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24 Trip suggestions - Tysnes
Onarheim
Våge
Lunde
Round trip Tysnes (43,5 km)
This is an interesting cycling trip through highly varied
scenery, which starts in the coastal village of Våge.
Uggdal
Onarheim
Mæland
Hovland
You cycle through undeveloped areas, over flowering meadows and farm clusters, and
through woodland. Large parts of the trip are along the Hardangerfjord with views of
the Kvinnheradsfjella mountains and the Folgefonna glacier in the background. There
are excellent views along the whole route, and it is the diversity and variation that
make this route special, since you cycle on both the west, east and north sides of the
island as well as right across it. You experience fjords and mountains, and the coast and
inland landscapes.
Starts at the ferry quay at Våge. After about 350 metres, turn right at the roundabout on
the Rv 49 road towards Hodnanes and Stord. After 4.8 km, after you have passed Uggdal
church and just before Uggdal town hall, you come to a sign for Onarheim. Turn left, east
towards Onarheim (13 km). Follow Uggdalsdalen valley right across Tysnesøy island.
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Difficulty level: Medium – Demanding
Length: 43,5 km
Surface: Tarmac
Max. altitude: 166 m
Våge guest marina
When you have cycled a further 8 km, you come to the old thoroughfare in
Uggdalsdalen, which is preserved as a cultural heritage site. There are many traces of
the people who lived by the thoroughfare during ancient times. The old thoroughfare
went between Uggdal and Onarheim, and it is still visible in many places. There is an
information board at the gateway to the thoroughfare.
Innermost in the Uggdalsdalen valley, you start an ascent until you get to the highest
point on the route by the turn-off to Singelstad. You are then at an altitude of 166 metres.
This uphill stretch corresponds to a climb of 90 metres over a distance of 3.3 km.
At Onarheim church, there is a sign towards Lunde to the north (16 km). Turn left and
follow the road north towards Lunde at this crossroads. After a total of 24 km, you come
to Årbakka, where there is a traditional village shop where you can fill your water bottle
and buy something to eat and drink. You can take a detour down to the sea and see
the old Årbakka trading station and Årbakkavollen, a relic from the early Iron Age with
standing stones and the remains of burial mounds. After 1.5 km, you come to a beach
at Klubbavikja /Ølfarnes, where you can take a short break or a detour down to the
beach. This is one of the best beaches in Tysnes with views towards Melderskin, the
Folgefonna glacier and the Hardangerfjord.
You come to a crossroads 7.5 km further on, where you turn left and follow the Rv 49
west to Lundegrend and back to Våge.
The route has a total length of 43.54 km and an altitude difference of 685 metres.
The highest point on the route is 166 metres, which you come to after 14 km.