Archive - Date

Archive - Activity

Archive - Geography

Peakbook-Friends

avatar
MariaHauser
avatar
cathrinem
hbar
hbar
avatar
nordland
river
river
avatar
Erlnd
avatar
LarsKr
knutsverre
knutsverre
geirmy
geirmy
Kjell51
Kjell51
Stigun
Stigun
avatar
samasplund

Collected lists

Show all collected lists

Bergens lengste bakke, one of the classics near Bergen!

Date:
09.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
5:15h
Distance:
12.8km

For a while, already, we had discussed that it absolutely was high time, again, for one of the nice classics in the vicinity of Bergen: up to Sydpolen from Brekkedalen! Since the weather seemed to hold throughout the day, we were quick to choose this hike for the day! :-) Driving into Hausdalen from E39 (south of Bergen), we aimed at the parking place at the very end of the road (basically where Brekkedalen splits off from Hausdalen). Hoping that we would not be too late to also find a free spot for our car, we then were relieved to actually find the parking place "only" half full (at about 11h). We quickly got started, heading into Brekkedalen along the gravel road. As soon as we approached Sandane, we also could look up to Sydpolen, already (always an impressive sight). Continuing >>>

Map     1 comment

Gråfjellet via Solbjørgfjellet from Rolsvåg

Date:
05.03.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
6:00h
Distance:
14.2km

Expecting a nice day, we made a plan for a hike that would not lead us up into all too much snow. Having seen that Botnahytto (in the southwest of Rolsvåg, north of Os) was registered as war memorial, also, we decided to explore this area, including Gråfjellet in the east of Øvredalsvatnet. We had seen that others had taken the forest road from Rolsvåg (passing Rolsvågvatnet, also called Storavatnet, in its north) to get into the valley with Langavatnet and Botnavatnet. Motivated to make this a round, instead, we decided to start our hike in the south of Rolsvågvatnet, aiming for Solbjørgfjellet first. We parked very near to Rolsvågvatnet (on the east of it) and stepped into the terrain south of Rolsvågvatnet more or less "at once". The ground was still quite a bit frozen, >>>

Map    

Gullfjelltoppen via Glamregjelet

Date:
19.11.2022
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:30h
Distance:
11.8km

We expected a day with nice weather and decided to use it well. For a while, we had considered to ascend to Gullfjelltoppen via Glamregjelet, i.e., the valley in the northwest of Gullfjelltoppen. Assuming that the condition for exploring this route would be OK, we decided to try it. We started driving up Gullfjellsvegen to park at the parking place next to Osavatnet. From there, we first walked along the gravel road that leads up to the dam of Svartavatnet. Instead of following the "main road", which leads further up to Redningshytten, we took the convenient stairs up on the northern side of the dam, arriving close to the water level of Svartavatnet in the south of Svartavassrinden. While one of the two of us continued "horizontally", following the northwestern shore >>>

Map    

Sveningen via Åsen from Brekkedalen

Date:
12.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
6:30h
Distance:
13.2km

The weather forecast has been promising (very promising), even in the morning, so what could go wrong? :-) Considering the expected day full of sunshine and pleasant hiking temperatures, we aimed at something slightly "bigger" and since we had not visited Sveningen recently, we planned a nice hike over this mountain! To make this a bit more interesting, we decided to include an ascent that we had not tried before (and of which we also could not find any other report from others), i.e., up to Åsen, first, from the north, and then over the northernmost part of the Sveningen massif (in eastwards direction, kind of "parallel" to Brekkedalen in the north of it). To get started, we drove into Hausdalen (from E39, south of Bergen) and all the way into it (until the parking >>>

Map    

Holdhusfjellet from Raunekleiva

Date:
24.04.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
5:00h
Distance:
11.4km

The plan was to hike Holdhusfjellet from the south. To do so, we took the car into the east of Bergen, driving along E16 first. At Trengereid, we changed to road #7, driving towards Samnanger (via Gullbotn). After passing by Gullbotn, but before getting all the way down to Samnanger (just east of Hisdalen), we parked right next to the recycling area at Raunekleiva (we expected to come down there, following the prominent trail that leads to Raudvatnet from there). From there, we first walked along the old road back along Samnangervegen in westward direction. Walking by Leitet and Hisdalen, we approached the steep southeastern slopes of Holdhusfjellet. Ahead of time, we had discussed about how to actually ascend to Holdhusfjellet. One idea was to ascend to Akselskaret, first, and from >>>

