Cycling: Nordåsvatnet, Flesland and Skjold (26.06.2021)

Cycling: Nordåsvatnet, Flesland and Skjold

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

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 be obtained without any trespassing.

Storåsen was very much of the same category as Skjoldhøgda, i.e. easy to get very close to the summit but the I summit itself is pretty much in someone's backyard. I therefore again skipped the final 20 meters to the summit and instead made a quick visit of the the outdoor ice skating rink at Slåtthaug before heading back home to Lønborg.

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

© Harald Barsnes

Start date	26.06.2021 15:18 (UTC+01:00 DST)
End date	26.06.2021 19:09 (UTC+01:00 DST)
Total Time	3h 51min
Moving Time	3h 45min
Stopped Time	0h 6min
Overall Average	14.2km/h
Moving Average	14.6km/h
Distance	54.9km
Vertical meters	889m