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Cycling: Tuvefjellet and Kannikenuten

Date:
21.05.2020
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
13:10h
Distance:
117.4km

Ever since exhausting the hiking options from Våge as a starting point for my hikes at Tysnes, I had played with the idea of arriving at Våge by bike, thus opening up new possibilities. The only problem was that this would involve first having cycled the 40 km to the ferry at Halhjem, and just as important, having to cycle the 40 km back home from Halhjem at the end of the trip. But after my recent test run to Halhjem , I concluded that, while it would definitely be a long trip, it should be possible. Having done the test run turned out to be very useful given that my start from Lønborg was slightly delayed, resulting in arriving at Halhjem just as the ferry was docking, and with less than ten minutes until departure. Upon arriving at Våge I headed east to Lundegren and then south to Vevatne, enjoying the much >>>

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Cycling: Halhjem

Date:
25.04.2020
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
6:34h
Distance:
90.9km

Trial run to check the feasibility of cycling to Halhjem instead of taking the bus, with the goal being to use the bike to reach new peaks when hiking at Tysnes. At Halhjem I was almost tempted by the ferry to Våge arriving just as I was starting my journey home, but there was realistically no time for going to Tysnes today. And in the end the trip home was tough enough on its own. Overall, a very nice bike ride with excellent views along the way, and where almost all of the time was spent on walking/cycling paths or on roads with very limited traffic.

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Cycling: Kalandsvatnet

Date:
22.04.2020
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
3:39h
Distance:
57.3km

Cycling trip around Kalandsvatnet and returning via Rådalen. Highly recommended!

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Cycling: Salhus Roundtrip

Date:
19.04.2020
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:21h
Distance:
36.9km

The first cycling trip of the year always brings an increased feeling of freedom, even more so for 2020 after all of the recent Coronavirus limitations.

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Cycling: Hikletten

Date:
22.09.2019
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
11:50h
Distance:
115.1km

When summer made a surprise return in late September, I decided to have a go at my ambitious plan of using the bike as my transportation for a visit to Hikletten on Osterøy. I therefore got up early Sunday morning and began the long bike ride towards Botnen just as the sun was starting to rise. Thankfully a relatively cold morning soon turned significantly warmer, and even though my legs were still tired from yesterday's hike, progress was initially good. Bruvik was reached without any difficulties and it was now time for the main challenge of the day, i.e. the long climb up to Båtaleitet . By now my legs had started to complain slightly, I therefore mixed in short stretches of walking next to the bike for a bit of variation. But the first lunch break halfway up the climb was still very welcome and also provided >>>

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Wenzelstein

Date:
28.08.2019
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
13.5km

Short bike ride while at a meeting at Schloss Dagstuhl in Germany, with road quality ranging from nice forest roads to rougher tractor roads, mostly the former though. On the way to Wenzelstein I came across Eulenkreuz . The summit itself was harder to locate and unmarked, but in the end I concluded that the highest point had to be around the small water tank (says "wasserhochbehälter" on the map) 100 meters or so west of where the highest point seems to be according to the map. Limited views for most of the trip, including the summit. Note the track is created from memory as my GPS refused to work properly.

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Cycling: Røvhaugane

Date:
11.08.2019
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:03h
Distance:
20.7km

Short cycling trip with the main objective to visit the new PB element at Røvhaugane.

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Cycling: Barsnesfjorden

Date:
08.08.2019
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
1:01h
Distance:
4.3km

Another short bike trip along Barsnesfjorden, but this time it started raining on the return. Note that the road this hike follows is private, i.e. no cars allowed. There are however a couple of parking spaces down by the small wharf along Barsnesfjorden just before the road turns west and starts climbing slightly towards the crossroads at Barsnes.

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Cycling: Barsnesfjorden

Date:
07.08.2019
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
0:34h
Distance:
4.9km

Another short trip along Barsnesfjorden, but this time on the bike. Note that the road this hike follows is private, i.e. no cars allowed. There are however a couple of parking spaces down by the small wharf along Barsnesfjorden just before the road turns west and starts climbing slightly towards the crossroads at Barsnes.

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Cycling: Bjørnstigfjellet

Date:
02.08.2019
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
7:24h
Distance:
63.8km

Ever since last year's attempt to cycle to Fimreite ended way too abruptly I had wanted to have another go. This time taking it very easy in the sharp turn where I had my unfortunate close encounter with the pavement last July, and thus this time making it safely down to Eide. From there the cycling was straightforward, though always seeming to include more climbing than I remember from previous visits. From Fimreite I continued west and later east along the gravel road, passing by two gates and a sign with no driving allowed. The gravel road was of good quality and far from steep, but the climb was still tough given the constant ascent providing little to no rest. More than once I considered leaving the bike behind and continuing on foot, but decided not to, given that the bike would be greatly beneficial for my >>>

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