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Trip suggestions - Stord
Hystadmarkjo
Leirvik – Hystadmarkjo – Fjellgardane – Ådlandsvatnet lake (20 km)
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Fjellgardane
Ådlandsvatnet
Stord Hospital
Rommetveit
Hystadmarkjo
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Difficulty level: Medium
Length: 20 km
Surface: Tarmac and gravel path
Max. altitude: 160 m
A lovely trip through beautiful scenery and charming
cultural landscape.
Starts at Kulturhuset in the centre of Leirvik. Cycle through the town centre and
continue up Borggata Street. If you would like to visit Sunnhordland Museum, you
can turn left up Skrivarvegen road and take the first right. At the top of the hill, you
come to Sunnhordlandstunet – a farm cluster of eleven old buildings where there is
a historical exhibition, a café that is open at weekends and lots more.
From Borggata you continue on your right along Skrivarvegen road, past the church
and up Hystadvegen road. After 2.3 km, you can turn right onto Valevegen road (a
30-km zone). This is a narrower road with very little traffic and a nice view of the
sea. Alternatively, you can cycle on up Hystadvegen road.
After cycling three km on Valevegen road, you come to the premises of the
business Apply. From here, you continue up to the left along Storhaugvegen road.
After a further 0.7 km, you come to a pedestrian crossing where you turn right
into an area of gravel, where the road through Hystadmarkjo – the biggest alder
forest in Northern Europe – starts. There are benches and a toilet here. You must
push your bike along the roughly two-km long trail but it’s worth it. At the end
of Hystadmarkjo, you come to a large marina. Cycle along the marina and follow
Sjoarvegen road back up to Hystadvegen road, where you turn right. After a
total 7.3 km, you can take a detour to your left to Stord Golfpark. There is a good
gravel road around the golf course. When you have cycled 7.7 km, you come to a
sign for Rommetveit. Turn right past Samhaldet and cycle up a narrow, local road
(Krokane) where you cycle through a small area of idyllic cultural landscape. After
cycling 0.8 km, you come down onto Klingenbergvegen road. If you turn right, you
come to Breidvik, a small beach with a wharf, tables and benches. Cycle back up
Klingenbergvegen road, past HSH and onto Rommetveitvegen road.
After cycling roughly 11 km, you come to the E39 road. You cross this road and
cycle up Fjellgardsvegen road. After 4.8 km, you come to Saneset. Just before the
E39 road, you turn right down to a small area of gravel where you then follow a
narrow gravel path along Ådlandsvatnet lake. After almost one km, you arrive at
the beach by Ådlandsvatnet lake, which is a lovely spot for swimming, and where
there are also tables and benches. When you have cycled 0.5 km, you come to
an intersection under Ådlandsbrua bridge where you keep cycling straight ahead
towards Krækjen Oppdrettsanlegg (fish farm) and up the hill to the left. You then
come out onto Ådlandsvegen road, which you follow down again to Stord Church.
Then follow Hystadvegen road to the right back to the centre of Leirvik.
Fjellgardane, Stord