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Rindafjellet from Gåssand (wow!)

Date:
21.05.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
8:00h
Distance:
17.0km

We expected a nice Sunday and headed out for a special "project": Rindafjellet from Gåssand! This clearly became a bit of an adventure and (quite) a bit of a challenge, also. It may be good to read the following before possibly retracing our hiking track (the hike was very nice, yes, but also a bit long and very steep up to Rindafjellet!). We drove south from Bergen (along E39 into the direction of Os) and took the small road that leads to Gåssand, after all. Before actually coming to the south end of Ytsta Raudlivatnet, however, we parked at the relatively large parking spot near Hatlelia. From there, we then first walked further along Gåssandvegen, crossing Nordelva north of Gåssand. At the other side of the bridge, we turned left and followed a track across Nauslia that >>>

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Nordra Såta, Tyssdalsfjellet, and Borgafjellet

Date:
26.03.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
11.4km

For a longer time, we had considered to visit Nordra Såta in the west of Tyssdalsfjellet (and Møsnuken). To do that, we drove to the parking spot at the lower end of Tyssdalen east of Tyssdalsvatnet (northeast of Ulven). Instead of following the main trail (up through Tyssdalen), we headed north (or even northwest) after crossing Tyssdalselva. We first followed the road (Tøsdalsvegen) for a short stretch until we crossed another minor stream there. There, in the south of Lyhaugen, we left the road and ascended first to a small hill south of Lyhaugen (with a post of a power line up there). It was a bit steep to get up there and one may wonder what it's worth this effort (or any, actually). :-) We then continued to Lyhaugen (also a bit steep, but also without actual problems). From >>>

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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, >>>

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Ulvenfjellet and Vardafjellet

Date:
18.02.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
5.7km

It had been a (quite long) while since we last had visited Ulvenfjellet near Os (almost 15 years). This time, we considered an ascent from its northside, starting at Drangsvegen. We found a suitable place for parking near the bridge over Vikelva. From there, the first goal was to get up to Søvikfjellet. We ascended more or less directly up towards Søvikfjellet (without a trail and across relatively steep terrain). Doing so, we also crossed over a forest road that comes up from Helleskaret, providing another (less adventurous) way up. Once on the heights of Søvikfjellet, we aimed at Gaddhaugen as our next goal. While heading there, we connected (for a short stretch of our hike) with the trail, which is the extension of the forest road that we had crossed a bit further down. To get >>>

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Møsnuken from Hegglandsdalen barneskole

Date:
03.12.2022
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
12.0km

YR predicted a really nice winter day: a perfect invitation to get out! :-) Without too much comparison of all the possible nice hikes, I decided to make another attempt to ascend to Møsnuken from the southeast. I had read here on Peakbook about a trail that leads up to Tveitaberget from Hegglandsdalsvegen where it passes the primary school of Hegglandsdalen (Hegglandsdalen barneskole). And indeed there's a proper trail with a well-marked trail head next to house #528 along Hegglandsdalsvegen, which leads up along a curved ridge to Tveitaberget. According to the terrain, this trail is very steep, but just fine to step up there! :-) Once on Tveitaberget, the trail "flattens out" a little, leading then in northward direction. At about 355masl, the trail turns left to ascend steeply (for just a >>>

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Lyshornet from Lysekloster

Date:
03.09.2022
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
7.3km

To get some fresh air, we decided to do a simple hike, not far from home: Lyshornet. We parked near Lysekloster and followed the main trail to Lyshornet from there. This lead us up to Lyshornskaret from where a short detour to Vetla Lyshornet was included. After enjoying the day for a moment on Lyshornet, we then started our hike down, following a trail towards the west from the top. This trail leads one down to the service road, which leads up to Ulvvatnet from Lyseklostervegen. Once on this road, it was then to first walk it down, before then following Lyseklostervegen back up to where we had parked. Clearly a nice little round with some nice views from Lyshornet. Selected photos are available as Google photo album . See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway . Petter Bjørstad has a useful page about Lysehornet and also web page WestCoastPeaks.com provides useful information about Lysehornet . Web page UT.no from the >>>

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Søtefjellet from Hausdalen via Åsen

Date:
25.06.2022
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
10.4km

We exploited the situation of having two cars to cut short a few kilometers on the road through Samdalen. After passing by Kalandsvatnet along E39 in the south of Bergen, we turned left at Kalandseidet to continue further into Hausdalen. Right before coming to Tømmervika of Samdalsvatnet, we left one car where a forest road comes down to Hausdalsvegen. With the other car, we then continued all the way in to the end of Hausdalsvegen, where we parked at the parking spot. Given our plan to ascend Søtefjellet via Åsen, we had planned to cross Hausdalselva using a simple bridge at Hausdalen, just a few meters back along the "main road". Getting there, however, we found a sign that informed us that crossing over there was only possible with the consent of the land owner. Luckily, >>>

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Rødsfjellet via Kråkedalen

Date:
17.05.2022
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
3:00h
Distance:
8.8km

Rødsfjellet from the north/northeast. We drove via Osøyro to connect to Hegglandsdalvegen, which we followed to the small bay in the northeast of Rødsfjellet, where Øvredalsvegen forks off to the north. We parked right there and started our hike with a short walk along Ovredalsvegen until we came to the farm at the lowest end of Kråkedalen. Following first a forest road into Kråkedalen, we started our ascent to Rødsfjellet. Walking up Kråkedalen was straight-forward and easy and soon we had reached the of the forest road in the southeast of Halvardsåsen. There, at about 250mosl, we then deviated from the main valley and headed up and out of the main valley in southeastern direction. Finding a suitable side-valley for this purpose, we managed to reach the northern ridge of Rødsfjellet >>>

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Møsnuken from Tyssdalen

Date:
13.11.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:30h
Distance:
9.7km

As a small group of four, we wished to some nice autumn hiking in quite fine weather. To also enjoy some views across the nice fjord-landscape around Bergen, we decided to make "the standard hike" up to Møsnuken. Taking E39 south from Bergen, we soon passed by Kalandsvatnet and then Syfteland. A little further south, just before the roundabout at Ulven, we turned left and onto Tøsdalsvegen. In the south of Tyssdalsvatnet, we crossed over a small bridge and parked soon after at the parking spot for hikers right next to Tyssdalselva. Starting our hike on the main trail towards Møsnuken, we crossed Tyssdalselva after just a few meters. Then, after just following the main trail for a few further meters, we turned left to do the ascent to Møsnuken via Linken. This (also very >>>

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Eggene (and back via Raudlifjellet)

Date:
19.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
3:00h
Distance:
6.9km

With most of the day overcast, the day's goal was an excursion into the forest in the southeast of Hausdalen. We drove first along E39 into the south of Bergen, parking not far from this road near Bahus. From there, we first walked along the road, crossing Straumen on the road's bridge, before quickly finding a tractor road that would lead us behind the houses (in northeastern direction, towards Storerinden). Once past the houses, we also left the tractor road, ascending to the gentle ridge (Storerinden). Once on the ridge, it was then straight-forward and easy to follow it (in northeastern direction). This way, one gets directly to Høghaugen (in the northwest of Breidalen) with some first nice views into Hausdalen (and down to Hauglandsvatnet). To connect further to Eggene, one needs >>>

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