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Blåmanen from Kobbeltveit

Date:
05.04.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:32h
Distance:
14.4km

Started by taking the bus to Årstadveien and from there walking along Svartediket. A bit less than halfway up the road to Tarlebøvatnet, at Kobbeltveit, I followed the signs towards Blåmanen. This started out as a forrest road, but at the end turned into a steep trail. The trail took me almost all the way to the eastern top of Blåmanen, but I failed to find a trail taking me to the peak itself and ended up just trying to take the shortest path through the terrain. There are therefore probably easier ways to get to the top than the one I used. From the top I walked towards Rundemanen and quickly found a trail that I followed all the way until where Blåmanen meets Rundemanen, and then down to Brushytten and onwards to Munkebotn.

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Ådnanipa

Date:
03.04.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:16h
Distance:
10.0km

Started by taking the bus to Arna Terminal. Then followed the standard path to the top and the same route back.

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Fløyfjellet

Date:
02.04.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:28h
Distance:
14.2km

Hike to Fløyvarden, Fløyfjellet and Nordre Midtfjellet (450m, west of Brushytten).

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Fagerdalsfjellet

Date:
01.04.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
6.7km

Short local trip to Fagerdalsfjellet and Øyjordsfjellet (i.e. Ørneberget).

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Ustetind from Kikut

Date:
28.03.2017
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
7:23h
Distance:
28.4km

Eight degrees, sunny, almost no clouds, and close to no wind. Only the snow conditions could have been better, as for many sections of the trail we could see the ground through the snow, while for other parts the snow melting during the previous day had turned into ice overnight. Yet at other places we had to leave the trail completely for smaller detours to avoid larger wet areas. Luckily this greatly improved as the trip progressed. The first summit visited was Birgithovda , an easy to reach summit that is very close to the main winter trail. I had to remove my skis to reach the summit though, as all the snow had melted towards the summit. Even though this summit is relatively low compared to its surroundings, it still provided nice views as can be seen from the pictures. The trip quickly continued to >>>

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Ruperanden from Kikut

Date:
27.03.2017
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
1:38h
Distance:
7.5km

Short skiing trip from Kikut to Ruperanden . The skiing conditions were poor at the start of the trip, where we had to look out for rocks sticking out of the snow in order to not damage our skis. But as soon as we hit the main skiing trail the conditions improved significantly. The wind started to pick up during the trip though. Tailwind on the way there and an even stronger head-wind on the way back towards Kikut.

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Hellen Festning

Date:
26.03.2017
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:37h
Distance:
3.3km

Short hike across Hellen Festning.

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Lyshornet and Vetla Lyshornet

Date:
18.03.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:23h
Distance:
6.1km

We started from the parking lot next to the Lysekloster Ruins . (Note that the number of parking spots is limited (less than 10?), so keep this in mind if doing this hike on a weekend with nice weather.) From there we followed the standard trail through the woods to the summit of Lyshornet . Snow started appearing at around 300 meters and from there on the trail was covered by snow and ice all the way to the summit. For return we decided to follow the advice of some fellow hikers and follow in their footsteps by taking a longer U-turn across Vetla Lyshornet (see map for details). This was a nice addition to an otherwise short hike. The trail was not always easy to locate though, so it was a good thing we had footprints in the snow to follow. In the end our U-turn ended up connecting with the end of the gravel road that we briefly crossed >>>

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Hamrefjellet, Vardane and Torneberget

Date:
26.02.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:05h
Distance:
9.2km

The trip started by talking the bus to Vallaheiene where I quickly located the signs for Smøråsfjellet. Not too difficult to locate the right trail, but the trail itself was a bad combination of ice and mud. The top of Hamrefjellet provided only limited views, so I decided to continue to a viewpoint called the "Orange Bench" ("Appelsinbenken" in Norwegian), which turned out to be a significant upgrade with nice views across Fanafjorden. I returned to the main trail around Bjørnevatnet and then took a detour to pass by the two smaller summits of Vardane and Torneberget . The former had nice views, while the latter views left a lot to be desired. The hike was then completed by walking down to Litle Tveiten and from there back to Nesttun Terminal for the tram back to the city center.

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Krossfjellet and Storeknappen

Date:
19.02.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
10.5km

Started by taking the bus to Frekhaug Terminal and locating the road towards Sagstad. I followed this road until getting to the road to Øvre Sagstad and then followed this smaller road until reaching the start of the trail. Note that the road seems to go straight through a private property, but don't worry, you are on the right track and you'll soon see the signs for Krossfjellet . The trail started as a gravel road but halfway to the summit it changed into a smaller but still easy to follow trail. All in all, a nice and fairly short hike. Just too bad that the fog ruined the views completely. On the way back, I decided to swing by Sakstadnuten, but this turned out to be a waste of time as there was no real summit and only very limited views. I therefore decided to not add Sakstadnuten as a separate PB-element.

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