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Hålihovden, Hjortlandsåsen, Storhovden and Hovdane

Date:
16.02.2025
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:37h
Distance:
10.4km

I started from the last bus stop at Flaktveit and from there followed the trail on the eastern side of Kråvatnet. After crossing the bridge near the southern end of the lake, I continued south on a trail that soon disappeared underneath the snow. I was therefore was happy when later connecting with the tractor road coming up from Kalsåsvatnet. The tractor road turned into a trail that I followed until it started heading towards the gravel road west of Storhovden . Here I left the main trail and continued on a smaller trail through the old pine forest up to Hålihovden . Next up was Hjortlandsåsen/Furkammane , which only required a minor detour from the winding trail. From Hjortlandsåsen, I turned south for a quick visit of Storhovden and then headed off-trail towards the final peak of the day: Hovdane . Here I had a short break just north of the >>>

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Lyshornet and Vardahaugane

Date:
15.02.2025
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:03h
Distance:
8.9km

A return to Lyshornet with the main objective of also visiting Vardahaugane , yet another minor peak on the Alle topper i Bergen list . I started by taking the bus to southwest of Lysekloster and from there followed the snow-covered gravel road to the marked trailhead for Lyshornet. The initially quite steep trail would have been easy to miss without the sign at the trailhead but, partly thanks to footprints in the snow, led me all the way to the excellent views at the top of Lyshornet. I continued east along the trail into the valley between Lyshornet and Vetla Lyshornet . Here I turned north and tried to follow a trail in the direction of Vardahaugane . But with the trail hidden underneath the snow and no longer any footprints leading the way, I was never sure whether I was on the trail or not. The highest point at Vardahaugane was still easily reached, but given its >>>

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Nattlandsfjellet to Haukeland sykehus

Date:
12.02.2025
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:08h
Distance:
5.1km

Short hike with two colleagues before heading home from work.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
11.02.2025
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:46h
Distance:
3.4km

Short local hike just after sunset.

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Furukammen

Date:
10.02.2025
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:05h
Distance:
4.4km

Short local evening hike.

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Hellen festning with Endre!

Date:
09.02.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
0:11h
Distance:
0.4km

After our short skiing trip in Masfjorden , we, quite unusually for us, returned to Bergen while the sun was still shining. Endre therefore suggested that I perhaps could give him a guided tour of Hellen festning (after seeing my numerous "Across Hellen festning" trip reports here on Peakbook), and I was of course more than happy to oblige. We parked as close to Hellen festning as possible and completed the final short distance on foot. The guided tour was afterwards extended to also include a brief visit of my apartment just as the sun was setting. Takk for nok en strålende dag på tur, Endre!

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Sør for Meinsperro

Date:
09.02.2025
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
3:14h
Distance:
7.6km

A short backcountry skiing trip with Endre where we started from the parking lot outside Stordalen Fjellstove and from there followed a marked trail towards Rusta (and Gygrebotnen). At first we had to carry the skis but at just below 700 meters we put them on and kept them on until the summit area at Sør for Meinsperro . The skiing conditions can best be described as highly variable but also with several quite nice sections. We had initially considered continuing to Årsdalsryggen via Fjellvassbu but quickly concluded that this would take too long under the current conditions. After a couple of pictures we therefore returned more or less the same way but managed to keep the skis on for a bit longer than the point where we put them on during the ascent. Towards the end we also followed a wrong set of footprints but still easily found our way back to the parking lot.

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Hattråsen and Smørkisfjellet

Date:
08.02.2025
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:16h
Distance:
8.7km

A return to Kalandseidet to visit two recent additions to the Alle topper i Bergen list . From the bus stop I followed the various roads to Hattråsdalen, only making a short detour to Styrshaugen, and then headed off-trail up the valley east of the summit of Hattråsen . Here I came across a trail marked with red and white plastic ribbons that took me almost to the summit. But when the trail started descending south along the ridge, I instead headed off-trail to the summit which, despite a minor fight with the many juniper bushes, was reached without any real issues. The summit provided views to the south but slightly better views could be obtained from just south of the highest point. I returned to the marked trail and proceeded to briefly follow it north in order to reconnect with the gravel road. But again the markers headed >>>

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Haukeland sykehus to Bryggen

Date:
07.02.2025
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:23h
Distance:
5.1km

Short walk on the way home from work. Managed to convince two colleagues to join.

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
06.02.2025
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:57h
Distance:
4.2km

Short local hike to catch the sunset at Ørneberget .

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