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Cycling: Skjeggedalsfjellet and Litlefjellet

Date:
10.06.2023
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
7:01h
Distance:
24.3km

After getting off the bus at Masfjorden ( after first cycling to Knarvik ), it was time for the second stage of my plan: cycling northeast to Andvika and then north to Lund/Skjeggedalen. I started at 09:25 and arrived at the start of the tractor road up to Skjeggedalen about an hour later after a very enjoyable ride along the fjord. The road was paved until shortly after Ådnekvamme where it turned into a single-lane gravel road that probably does not see too many cars. My initial plan had been to cycle all the way to the final house in Skjeggedalen, but the quality of tractor road up from the fjord made me change my mind and instead leave the bike behind and continued on foot for the ascent to Skjeggedalsfjellet . Back at the bike, I returned to Andvika from where I started the ascent to Litlefjellet . First, along a paved road that later turned into a gravel road. At Storevatnet I forked >>>

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Cycling: Lønborg - Knarvik - Lønborg

Date:
10.06.2023
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
14:01h
Distance:
50.5km

As the first part of my three-stage plan to ascend Skjeggedalsfjellet and Litlefjellet in Masfjorden I got up early Saturday morning and was out the door and on my bike cycling to Knarvik shortly after 06:00. This enabled me to catch the first bus from Knarvik to Ostereidet for the connecting bus to Masfjordnes. In fact, it turned out to be the same bus, hence I did not have to load and unload my bike at Ostereidet. The bus was of a slightly older model with less room than usual for bikes and trolleys, however, as I was the only passenger for the whole ride this was fortunately not an issue. At 09:25 I got off the bus at Masfjordnes, the final stop of this particular bus, and cycled northeast towards Andvika. Given the long bus ride in the middle of the trip, I made a separate report for the cycling in Masfjorden . There are also separate trip reports for the ascents >>>

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Cycling: Våge - Reksteren - Våge

Date:
07.05.2023
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
7:01h
Distance:
40.8km

After last year's excellent trip where I cycled from Våge to Reksteren to ascend Gjøvågsfjellet , I decided to repeat the success and return to Reksteren for the two summits I had not had the time to ascend last time, namely Vardafjellet and Dalstuva . Again, I first cycled to the Bergen city center, brought the bike with me on the bus to Halhjem, and from there took the ferry to Våge. Here I started the GPS and followed the same route as the year before, although now thankfully only to Smievoll and Frøkjedalsvatnet (and not (almost) all the way to Gjøvåg). Here I left the bike behind and continued north on the trail along the lake. See the separate trip report for the ascents of Vardafjellet and Dalstuva . Upon later returning to the bike, I cycled back the same way, making it to Våge with almost 30 minutes to spare before the ferry. After the break on the ferry, it was time for the bus ride back to Bergen, which last time >>>

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Fyllingsdalstunnelen - the world's longest cycling tunnel!

Date:
21.04.2023
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:57h
Distance:
32.9km

Started the weekend early to join my dad in trying out the new Fyllingsdalstunnelen, the world's longest cycling tunnel, which opened less than a week ago. It provides a 3 km shortcut to Fyllingsdalen underneath Løvstakken. We also tried the other new related cycling paths alongside Store Lungegårdsvannet and the new (much shorter) cycling tunnel at Kronstad/Årstad, and included a short trip around Orrtuvatnet before returning more or less the same way.

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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: 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: 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: 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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