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Cycling: Ytstafjellet

Date:
27.07.2023
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
4:15h
Distance:
52.1km

After a week of minimal activity due to a cold, I was finally feeling a bit better and decided to test my energy level with a cycling trip to Ytstafjellet . Besides the climb from Myrdalsvatnet to Totland/Riple feeling slightly harder than normal, I made it to the top of the gravel road right next to the highest point of Ytstafjellet without any real issues. Here I left the bike and completed the final less than 60 meters to the summit on foot. No views or any other interesting features to speak of, hence I quickly returned to the bike and proceeded to follow the nice gravel roads southwest, which provided some surprisingly good views towards the south. I then turned north and reconnected with the main road and completed the trip home to Lønborg.

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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: 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: 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: Kalandsvatnet, Tereleitet, Bjørnåsen and Hamresåta

Date:
05.09.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
5:49h
Distance:
64.7km

Another cycling trip around Kalandsvatnet, this time to visit two new minor summits recently added to the Alle topper i Bergen list , namely Bjørnåsen and Hamresåta . Thanks to the recent trip report from knutsverre (Knut S. Andersen) , both Bjørnåsen and Hamresåta were now straightforward to get to via trails, and I pretty much followed in the footsteps of Knut Sverre and Astrid. Note that while the trail for Bjørnåsen is marked, I still almost missed the trailhead, as the trail itself was pretty weak. But if you start looking to the right just before the trail reaches Ulvvatnet/Svartavatnet you should able to locate the first trail marker. I left the bike at the trailhead and followed a trail that was, at least at the moment, quite hidden by ferns and tall grasses, but it could still be followed without much difficulty and made it straightforward to reach the summit which, as >>>

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Cycling: Hauglandsdalen and Solbakkefjellet

Date:
29.08.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
7:06h
Distance:
79.5km

Sunday cycling trip with the objective of visiting Solbakkefjellet NØ , a recently added minor peak that I had passed close by before but not actually visited. My initial plan had been to cycle via Hauglandsdalen and ascend from Frotveit, but this route was blocked, twice, by a field of grazing horses. I could probably have made my way to the northern trailhead anyway, but I decided to instead head to the alternative trailhead further south. This turned out to be mistake as the gravel roads on the west side of Solbakkefjellet are clearly better suited for horseback riding than cycling, resulting in anything but a comfortable ride. But I finally left the bike behind north of the alternative trailhead and from there continued on foot to the large cairn at Solbakkefjellet, enjoying the excellent views along the way. Just before >>>

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Cycling: Myrdalsvatnet and Preståsen

Date:
18.07.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
3:10h
Distance:
43.4km

When the rain showers finally stopped, or so I thought, I cycled towards Myrdalsvatnet for a visit of Preståsen . It however started raining again as I was approaching Nesttun, but thankfully it was only light rain and soon stopped completely. The summit of Preståsen was easily reached on foot via an unmarked trail starting from the gravel road northeast of Myrdalsvatnet. Next to no views from the summit nor the trail though. I even briefly followed the trail south beyond the summit to check if there were any better views there, but this was not the case as far as I could tell. I therefore returned to my bike at the gravel road and followed it north before returning south to Myrdalsvatnet and the ride home.

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Cycling: Kvernafossen

Date:
14.07.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
4:19h
Distance:
54.9km

Cycling trip with the objective of exploring a possible trail to Nedstaheia, a small hill southeast of Haukheia in Arna. The unmarked trailhead south of the summit was easily located, and after leaving my bike behind, I continued on foot along the river/waterfall called Kvernafossen. The trail was partially hidden by the low vegetation, but easy to follow. Shortly I reached the tractor road south of Krokavatnet. Here I turned right and started searching for the trail to Nedstaheia. I think I found it in the end, but it was pretty much completely hidden by the tall grasses. After a short attempt at following the hidden trail, I therefore gave up and decided to rather return on a future hike, ideally not wearing shorts as today, especially given that I was also planning on including a visit to Haukheia. >>>

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Cycling: Herdla from Kleppestø

Date:
10.07.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
8:11h
Distance:
97.5km

An extended cycling trip with the main objective of exploring Herdla. I started by cycling to Strandkaien and from there taking the high-speed ferry to Kleppestø. Here I turned on the GPS tracking and headed north towards Herdla, via the road to Erdal and Ask, thus avoiding the heavier traffic on the main road via Ravnanger. The road itself was also a positive surprise, as due to recent road work, I could stay off the road almost all the way to Ask, and instead use the wide sidewalk/walking and cycling path next to the road. However, from Ask until connecting with the main road at Åsebø, there were no sidewalks, but also very limited traffic, hence this was not an issue at all. The traffic greatly increased as I turned north at Åsebø though, but when approaching Fauskanger the sidewalk/walking >>>

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Cycling: Brushytten

Date:
07.05.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
22.2km

Evening cycling trip to Brushytten . Ascending via Fjellveien and Skansemyren, and descending via Sandviksfjellet and Munkebotsvatnet.

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