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Blåfjellet and Storevarden from Olsbotnen

Date:
13.10.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:48h
Distance:
13.0km

My first hike together with Endre started with us driving to Olsbotnen where we, after parking on a small parking lot/side road, were welcomed by a sign stating that "the marked trail to Stussdalen has been shut down" (Norwegian: nedlagt). I remembered seeing a similar sign in Stussdalen for the trail going in the opposite direction. But given that the trail did not say that the trail was closed, we assumed it just meant that the markings were no longer maintained, and decided to still give it a go. After crossing the small river on an old concrete bridge, we quickly lost the trail and had to make our own way for a couple hundred meters before suddenly reconnecting with the trail. And while the trail may no longer be marked with red paint, there were still plenty of small cairns to follow >>>

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Gråsida, Steinhusfjellet and Stussfjellet

Date:
06.10.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:05h
Distance:
16.4km

A return to Stussdalen, but this time on my own and without a car, thus the hike started from the bus stop at Gamlesæter and with a walk up Stussdalen. Just before the road turns north towards the parking lot at Øvre Sætravatnet I crossed the small river and headed south, coming across some deer tracks, but mainly having to find my own way. I took the advice from knutsverre (Knut S. Andersen) 's trip report and waited a bit before finally turning southwest towards the summit of Gråsida . My ascent was therefore straightforward and did not present any challenges. I still conferred with my GPS several times though, as even after leaving the trees behind the exact direction for the summit was not obvious, given the several options to choose from. When getting closer, the summit was however clearly marked by a large cairn and the thus easy to spot. From the cairn I moved west, >>>

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Hellen festning and Furukammen

Date:
05.10.2019
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:51h
Distance:
4.7km

Short local hike across Hellen festning and Furukammen.

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Ulriken

Date:
04.10.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:49h
Distance:
5.8km

Hike after work with two colleagues, including a visit to 8. mai-steinen .

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Rødsfjellet/Røafjellet

Date:
02.10.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:57h
Distance:
10.4km

Another meeting ending at Solstrand, another hike beginning in Fusa. This time the goal was Rødsfjellet , or Røafjellet as it is called on the local signs. I first took the bus (and ferry) from the main road above Solstrand to Rødo (note that the bus stop is called Rød and not Rødo). Upon leaving the bus I had roughly three hours until the final bus back to Bergen. After first walking along the smaller roads to Ytrerødo, thankfully easily avoiding the main road, I located the marked trailhead (there was even one or two signs earlier on as well) which also included an information sign about the hike. I first passed through two gates before shortly leaving the tractor road for a shortcut through the forest, all clearly marked with red paint, and then reconnecting with the tractor road, until it came to >>>

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