Gullfjellet roundtrip

Date:
22.05.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
7:02h
Distance:
106.4km

Long cycling trip around Gullfjellet via Åsane, Trengereid and (almost to) Osøyro. Close to all of the trip was on either separate cycling paths or along roads with very limited traffic. The main exception being the section from Trengereid (from after the short tunnel above the roundabout) to Hisdal. Here the only option is to share the road with the high-speed traffic. It is therefore recommended to avoid cycling here at times when there may be a lot of traffic. Note that it is straightforward to avoid the second slightly longer tunnel just before reaching Hisdal. The trick is to use the nice gravel road on the south side of the tunnel. As a bonus you get a very nice view towards Samnangerfjorden. I passed through the first tunnel, as it was much shorter and there was not a lot of traffic, >>>

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Cycling: Flaktveit

Date:
17.05.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
1:39h
Distance:
25.5km

Evening cycling trip exploring Flaktveit.

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Cycling: Neshamn

Date:
13.05.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
11:54h
Distance:
112.9km

The main objective of the day was to visit Kleppavarden at Tysnes, and the trailhead was to be reached by bike. When I started cycling from Lønborg, low-hanging clouds were covering half of Askøy, and the clouds had still not started lifting when I arrived at Halhjem, where I was too early and had to wait more than 40 minutes for the ferry. When getting off the ferry at Våge, the clouds finally disappeared as I followed the main road to Søreidsvågen, from where I continued on the smaller Neshamnvegen to the marked trailhead for Kleppavarden next to Kongsviktjørna. Here I left the bike behind and continued on foot. See the separate report here: Nesevarden, Kleppavarden and Hovåsen from Kongsviktjørna . Upon returning to the bike, I still had plenty of time until the ferry at Våge, and I therefore first made a short detour to Neshamn before following the >>>

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Cycling: Fjellveien

Date:
11.05.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:54h
Distance:
15.0km

Short local cycling trip that also included an extended break to properly clean the bike.

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Cycling: Brushytten

Date:
07.05.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
22.2km

Evening cycling trip to Brushytten . Ascending via Fjellveien and Skansemyren, and descending via Sandviksfjellet and Munkebotsvatnet.

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Cycling: Storakvitefjellet

Date:
01.05.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
5:19h
Distance:
67.6km

Cycling trip that also included a visit of Storakvitefjellet . Started by following the standard cycling route to Søfteland, where I turned southwest up the very steep Langedalen. Next, I passed by the ruins at Lysekloster on my way to Lysefjorden and Nordvik. Here I easily located the tractor road taking me to the unmarked trailhead for Storakvitefjellet. In order to get to the trailhead a small stream had to be crossed, but this was straightforward given multiple strategically placed rocks. At the trailhead I left the bike behind and continued towards the summit on foot. The trail was a bit wet early on, but was overall of good quality and easy to follow. It did however disappear (or perhaps split into multiple options?) when crossing a wet area below the summit, but by then the direction was pretty obvious, and the trail shortly >>>

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Cycling: Mindebakkentoppen

Date:
28.04.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
2:39h
Distance:
29.0km

Evening cycling and hiking trip for a visit of Mindebakkentoppen . I left the bike behind at the bend in Løvstien north of Lisahaugen , from where I continued on foot along a very enjoyable trail marked for Løvstakken . The trail followed a relatively narrow pine-covered ridge which at times even requiring a bit of very light scrambling. Shortly after passing Langatjørna, I turned east towards the summit. First along a weak trail, and later in a more direct route requiring light scrambling. Not sure if I lost the trail or if the scrambling was indeed part of the trail. At the summit ridge there was however a very clear north-south trail, indicating that my ascent route is probably not the most common option. (More on the history of Mindebakken can be found here and here .) After a quick visit to the summit, which provided very limited views, >>>

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