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Short excursion to Sælenvatnet

Date:
23.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:30h
Distance:
2.1km

Very shot excursion to the local peninsula in Sælenvatnet to get some fresh air. See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Crossing Gullsteinen to Fyllingsdalen

Date:
13.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
8.5km

After dropping off my bike for a service I head back to Fyllingsdalen. After crossing Fjøsangerveien near the near tunnel portal (for Bybanen and cyclists), I walked up Grønestølsveien to find a way into the green above the houses. After getting to Grønnestølslien, I could not see an immediate opportunity to continue further up. Accordingly, I first followed Grønnestølslien in southern direction until it ends near a littl stream that is coming down from Løvstakken there. There, I connected to a proper trail that leads upwards; first on the eastern side of the stream. At about 160mosl, I crossed the stream and continued further upwards in western direction. After crossing over an old stone wall, I arrived at a somewhat flat spot at about 250mosl. From there, I continued further >>>

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Vassenden and Store Kongshaugen

Date:
25.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:15h
Distance:
8.9km

I needed some fresh air and thus decided to make a short hike through the forest in the north of Store Kongshaugen. To get there, I cycled first into the direction of Haakonsvern, before turning to the right and onto Vassendveien (near the entry to the military area at Haakonsvern). Right below Ørnahaugen, I left my bike behind and started my little forest hike. I first walked in northern direction (not directly towards Vassenden though) and found a nice trail which then brought me up to Grønabrekka. Grønabrekka has some steep sides towards the west, making it really nice to traverse it along its south-north top line. After walking over all of it, I found myself not far from Høghaugen (and not far from Storavatnet, neither). I included Høghaugen via a little loop, before heading >>>

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Tverrfjellet

Date:
21.08.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
2.9km

With just a little bit of time available, we simply headed for a short exploration of the forest north of Nordvik (south of Fanafjellet). After driving over Fanafjellet from Bergen, we parked along road 5158 just northeast of Nordvik. From there, we proceeded right into the forest (in western direction), coming by Klubnehaugen in its north only a short while later, before entering the valley of Moldstigen north of Nordvik. Instead of following the main trail up this valley, we ascended into the direction of Tverrfjellet, leaving the valley in western direction. After a bit of an ascent through the forest, we arrived first at a smaller side-top of Tverrfjellet in its southeast. Even though we already had some nice views from there (between the trees), we still made it across a little wet >>>

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Urdanipa

Date:
13.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:30h
Distance:
1.8km

After our longer hike on Ytre Sula , we still had some appetite and thus decided to pay the north of Sula a short evening visit. Driving eastwards on road 606, passing by Hardbakke along the way, we surrounded Pollatinden and then Hagefjorden (both in their south), before coming close to Ulvegreina. North of that mountain, we then left road 606, turning left (into northern direction, towards Hersvikbygda and Leknessundet). While briefly considering to make a quick hike up to Husefjellet (in the southeast of Hersvikbygda), we then decided to "just" do Urdanipa (south of Leknessundet). The road towards Leknessundet gets actually quite near to Urdanipa, passing over a small saddle in the west of this little top. Finding a suitable place for parking the car, however, is not 100% easy as the road is very >>>

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Exploring Knappen near Kallestad

Date:
04.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
6.7km

The plan was to use a nice, warm summer day and hike into the north of Kallestad. We parked next to Grendahuset in Kallestad and first walked the street back northwards until we came to Sjoartjørna. Where Kallestadvikvegen turns around this little lake (in its west), a trail heads off in northwestern direction. After only a few meters, already, one has the choice between going directly to Storhaugen, or ascending to Austre Storhaugen, first. We did the latter, heading up to Austre Storhaugen, first, enjoying some nice views, including one back down to Sjoartjørna. From Austre Storhaugen, one can then connect to Storhaugen via a steep descent, first, and then joining the trail that comes around Austre Storhaugen in its south. From Vestre Storhaugen, just a few meters in the west of Storhaugen, >>>

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Kongevegen and Kvinnestigen

Date:
13.06.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
7.8km

Given another rather wet day and limited time, we decided to do another "low lands" walk, exploring some local history. This lead to starting in Oppheim and following the historic Kongevegen down to Vinje (kind of "parallel" to E16 lower down in Vinjadalen, after first "short-cutting" Høgåsen on its northern side). Once arrived in Øvre Vinjo, a little above Vinje, we decided to connect "on a higher level" to Kvinnestigen. Once we arrived there (at about 400mosl), we turned right (in northeastern direction) and started the relatively steep ascent along Kvinnestigen (on a good trail!). Once above approximately 500mosl, the trail flattens out a little, and soon later we came to another trail-crossing, where we turned right, again, in order to follow >>>

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Around Brandsetstølen

Date:
12.06.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
6.9km

Given a significant, not very high cloud cover and intermittent precipitation, we decided to go for a not too long walk, not too high up the mountain side. This still lead to a nice little round near Brandset! :-) See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway .

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Round around Lerøyna

Date:
05.06.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
6.4km

We thought to explore one of the nearby islands and chose Lerøyna, between Hjellestad and Klokkarvik. Leaving the car in Hjellestad, we took the ferry to Lerøyna, landing on the very western side. Aiming at one round around the island, we started in southeastern direction. Within about 100m from the ferry stop, we came to the place, where during WWII a POW camp was (in Greftvikdalen). Walking through one of the tunnels from that camp (most of them have been closed off by now), we came to a place, right next to Lerøyosen, which is eerily idyllic, given the grim past of this place. From there, we stepped through the green into southeastern direction, passing by a larger number of relatively new houses at the sea in their north. Continuing again through a bit of green (a little further >>>

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Round around Jordavatnet

Date:
23.05.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
6.0km

The later afternoon seemed to be OK for a short walk and so we drove into the direction of Fana. Before the street starts to lead up to Fanafjellet, we turned left near the church of Fana and continued into the direction of Kalandsvatnet. Once there, and instead of following the "main road" in the northwest of Kalandsvatnet, we followed the very narrow road in the southwest of Kalandsvatnet into the direction of Kismul. At Ytre Sandvika, we parked right next to the road and started our walk from there. We first walked a little bit "back" (in northern direction), following a side road that is a bit higher up than Kismulvegen. Near house #141, this road splits again and we continued along the upper part. Maybe only 100m further along this stretch, we turned left (onto >>>

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