Cycling: Skjeggedalsfjellet and Litlefjellet (10.06.2023)

Skrevet av hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Startsted Masfjordnes fergekai (2moh)
Sluttsted Norland/Andvika (10moh)
Turtype Gatesykling
Turlengde 7t 01min
Distanse 24,3km
Høydemeter 552m
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Andre besøkte PBE'er Søredalsvegen/Åsheimvegen (75moh) 10.06.2023

Cycling: Skjeggedalsfjellet and Litlefjellet

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 left across the bridge and continued for another 500 meters before doing a quick cost-benefit analysis and concluding that it was better to simply walk. The rest of the ascent to Litlefjellet was therefore done on foot. See the separate trip report here.

When I later returned to the bike, I could finally enjoy the benefits of having brought the bike with me during the ascent and it therefore did not take long before I was back at the fjord at Andvika. Here I headed for the first bus stop named Norland. At least I should then be sure that there was room for both me and my bike on the bus. A long bus ride later, with a couple more passengers this time around, we arrived at Knarvik. All that remained was then the 25 km of cycling back to Lønborg. See the separate trip report here.

To conclude, using the bike for this trip was definitely a good choice as it allowed me to visit both Skjeggedalsfjellet and Litlefjellet on a single trip, which would have been impossible on foot. The bike ride from Masfjordnes to the start of Lund/Skjeggedalen was also very enjoyable and can be recommended as a trip on its own. Although I guess most hikers will find easier ways of visiting these two summits anyway. ;)


Litlefjellet from Andvika
Litlefjellet from Andvika
Skjeggedalsfjellet and Litlefjellet
Skjeggedalsfjellet and Litlefjellet
Andvikdalen and Vardefjellet
Andvikdalen and Vardefjellet
The gravel road to Lund
The gravel road to Lund
The gravel road to Lund
The gravel road to Lund
The gravel road to Lund
The gravel road to Lund
Ascending to Storevatnet
Ascending to Storevatnet
I forked left here and soon left the bike to start walking
I forked left here and soon left the bike to start walking

Starttidspunkt 10.06.2023 09:25
(UTC+01:00 ST)
Sluttidspunkt 10.06.2023 16:26
(UTC+01:00 ST)
Totaltid 7t 01min
Bevegelsestid 2t 14min
Pausetid 4t 46min
Snittfart totalt 3,5km/t
Snittfart bevegelsestid 10,8km/t
Distanse 24,3km
Høydemeter 552m

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