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Sandviksbatteriet

Date:
19.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:48h
Distance:
9.4km

Local hike to Sandviksbatteriet via Permisjonsstien.

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Bergen: Jubileumsstien (Stage 7 and 8)

Date:
18.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:58h
Distance:
12.0km

Jubileumsstien Jubileumsstien is a new trail (or mainly a combination of existing trails) that makes it possible to hike across Bergen, from Krokeide in the south to Tellevik in the north, a total distance of about 55 km. This hike includes Stage 7 and 8, the two final stages, from Myrdalsvegen to Tellevik kai. See my reports for the previous stages here: Stage 1 and 2 , Stage 3 and 4 , and Stage 5 and 6 . Stage 7: Myrdalsvegen to Støbotn From the marked trailhead at Myrdalsvegen the trail winded its way up towards Ulsetvarden , making several odd turns along the way. Thankfully all of them were clearly marked, as the trail itself was rather weak at the start. It also turned relatively muddy before reaching the summit. Ulsetvarden provided nice views back towards Åsane and also northwest in the direction of Toppe. The trail northwest from Ulsetvarden to the >>>

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Brattanakken and Midtnova

Date:
16.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
7:45h
Distance:
18.1km

A hike with two colleagues starting from Øyane p-plass and from there following a tractor road up Øyadalen to Dalastølen, and then a marked trail along the river to Gavvatnet. Nice steady ascent with only a short steeper section towards the end. At Gavvatnet, my two colleagues stayed behind for an extended lunch break while I waded across the river to continue on my own to Brattanakken . First ascending steeply towards Geitahaugen, before turning southeast for the summit of Brattanakken when the terrain turned less steep, and reaching the summit without any difficulties, which provided nice views in all directions, including an unusual view of Storenipa . I returned to my colleagues along pretty much the same route, and together we continued on the marked trail to Hesjedalsstølen via Øyastølen. We did not go all the way to Hesjedalstølen >>>

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Såta from Sævellvegen

Date:
15.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:18h
Distance:
9.4km

Started by taking the bus to Sævill/Sævell and from there walking along the (first tarmac, then gravel) road to Kjøpmannavadet Parkering . This took me about half an hour, leaving roughly 1.5 hours for both the real hike and the return to the bus stop. Based on the previous PB-reports to Såta , I decided to follow in the footsteps of Kjell51 (Kjell Øijorden) , and easily located the indicated trailhead just north of the parking lot. The trail was rather weak though, and soon turned into something looking much more like deer tracks. In any case, following these greatly simplified the ascent and also kept the bush wars to a minimum. And combined with Kjell's GPS track, it made it straightforward to reach the summit. Except perhaps for the very last bit, where a minor fight with the already mentioned bushes was required. Limited views from the summit, >>>

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Bergen: Jubileumsstien (Stage 5 and 6)

Date:
13.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:33h
Distance:
21.3km

Jubileumsstien Jubileumsstien is a new trail (or mainly a combination of existing trails) that makes it possible to hike across Bergen, from Krokeide in the south to Tellevik in the north, a total distance of about 55 km. This hike includes Stage 5 and 6: Søylen to Myrdalsvegen. Stage 5: Søylen to Rolland After an overall disappointing start to Jubileumsstien (see my earlier reports here and here ), I was back at Søylen, hopeful that the next stage would be better. From the large information sign marking the start of Stage 5, I easily located the marked trailhead less than 50 meters up the road. The trail itself was less easy to see though, as it was of rather poor quality (even included two potentially dangerous metal wires stretched right across the trail). But after about 200 meters or so the trail thankfully connected >>>

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Hellen festning and Ørneberget

Date:
12.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:56h
Distance:
4.5km

Short local evening hike.

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Setrelifjellet

Date:
11.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:50h
Distance:
1.9km

After our roundtrip to Gleinefjellet, Sætrefjellet and Gråsida , me and Endre decided to make a quick stop on the way back to Bergen to visit Setrelifjellet . As most other hikers, we started from the small parking lot next to the main road and passed by the red cabin on our way northwest. The ascent was steep, but with only one spot requiring light climbing (which can easily be avoided, as we discovered on the descent). There were traces of a weak trail, but there was not much difference between following the weak trail or not. We quickly arrived at the summit, which provided views back towards all of the peaks we had visited earlier in the day. Slightly northwest of the summit, there were also nice views down to Haukeland and towards Kvernhuselva in the distance. From the summit we followed more or less the same route back down. Being careful to avoid the steepest >>>

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Gleinefjellet, Sætrefjellet and Gråsida

Date:
11.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:20h
Distance:
15.6km

Another trip with Fjellsamleren (Endre Myrdal Olsen) . The first in over half a year. This time starting with three peaks in Masfjorden and more or less following in the footsteps of elbow (Vegard Magnussen) . We began our hike from Sætrefjellet P-plass , which we today had all to ourselves and from there followed the trail to Gleinefjellet . The trailhead is marked from the parking lot, but other than that there were no trail markers. Not the best views from the summit itself, and not helped by the low-hanging clouds either, with slightly better views towards Matresfjorden/Masfjorden just west of the summit. We did not stay long before returning along the same route to the valley called Snjogilen and from there starting our ascent to Sætrefjellet , making a short detour to a nice viewpoint west of the summit. The summit was easily reached, although the large rock marking the summit was too slippery >>>

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Hellemyrstien

Date:
10.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:45h
Distance:
6.9km

Short local afternoon hike.

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Heihillerhornet, Kjerringafjell and Ottanosi from Holdhus

Date:
09.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:54h
Distance:
22.2km

Started by taking the bus to Holdhus and from there following the roads to Solvang. Here I left the road and instead followed an unmarked trail shortcut up towards Heihiller. After reconnecting with the road it was not long before I came across a marked trailhead for both Heihillerhornet and Kjerringafjell . The trail started by heading in the wrong direction though, and descending(!), but I assumed it has its reasons and sure within a couple of hundred meters it started ascending in a more reasonable direction. Just south of the summit of Heihillerhornet the trail forked, with signs left (west) for Heihillerhornet and right (east/north) for Kjerringafjell. I of course opted for the former, and soon arrived at the summit, following a nice trail all the way. The summit provided great views and a good overview of the rest >>>

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