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Rødspollen, Sveio
Trip suggestions - Sveio
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Round trip Ålfjord (32,5 km)
The route starts on the bike path along the main road
and continues through peaceful forests and farmland
with many gems along Ålfjorden. If you’d like, you can
make a detour into the village in Førde, or go for a swim
in Selsåsvika.
Førde
Selsåsvika
Where the road from the Golf-park meets the road to the village, turn left and ride
on the pedestrian-/cycle-track northwards alongside the Route 47. You have to cross
to the right-hand side at Bjelland, and ride in the underpass at the intersection,
continuing now alongside the highway E39. Pass Haukås service-station. After Rød, at
Drange, the cycle-path stops, you have to ride on the road 1 km, and there can be a
lot of traffic. On the left turn into the old gravel road. (From here there’s a walkingtrack
to a stone-age settlement site, Geitalemmen.) At Hanaleite the cycle-track
begins again. At Førde there is a café and a shop down the hill on the left.
Sveio
Kvalvåg
Erve
You cross E39 and take the road to the right to Erve, with signposts. At Joavatnet
there’s a walking-track on the right to Børshovda, 189 metres high and a fortress
about 500 A.D. At Selsåsvika there is a recreation area where you can swim in the
fjord, and there’s a public toilet. The road winds through forest and past peaceful
farms, Framnes, Oa and Erve. At Våga there is a quay and a shop which is open in
the summer.
From Våga you go up the hill, a sharp turn to the right, Continue past Mekjeland, in
the underpass under E39, and to Krossgått. Here you turn right, past Lid school, and on
up to the main road Route 47. Cross over, and ride southwards on the cycle-track back
to the Golf-park.
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Difficulty level: Medium – Demanding
Length: 32,5 km
Surface: Tarmac and gravel path
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Mekjeland, Sveio
Framnes, Sveio