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Tofjellet from Straume

Date:
09.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:49h
Distance:
16.2km

After a detailed study of the weather forecast combined with a search for possible peaks that could be visited in between the seemingly constant string of rain storms, I settled on Tofjellet and took the early morning train to Dale and the connecting bus to Straume. Armed with arntfla (Arnt Flatmo) 's external trip report I started up the tractor road to Nesatræet . Here I decided to try the trail passing by two of the remaining buildings and from there closely following the river on the way to Straumsstølen . The trail was overall easy to follow, but relatively wet at times. The trail soon merged with the tractor road and within not too long I arrived at Straumsstølen. Or rather, almost at Straumsstølen. There was the small matter of crossing the river. At first I thought I would have to wade across, as the bridge seemed to be missing. However, I thankfully looked >>>

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Sandvikspilen

Date:
03.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
4:10h
Distance:
10.9km

Local hike on a day with strong winds and occasional rain showers.

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Nedstaheia, Haukheia and Storenuvarden

Date:
02.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:29h
Distance:
9.0km

Ever since my abandoned attempt at ascending Nedstaheia a couple of months earlier, I had been thinking about having another go. This time I did not come by bike though, rather by bus, and the hike therefore started from Arna terminal, from where I followed the river south towards the unmarked trailhead south of Nedstaheia . I thus easily returned to where the map indicates a trail heading towards Nedstaheia, and where my last attempt was abandoned. As expected, the trail was not easier to see today either, but I am pretty sure there must have been a trail here at some point, perhaps it is just not being used anymore. There were however some weak traces that could be followed and overall it was in the end straightforward to reach the summit, which provided good views in all directions. From the summit, I continued north, partly following a weak >>>

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
29.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:56h
Distance:
4.2km

Short local evening hike after work.

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Orretua and Emanuel Mohns utsikt

Date:
26.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:42h
Distance:
7.7km

Local hike in familiar terrain.

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Vesoldo and Slåttenuten - from Tørvik to Norheimsund

Date:
25.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:31h
Distance:
22.4km

I started by taking the bus to Tørvik and getting off at the bus stop called "Heradstveit kryss". At the initial crossroads there were hiking signs pointing in both directions. I went for the southern option, passing through Tørvik and Tveiten, before following a toll road to the parking lot at Perslå . I briefly considered heading southwest to Tveitestølen to ascend Tørvikenuten from the south. But while there was a trail indicated on the map, the hiking information sign at Perslå did not mention this option at all. Not wanting to risk spending most of the ascent searching for a potentially weak trail, I instead went for the safe option and followed the marked trail via Osadal. The tractor road continued all the way to Finnhellersvatnet, though it looked more like a trail than a road towards the end. From >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
23.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:34h
Distance:
3.2km

Another short local evening hike.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
21.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:36h
Distance:
3.1km

Short local hike after a day at the home office.

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Cycling: Storahugen

Date:
19.09.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:19h
Distance:
32.2km

Short bike trip with the main objective of visiting Storahugen , yet another new minor peak on the Alle topper i Bergen list. Not much to say about this one. Limited views, but at least it can be easily accessed via a trail from the north. And getting to the trailhead by bike was straightforward, which overall made for a more interesting trip. When at the summit I also noticed that there are plenty of other small named hills in the area. So I have a feeling I'll be coming back when more of these are added to the Alle topper i Bergen list. But given that I had not in advanced looked into whether any of these could be easily accessed or not, this would have to wait.

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Vedasnerta and Nessteinen from Nes/Mundheimsvegen

Date:
18.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:17h
Distance:
18.9km

Since my trip to Vågenipen and Lukefjellet two weeks earlier , I had wanted to get a closer look at Vedasnerta and Nessteinen on the opposite side of Mundheimsdalen, as they both looked quite dramatic from a distance. When researching how to best visit both summits, I came across a route description at ut.no that looked very promising as it indicated a marked trail all the way to the summit of Nessteinen: https://ut.no/turforslag/119653/nessteinen . The suggestion did not mention Vedasnerta at all, but I assumed that the short off-trail ascent from Vatnadalsvatnet (in the valley between Nessteinen and Vedasnerta) would not be too difficult. I started by taking the bus from Bergen to Mundheim. Here I switched to a connecting bus heading for Norheimsund, which I only stayed on for two stops before getting off at the bus stop called Teigland right next to the start of the tractor road indicated on the route at >>>

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