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Cycling: Miklastofa and Reksteren

Date:
10.09.2022
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
5:58h
Distance:
65.3km

The northwestern part of Tysnes called Reksteren is not most easily accessible, at least not without a car. Cycling all the way there from Bergen is also quite far. I therefore started by bringing the bike with me on the bus to Halhjem and from there taking the ferry to Våge. After turning on the GPS tracking I then followed the roads towards Reksteren and Gjøvåg. On the way I made a quick visit of Miklastofa via the gravel road on the west side of Kyrkjevatnet. Note that southern part of this gravel road was not yet included on the map, but it did continue all the way to Uggdalseidet where there was a small parking lot and signs pointing to Miklastofa (no signs from the north). As I got closer to Reksteren the roads gradually got narrower, but the road quality was overall very good and with the limited >>>

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Cycling: Sætrafjellet and Tveitaslottet

Date:
28.08.2022
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
4:02h
Distance:
40.1km

After yesterday's long hike in Granvin , I switched to cycling with the goal of visiting one of the two remaining summits on the Fitjar ≥ 100m pf. list, namely Sætrafjellet . I started by cycling to the Bergen city center and taking the bike with me on the bus to Halhjem. This was my first experience of bringing my bike on a bus and I have to admit that I felt a bit out of place, with the added bonus of constantly being worried that the next stop would be full of passengers in more need of the space than me and my bike. Thankfully this did not happen and I arrived at Halhjem without any real issues, thus saving both loads of time and, equally important, resting my tired legs from yesterday. From Halhjem, I got on the ferry to Sandvikvåg and 45 minutes later I was finally ready to start the real trip. I first cycled along the main road via Fitjar to south >>>

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Cycling: Minde

Date:
13.08.2022
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:13h
Distance:
28.7km

Short cycling trip exploring new parts around Minde after the dense morning fog had finally disappeared.

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Cycling: Mørkadalsfjellet, Gåsafjellet and Bergesfjellet

Date:
28.07.2022
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
7:31h
Distance:
72.9km

After last summer's successful cycling trip to Bømlo it was finally time for a repeat. This time with three new targets in mind and a tight schedule to follow. I again started by cycling to Strandkaien in Bergen, from where I took the high-speed ferry to Rubbestadneset. Here I started the GPS tracking and headed south along the roads to Langevåg and onwards to the marked trailhead for Mørkadalsfjellet next to Kalavåg. See the separate trip report for the ascent to Mørkadalsfjellet here . Back on the bike, I cycled the short distance northeast to the unmarked trailhead for Gåsafjellet next to Vedvikevatnet. See the separate trip report for Gåsafjellet here . The final goal of the day, besides getting back to Rubbestadneset in time for the boat, was Bergesfjellet . Upon returning to my bike I therefore first returned southwest before heading north to Berge where I easily located the marked >>>

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Cycling: Storetveit, Fjellveien and Hellemyrstien

Date:
23.07.2022
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
3:06h
Distance:
33.8km

After spending three of the last four days hiking with petter (Petter Bjørstad) in various parts of Modalen, I today switched to cycling. First exploring new parts of Storetveit, before following Fjellveien and Hellemyrstien home to Lønborg.

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Cycling: Fjordstien and Stedjeberget

Date:
15.07.2022
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:49h
Distance:
15.0km

Short cycling trip along Fjordstien to Stedjeberget turpostkasse .

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Cycling: Smetthaugane, Småhaugene and Store Stuthaugen

Date:
29.06.2022
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
7:19h
Distance:
74.4km

Left work early to take advantage of the last part of a warm summer day for a cycling trip to Osavatnet with the goal of visiting Nordnuken , yet another minor summit on the Alle topper i Bergen list. Shortly after leaving my bike behind where the gravel-covered path ended south of the summit it however became clear that the ascent to Nordnuken did not look very inviting and was not the most compatible with shorts and t-shirt. I therefore changed my plans and instead went for a trip around Svartavatnet with short detours to the minor summits of Smetthaugane , Småhaugane and, with an additional detour via Redningshytten , Store Stuthaugen . Each of the minor summits could easily be reached and only required short detours from the trail. The trail between Smetthaugane and Småhaugane was however quite weak and I ended up losing it when crossing the stream coming down from Glamregjelet >>>

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Cycling: Landås and Fjellveien

Date:
25.06.2022
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:17h
Distance:
28.7km

Bike trip exploring different parts of Landås before returning via Fjellveien.

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Cycling: Håsteinen and Slettåsen

Date:
06.06.2022
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
4:59h
Distance:
58.1km

After two days of hiking, I switched to cycling for the last day of the long weekend and I went for a trip to Hjellestad with the added bonus of also making a quick visit of Slettåsen - a minor peak on the Alle topper i Bergen list. I left the bike behind at the unmarked trailhead northeast of the summit. The trail quality was highly variable, especially for the later return, but (at least the start) the wet areas were covered by planks or pallets. From Kjell51 (Kjell Øijorden) 's trip report , I had gotten the tip to also visit Håsteinen . So when a sign for Håsteinen showed up, I followed a trail to a location that provided great views, especially for only being 45 meters above sea level. Next, I followed various trails towards Slettåsen, even passing a sign for Slettåsen. But there was no trail and the highest point was slightly further south anyway. As it turned >>>

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Cycling: Salhus Roundtrip

Date:
17.05.2022
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:15h
Distance:
36.9km

Evening cycling trip around Salhus after spending the first half of the day celebrating the 17th of May in the city center.

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