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