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Søtefjellet from Hausdalen via Åsen

Date:
06.06.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
5:30h
Distance:
11.3km

With the promise of a nice afternoon ahead of us and knowing the days are long during the Norwegian summer, we headed for Hausdalen and a hike that we had thought about for quite a while (it had to wait for the right day!). The main idea was to start in Samdalen (a long way into Hausdalen) and then hike to Åsen first (a kind of smallish hill that nonetheless peaks out from its exposed position at the junction of Hausdalen and Brekkjedalen). From there, the idea was to attempt an ascent to Søtefjellet, from where we knew that it was straight-forward to hike down along the long ridge that leads in southwestern direction towards Ulvvatnet. After driving into Hausdalen from the very south of Kalandsvatnet (along E39 in the south of Bergen), we found a suitable place right next to the road, >>>

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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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Austefjellet via Kurlarinden

Date:
22.05.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
3:30h
Distance:
7.5km

With the goal to do some nice, medium-sized hike, we aimed at Austefjellet, starting from Osavatnet. We thus drove into the direction of Arna (from Bergen), leaving the main road shortly before coming close to Haukelandsvatnet. Driving first towards Unneland, we then continued along Gullfjellsvegen to get up to the parking place in the north of Osavatnet. Walking first along Gullfjellsvegen further eastwards, we came to the place in the west of Taushaugen, where the roads split (with the "main road", Gullfjellsvegen, making a turn to the left, while a minor road continues straight-ahead, into the direction of Kurlatjørna). Following this minor road, we soon after had passed by Kurlatjørna (on our right, south of us), coming to the end of this road (it's continuing behind a closed >>>

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Nice evening walk around Småvatnet

Date:
20.05.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
5.8km

With still some nice light to go, we decided to use the evening for a quick excursion into our (extended) neighborhood. After driving a bit towards the west of Bergen, we left the main road before getting all the way to Sotrabroen and continued along Alvøveien until we came close to Småvatnet. After parking near the north end of Småvatnet, we started our hike around this lake in clockwise direction. We first followed a minor forest road in northeastern direction, which eventually would have brought us to the soccer fields in the north of Småvatnet. Before getting close to them, however, we turned right (and in southern direction), ascending to the little cliff that extends towards the south from the soccer fields. Once up there, we then continued along minor trails to stay close to >>>

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Evening walk to Mindebakken

Date:
19.05.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
4.0km

To get a bit of fresh air after another day of home office, we drove to the parking at Øvre Kråkenes at the southern end of Løvstien and started from there. Before continuing into the direction of Løvstien, we first made a quick detour to what possibly is called Casperkollen, on the southern side of the parking place. After quickly walking up and down this little height, we crossed over the road and continued "in parallel" to Løvstien. After crossing over Lerkhaugen, we crossed Løvstien and made a quick ascent to Lisahaugen, also. On the other, northeastern side of Lisahaugen, we followed the ridge east of Løvstien upwards until we crossed Løvstien once again to get closer to Mindebakken at Litla Langafjellet. There, we then followed a trail that for the first 40 height >>>

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Visiting Myrdal Våpenlager and Skavdalsfjellet

Date:
15.05.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
7.9km

With the weather being forecasted as "grayish", the plan was to do something below the higher tops. Ever since we had visited Bautasteinen in the north of Krokvatnet near the top of Livarden , which made us read up on Johannes Dyngeland and related history, we had a little plan "on the shelf" to "one day" go and search for this place in Langedalen, where they apparently had hidden weapons while resisting the NS-occupation of Norway. We started in Nedre Dyngeland, where it is not really easy to find an appropriate parking spot. After passing by Grøvlet in the north of Dyngelandsvatnet, we approached the saddle in the north of Fjellet (marked with Fjellsenden on the map) on something that could be called a minor trail. Once on the saddle, we decided to also include a short detour via Fjellet, stepping up to its "top" >>>

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Storekvitefjellet, Lauvåsen, Naknekampen, and Høgeåsen

Date:
08.05.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
3:30h
Distance:
9.3km

After starting our day with some scepticism regarding the expected weather, we then decided to still head for a nearby hike. Double-checking the weather prediction map suggested that the south of Bergen may see somewhat better wheater. We thus aimed at a hike there, not too far from Bergen, and since we had not been on Storekvitefjellet, we decided to give it a try. :-) After first driving to Fana, we then crossed Fanafjellet von Fanafjellsvegen until we came close to Nordvika on the southern side of Fanafjellet. There we parked next to the road and started our hike towards Stonghaugen, first. The southwestern side of Stonghaugen is a bit steep, but not really any problem to get up to. Already a bit up there, we enjoyed our first nice views back to Nordvika. From Stonghaugen, it then >>>

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Lyderhorn via Lia

Date:
17.04.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
3.9km

We wished to use the very nice morning for a short hike and decided to try a new ascent to Lyderhorn (via Lia). We parked next to Lyderhornsveien, not far in the southwest of the big highway cross (basically at the saddle in the east of Skarpafjellet). From there, we first walked along Lyderhornsveien (in northeastern direction and parallel to the highway to Bergen) until we came to the lower ends of Lia, i.e., the quite steep eastern side of Lyderhorn (between the top of Lyderhorn and Liavatnet on the other side of the highway). On the map, it had looked as if it should be possible to ascend up to Lyderhorn via Lia, starting in northwestern direction first (just west of a little stream that is marked on the map) until one arrives at the a little less steep slopes that connect the top of >>>

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Tellevikafjellet and Nordgardsfjellet

Date:
11.04.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
3:30h
Distance:
9.7km

With the perspective of a nice winter day ahead of us, we decided to try something new (again). According to some exchange with friends not long ago, we planned to walk up Tellevikafjellet from the north, i.e., from Tellevik. We took the car from Bergen towards the north (along E39), following the main road towards Norhordlandsbrua. At the last exit before the bridge, where one can leave towards Hordvik (in the northeast) or Salhus (in the southwest), we left E39 and parked basically at the first convenient opportunity to do so, right next to the roundabout underneath the main road. From there, we then followed a simple forest road, which extends parallel to E39 on its northeastern side, until we came to a passage under E39 that we used to get to the other side (Tellevikafjellet is on the >>>

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Knappen

Date:
10.04.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
4.4km

With little time available, we "just" made a quick excursion to Knappen. After walking down from Varden (to Bjørgeveien), we stepped upwards first on Sandeidbrotet (in the south of Gjeddevatnet). Where Sandeidbrotet turns left (eastwards), we continued on the nice trail that extends into the direction of Bjørgelien. Instead of just following this trail (and the one the forks off towards Knappen from it somewhere "half-way" towards Bjørgelien) all the way up, we experimented a little with the (a bit steep) terrain, ascending on something that only with the greatest optimism can be called a trail (it did not matter, though, and all of that was short and quick anyway). Once on the ridge, we just crossed it (in nice winter weather) towards Eldtona and Knappen. After >>>

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