Storafjellet and Ørnhaugen (07.05.2018)

Geschrieben von hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Startpunkt Lokøyna (9m)
Endpunkt Skålevik (25m)
Tourcharakter Bergtour
Tourlänge 2h 42min
Entfernung 7,0km
Höhenmeter 291m
GPS
Besteigungen Ørnhaugen (79m) 07.05.2018
Storafjellet (68m) 07.05.2018

Storafjellet and Ørnhaugen

Trailhead Storafjellet
Trailhead Storafjellet
Storafjellet information sign
Storafjellet information sign
Trail to Storafjellet
Trail to Storafjellet
"Shortcut" to Storafjellet
"Shortcut" to Storafjellet
Storafjellet
Storafjellet
View from Storafjellet
View from Storafjellet
Ørnhaugen from Storafjellet
Ørnhaugen from Storafjellet
Storafjellet
Storafjellet
Storafjellet
Storafjellet
Trailhead Ørnhaugen
Trailhead Ørnhaugen

Started by taking the bus to Lokøyna (bus stop "Lokøyna kryss nord"), which happens to be exactly where the trail for the rather ironically named Storafjellet begins. I guess the name refers to it being the tallest peak at Lokøyna, if at only 68 meters above sea level.

The trailhead did have an information sign, but it was quite deteriorated and fallen to the ground. Not much need for the information though, as the start of the trail was clearly indicated with a small wooden bridge, of which there were several on the way to the summit.

We managed to leave the main trail a bit too early though, taking what looked like a weaker trail/shortcut heading north. This trail however quickly disappeared and we had to make our own way to the summit. But we soon reconnected with the main trail and another small wooden bridge.

Overall, the trail was rather weak in between the wooden bridges, but it was still straightforward to reach the summit, which was marked by a large cairn/stone wall and provided excellent views in all directions. From the summit we more or less followed the same route back the road, but this time following the (more) proper trail. Although it was still weak at times, it was overall better than the route used for the ascent.

We then walked north along the road towards the second goal of the hike: Ørnhaugen, the tallest peak at Langøyna, 79 meters above sea level. No sidewalks, but also very few cars, and nice views along the way.

At Austra Langøyvågen we came across the marked trail to Ørnhaugen, as part of Nordsjøløypa, and started west on what turned out to be a very wet trail. It did improve slightly along the way, and especially towards the summit, but overall felt more like a stream than trail. The summit area was indicated by a large antenna, but the highest point was just to the northeast of the antenna. Excellent views in all directions, especially west towards Algrøyna.

Given the poor quality of the trail used for the ascent, we decided to try the alternative trail heading north at the crossroads below the summit for our descent, but the quality was equally bad or worse, in other words very wet, only improving slightly towards the end as we climbed down to the road, where the trailhead was also marked in the opposite direction. All that remained was now to walk to the main road at Skålevik before catching the bus back to Bergen.

Overall, a nice short hike with excellent views towards the sea. Only Storafjellet can really be recommended though, as the trail quality to Ørnhaugen left a lot to be desired. The views from Storafjellet were also perhaps slightly better than from Ørnhaugen.


Poor trail towards Ørnhaugen
Poor trail towards Ørnhaugen
Ørnhaugen
Ørnhaugen
View from Ørnhaugen
View from Ørnhaugen
View from Ørnhaugen
View from Ørnhaugen
Ørnhaugen
Ørnhaugen
View from Ørnhaugen
View from Ørnhaugen
View from Ørnhaugen
View from Ørnhaugen
Looking back at the end of the trail down from Ørnhaugen
Looking back at the end of the trail down from Ørnhaugen
Marked trailhead north of Ørnhaugen
Marked trailhead north of Ørnhaugen

Startzeitpunkt 07.05.2018 17:24
(UTC+01:00 SZ)
Endzeitpunkt 07.05.2018 20:06
(UTC+01:00 SZ)
Gesamtzeit 2h 42min
Zeit in Bewegung 2h 25min
Pausenzeit 0h 16min
Gesamtschnitt 2,6km/h
Bewegungsschnitt 2,9km/h
Entfernung 7,0km
Höhenmeter 291m

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