Map    

Gullfjelltoppen via Gulltjørna and Storegga

Date:
18.10.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
6:00h
Distance:
13.8km

We looked forward to a cold but sunny autumn Sunday and thus planned a hike "with high expectations"! :-) While we had earlier hiked quite a bit "here and there" in the Gullfjellet area, we not yet had traversed Storegga (in the north of Gullfjelltoppen). Thus we had a plan! :-) To make this hike a nice round, we aimed to start at the saddle between Trengereiddalen and Gullbotn, then traverse (without a trail) to Gulltjørna, before then ascending Gråfjellet and from there Storegga. After that, our plan was to hike down the major trail between Gullfjelltoppen and Gullbotn. We left Bergen to the East, following E16 from Arna until the roundabout near Trengereid, where we turned right (in southern direction). We then drove up Trengereiddalen until we came to the saddle >>>

Map    

Krånipa, Raudnipa, and Hananipa (from Gullbotn)

Date:
19.09.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
7:30h
Distance:
17.7km

After a quite rainy period, we looked forward to a weekend with some nice weather. After weighing several hiking ideas against each other, we settled on a slightly longer hike over three Nipa-mountains in the East of Gullbotn. Driving along E16 from Arna, we turned right and up towards Gullbotn near Trengereid. Once above the saddle, we left the road at Gullbotn and parked right there (quite a number of parking places there). According to our plan (Krånipa first), we first headed in northern direction to get around Øyjordsvatnet. Almost exactly where Teinelva enters Øyjordsvatnet, we used a convenient bridge for pedestrians to get over to the other, eastern side. There, we turned left, again, to head for a small valley that runs south-north in the west of Skåpet. While passing by >>>

Map    

Kofta (and Gullfjellet) from Nordbø

Date:
20.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
6:00h
Distance:
12.6km

For at least two years, already, we had (occasionally) considered this hike: Kofta from Nordbøbotnen. After a relaxing morning, and knowing that the days are (very) long at this time of the year, we decided to go and do it. We drove from Bergen (via E16 first, then across Gullbotn) and left road #7 right after Hisdalstunnelen (to the right), where it leads on into the direction of Osøyro. Driving down road #137 for only a short stretch, we came to Nordbø, where we turned right (again), now in northern direction. From there, we continued for just about 850m, or so, until we had passed the last house. There, before entering the forest, we parked next to the road. We first walked along the forest road (the same road that we had come in with the car further down) up to about 200mosl (only >>>

Map    

Storenuten and Vardane

Date:
14.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:30h
Distance:
9.3km

We expected (for good reasons) a nice Sunday and thus aimed at a nice (new) hike! We had looked at Storenuten, south of Vaksdal, not very far from Bergen. Taking road E16 into the direction of Voss, we turned right in Vaksdal, after driving through Bogatunnelen. We then rounded Sørbø, in the south of Vaksdal, passing by the non-small church of Vaksdal. We then followed what previously must have been the main road to Bergen in southern direction, getting to Bogo within a bit. At Ytre Bogo we parked along Bogavegen and started our hike there. After a careful study of the map (at home), we aimed for Storenuten "as directly as possible". This, clearly, is non-trivial, without a trail, and should be planned carefully when considered! Alternatively, one may follow a nice trail, >>>

Map    

Sauafjellet from Rolvsvåg

Date:
29.09.2019
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
8.4km

For a long time, we had set Sauafjellet aside, keeping it for "another day". Today, we decided to give Sauafjellet a try. To make this a proper hike, we discussed several variants, eventually arriving at the plan to approach Sauafjellet from its south (from Rolvsvåg). Driving northwards on the western side of Samnangerfjorden (following road 579), we parked where Setravegen meets Solbjørgvegen and started our hike along Setravegen until we had passed the industrial area at Rolvsvåg. There we found a forest road that rounds Raudsteinshaugen before then leading northwards into the direction Øykjadalen. At about 110mosl, where the forest road ascends on the eastern side of the valley, we left the forest road and continued upwards to reach the ridge in the east of Øykjadalen, >>>

Map