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Hamrefjellet

Date:
09.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
7.6km

Between two visits of shops, we wished to get some fresh air. Since we were close already, we decided to go a quick round around Hamrefjellet. Since we wished to start with Tornetfjellet, we drove into the direction of Smørås (just to find out that parking is non-trivial there -- clearly, those who live there do not like hikers to park up there). We thus parked quite a bit longer down along Smøråsvegen and walked back up from there. We then ascended Torneberget from Smøråsvegen (only a few meters up), before continuing along a nice trail that stretches over the heights into southern direction (towards Hamrefjellet). Passing by Myrasmettet, we ascended Vardane (also only a few meters up). We next thought to take a look at Vallastølen. Instead of walking "down" to Militærvegen, >>>

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Høgstefjellet and Veten i Åsane

Date:
25.04.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
9.2km

With a nice day ahead of us (but limited time), we decided to try a hike that we had thought about for a longer time already: combining Høgstefjellet and Veten i Åsane -- a plan not without challenges (Norgeskart does not show any trail that would connect the saddle between Høgstefjellet and Tellevikafjellet and Postvegen in the valley)! In order to start with Høgstefjellet, we parked along Dalavegen on the western side of Langavatnet. The idea was to ascend towards the ridge that leads up to Varden (in the south of Høgstefjellet). Within a few minutes, we had come to a nice ridge (above Linosa), ascending steeply from its eastern side. We knew that a bit further westwards a trail was marked on the map, but we thought that we could equally well ascend along the ridge as long as this >>>

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Stangfjellet and Vedafjellet

Date:
19.04.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
5:30h
Distance:
14.9km

With a nice day ahead of us, we decided to try a hiking round, which we had looked at already repeatedly over several years, including Stangfjellet and Vedafjellet on Osterøy. After some consideration of the available time, etc., we decided to start from Gjerdstad. After leaving E16 for the bridge to Osterøy, we crossed over and used the tunnel on the other side (into the direction of Lonevåg). Following street 566 further upwards, we turned right near Rolland, continuing on Gjerdstadvegen. After some 5km, or so, we came to Gjerdstad, seeing the church there prominently on the right side. Turning right and crossing the stream using the narrow bridge there, we were right at the church and parked there. Before even starting our hike, we first looked at a large memorial stone, opposide >>>

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Wild Golta

Date:
13.04.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:00h
Distance:
5.1km

The weather forecast was "interesting": 3 or 4 degrees Celsius and strong winds from the north (with gale warnings nearby). Sounds like a nice day for another trip to the outer islands! :-) This time, we chose Golta (south of Telavåg and west of Glesvær), which is wild and nice! We parked at the parking lot near the inner end of Vogga and started our short hike from there. The route is trivial to find and also not very long. Within a few minutes one gets out to the wild rocks near the North Atlantic. And clearly we weren't disappointed (again): very impressive, when the wind works the sea so hard! We walked for a longer while around the rocks and enjoyed the atmosphere, rounding Lutavika and then also Midtvika, before heading back. Even though a shorter trip, it's definitely >>>

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Brakstadfjellet, Tveitanipa, and Røysetfjellet

Date:
10.04.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
3:30h
Distance:
9.2km

The weather report suggested the further north one may have better chances for some sunshine. So, a top, which had been waiting on our wish-list for a long time already, got picked as trip goal: Brakstadfjellet. The car brought us north from Bergen and over Nordhordlandsbrua. Turning left at Flatøy brings one over the bridge over Krossnessundet onto Holsnøy. Following road 564, we passed Frekhaug into the direction of Fløksand. Near Holme, we turned right (onto road 5314), driving further to Tveit. Eventually using road 5308, we ended up near Brakstadvatnet at Vollo. There, a somewhat extended bus stop offers good opportunities for parking. Before starting from Bergen, we had checked the map in order to understand, which alternatives there are for ascending to Brakstadfjellet. This >>>

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Erstadfjellet and Hånipa

Date:
09.04.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:15h
Distance:
11.7km

Trying to find a good spot for social distancing in this "special year" 2020, we aimed at the very west of Osterøy. The one little height, which we still had on our wish-list, Hånipa, with its apparently very steep western side, attracted us (for a longer time already) with a promise of nice views down to Sørfjorden. To make this a nice round, we parked near Askeland, about 200 height-meters above Votlo. From there, we first walked into Askelandsdalen (in eastern direction), before ascending relatively steeply to Setleitet (with some nice views down to Askelandsvatnet on the other side). Turning left, we started our ascent to Erstadfjellet (via Merkjedalsstølen). Crossing over Erstadfjellet, and only spending a few minutes up there to enjoy some nice views across Sørfjorden >>>

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Short round over Gullsteinen

Date:
04.04.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
3.9km

With a little bit of time left, we decided to make a short detour across Gullsteinen. We parked along Nils Langhelles vei and walked up one of its steep side roads first. Near house #22, we had come to the end of this side road. Fortunately, it was possible to ascend up towards the next side road. From there, where this other side road makes a sharp turn to the south, it was then only a few meters, before a trail leaves to the left. Stepping up through the forest there, we first ascended a micro-hill south of Strutsefarmen. From there, we turned back to the trail, which leads up to the ridge between Gullsteinen and Løvstakken. Instead of following the trail, however, we decided to step up "through the wild" (and in the not all-too-deep snow). Lovely, to get out into some >>>

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Sælskletten and Sælsfjellet on Tofterøy

Date:
28.03.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
6.5km

Another Saturday with a promise of cold but nice weather invited us to plan another hike near the North Atlantic, making this the third in a row, after our nice hike to Brotavarden from Telavåg and our excursion to Ternneset from Kausland . This time, our goal was to hike a little round on Tofterøy, far in the southwest of Sotra. After following road 555 southwards, we turned right (onto road 200 towards Tofterøy) and passed over the narrow bridge (Tofterøybrua), after first havig waited for two horses to finish their (partially stressed) passage over the bridge. :-) On Tofterøy, we then followed the road until we came close to Trælevika. There, just north of Storavatnet, we parked and started our hike. The first goal of our hike was Sælskletten in the southeast of where we had parked. In order to find the needed trailhead, we had to walk back along >>>

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Ternneset from Kausland

Date:
21.03.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:15h
Distance:
11.8km

Once again, we aimed at using a nice weekend day for getting some fresh air. Since we will had fond memories of our recent hike to Brotavarden from Telavåg , we decided to once again aim for the outer islands. This time, we planned for a hike from Kausland, just a bit north of Glesvær. The idea was to connect to Goltasundet (from the east) and then hike out towards the North Altantic along it's northern shore. On Sotra, we headed towards Glesvær. Near Kausland, we then left Glesnesvegen to the right (west), before parking only a few hundreds of meters down this little side road. From there, we followed a very clear trail (more like a gravel road in the beginning), leading us westwards. Soon after, we approached Goltatjørna from its north. We first tried to round it on a "tight route", but soon understood >>>

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Brotavarden from Telavåg

Date:
14.03.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:30h
Distance:
11.8km

We really needed some fresh air (these times, you know) and since we were not really prepared for lots of snow and so, we decided to give the outer islands another try. After some consideration, Brotavarden was chosen as the hiking goal (with a start-point near Telavåg). We parked a few hundreds of meters before coming to Telavåg, near some soccer fields in the southeast of Telavåg. Just on the other side, we located the trail head and headed at once for our first intermediate goal, Nipa (in the east of Telavåg). Even though it's only a few meters up to the "top" of this cliff, one still has some nice views from there! Since winds were strong and temperatures were rather low, we did not stay there for any longer time, but continued (into the direction Brotavarden) immediately. >>>

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