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