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Suggestions for longer trips<br />
Årbakka handelsstad – old trading station, Tysnes<br />
Ved Onarheim, Tysnes<br />
The Tysnes route<br />
71 km<br />
It is possible to cycle both around and across <strong>the</strong> mountain between Onarheim and Uggdal<br />
(Fv 78 road), or take a detour out to Reksteren (Fv 83 road), <strong>the</strong> second biggest island in<br />
<strong>the</strong> municipality. The roads in Tysnes are generally narrow and follow <strong>the</strong> terrain. There is<br />
generally light traffic. A trip around Tysnes is a concentrated experience of western Norway.<br />
Along <strong>the</strong> road, you will see cultural monuments from <strong>the</strong> Iron Age up to <strong>the</strong> modern day. It<br />
is easy to get to Bergen, Leirvik or Rosendal from Tysnes. A separate <strong>brochure</strong>, Sykkelstreif i<br />
Njardarlog - i historiske fotefar på Tysnes (cycling in Njardarlog – following historic footsteps<br />
on Tysnes), has been published.<br />
Leirvik - Hodnanes - Onarheim - Gjermundshamn - Løfallstrand - Rosendal:<br />
If you come from Leirvik, take <strong>the</strong> ferry from Jektevik to Hodanes. From here,<br />
you can follow <strong>the</strong> Fv 78 road to Lunde. After 5 km, you will pass <strong>the</strong> lime kiln at<br />
Flakka, a relic from <strong>the</strong> time when <strong>the</strong>y extracted lime from quarried stone in <strong>the</strong><br />
area and exported it to England, among o<strong>the</strong>r places. You will also pass Onarheim,<br />
which in <strong>the</strong> 14th century was <strong>the</strong> seat of <strong>the</strong> Onarheimsgildet guild, and on to<br />
Årbakka with its burial mounds, standing stones and <strong>the</strong> old trading station.<br />
After Hovland, follow <strong>the</strong> signs towards Lunde, past Vevatnet lake, where it is<br />
believed that gods were worshipped in pre-Christian times. You can catch a<br />
glimpse of mount Tysnessåto, 753 metres above sea level. From Lunde, you can<br />
take a left on <strong>the</strong> Rv 49 road towards Våge, take <strong>the</strong> ferry across to Halhjem and<br />
continue on to Bergen. Alternately, you can take a right on <strong>the</strong> Rv 49 road towards<br />
Gjermundshamn.<br />
The next 30 km of <strong>the</strong> route are through forest terrain and along <strong>the</strong> fjord.<br />
There is a great view of <strong>the</strong> fjord from <strong>the</strong> Lukksundbrua bridge. Ølve is a beautiful<br />
village with great views of both <strong>the</strong> Kvinnheradsfjella mountains and mount<br />
Hovlandsnuten. In Gjermundshamn, you take <strong>the</strong> ferry across to Løfallstrand<br />
(25 min.), and <strong>the</strong>n cycle 5 km on to Rosendal.<br />
Towards Onarheim, Tysnes