Mor Si Grav (and Bergshaugen) (05.08.2020)

© Helwig Hauser

© Helwig Hauser

Note that this track has been created from memory, i.e., it was not recorded automatically.

Trip Summary

Again and again we had passed by (without stopping) before, so this time, on a rainy day, we decided to stop and take look at "Mor Si Grav" in Oppheim. We parked near the church and walked the few meters up to the old graveyard, where only "Mor Si Grav" (the mother's grave) remains. It's the place where the mother of Per Sivle is buried and an info plate not far from the grave explains some of the (quite moving!) history around it. After taking our time there, we then appended a little round around Bergshaugen, walking first up the hill and then over (at about 550mosl) to Uresåsen. From there, we then followed a gravel road (behind Bergshaugen) to Kvernhusholene. From there, we started our descent, first on the right (northern) side of Gryteelvi. At about 475mosl, we used a trail-bridge over the stream to get to the other side. There, we had seen what had looked like another gravel road / forest road, leading back down to the church of Oppheim. This "road", however, turned out to be much more like an old idea of a road than an actual road. We still followed it, walking through significant vegetation on that "road", and reached the church soon after. All in all, a reasonable "hiking" solution for a rainy day. :-)

Photos

Selected photos are available as Google photo album.

Useful Resources

See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway.
Web page Vossestrand Sogelag has an information page about "Mor Si Grav".