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Cycling: Salhus Roundtrip

Date:
18.04.2022
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:32h
Distance:
39.2km

The first cycling trip of 2022! I did the usual trip around Salhus, only adding a minor detour to Storåkervika .

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Cycling: Storahugen

Date:
19.09.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:19h
Distance:
32.2km

Short bike trip with the main objective of visiting Storahugen , yet another new minor peak on the Alle topper i Bergen list. Not much to say about this one. Limited views, but at least it can be easily accessed via a trail from the north. And getting to the trailhead by bike was straightforward, which overall made for a more interesting trip. When at the summit I also noticed that there are plenty of other small named hills in the area. So I have a feeling I'll be coming back when more of these are added to the Alle topper i Bergen list. But given that I had not in advanced looked into whether any of these could be easily accessed or not, this would have to wait.

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Cycling: Salhus Roundtrip

Date:
26.08.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:21h
Distance:
38.4km

Evening cycling trip around Salhus.

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Cycling: Salhus Roundtrip

Date:
07.08.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:34h
Distance:
38.5km

Evening bike ride around Salhus.

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Cycling: Glasskaråsen and Våganeset

Date:
04.08.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
3:12h
Distance:
24.8km

Short local cycling trip exploring Glasskaråsen and Våganeset/Nedre Åstveit.

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Cycling: Dalavatnet and Anestølen

Date:
30.07.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:34h
Distance:
23.1km

Cycling trip along Dalavatnet starting from Hollekvebrui p-lomme and going all the way to Anestølen before returning. Most of the trip was on a paved road with very little traffic before a gravel road took over for the last stretch in to Anestølen. Overall the paved road was of good quality, however one should pay attention as there are areas where frost heaving has damaged the pavement. I of course managed to hit one of these tiny holes at a time when I was paying more attention to the views than the road, and in some strange way managed to tumble over the handle bars of my bike and hitting the asphalt. Luckily my speed was very low and I got way with only minor bruises and could continue cycling, but now paying at least slightly more attention to the road. In summary, an excellent trip with spectacular views along the >>>

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Cycling: Siggjo, Furefjellet and Vardafjell

Date:
21.07.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
7:18h
Distance:
42.5km

I started by cycling to Strandkaiterminalen, from where I took the high-speed ferry to Rubbestadneset. Here I started the GPS tracking and headed south along the roads to the trailhead for Siggjo , generally on either separate cycling/walking paths or on roads with limited traffic. It should however be mentioned that while the area was overall well-suited for cycling, the signs for cyclists leave a lot to be desired, as basically there were none. I therefore struggled a bit when getting to the highway south of Rubbestadneset and trying to figure out how where the cycling path continued. After reaching the valley between Siggjo and Furefjellet called Åreiddalen, I easily located the unmarked trailhead for Siggjo and continued from there on foot. See the separate trip report here . Upon returning to my bike, I cycled >>>

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Cycling: Hjellestad and Milde

Date:
04.07.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
4:58h
Distance:
66.1km

Cycling trip to Hjellestad and Milde, including visits of Hjellestadvarden and Nepegjerdhaugen . For Hjellestadvarden, it was easy to get less than 50 meters from the summit and it only required a minor off-trail detour on foot to reach the two cairns marking the highest point. Pretty much no views from the summit though and probably does not get many visitors. Getting close to Nepegjerdhaugen was also straightforward, but as it was basically in someone's backyard, I was again satisfied with getting as close as I could without leaving the bike. Before returning home, I also visited both Bergen botanical garden and The Arboretum at Milde. This was clearly one of those trips where the trip itself was much more interesting than the two visited summits.

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Cycling: Nordåsvatnet, Flesland and Skjold

Date:
26.06.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
3:51h
Distance:
54.9km

Cycling trip with the main objective of visiting more minor peaks on the Alle topper i Bergen list . I started by cycling to Nordåsvatnet and onwards to Ruskeneshaugen . As I did not see any way to access the summit without bordering on trespassing, I skipped the last 50 meters the summit and instead turned south to Kokstadhaugen . I left my bike northwest of the summit and continued the rest of the way on foot, partly along a trail. Better views than expected from the summit. Before heading for Skjold and the final two peaks, I first made a quick visit to Flesland. Getting to Skjoldhøgda was straightforward, except for lots of roadwork resulting in several detours. Also here I skipped the last 20 meters to the summit in order to avoid strange looks from the nearby neighbors. There were some very nice views from just north of the summit though, which could >>>

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Cycling: Nonkletten and Moldstigahaugen

Date:
20.06.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
4:31h
Distance:
67.5km

With a weather forecast of late afternoon rain showers, I postponed my initial hiking plans and rather went for a cycling trip to Krokeide with the goal of visiting two more peaks on the Alle topper i Bergen list, namely Nonkletten and Moldstigahaugen . Thanks to the earlier trip reports, I could easily locate the unmarked trailhead south of Nonkletten, and after leaving my bike behind I followed the marked trail all the way to the summit. Limited views from the summit itself, but the views during the ascent (and later descent) were quite good. From Nonkletten I followed the trail north towards Moldstigahaugen. And while the trail almost disappeared when crossing one or two wet areas, and the trail markers were anything but frequent, the trail did make it relatively straightforward to get from Nonkletten to just east of Moldstigahaugen. >>>

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