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Across Hellen festning

Date:
15.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:37h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local evening hike.

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Heinakken and Kjerringefjellet

Date:
12.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:50h
Distance:
7.4km

After our failure at obtaining any views at all from Matrenipa , me and Fjellsamleren (Endre Myrdal Olsen) did not give up, got back in the car, and drove to the valley in between Heinakken and Kjerringefjellet . Here we found parking on the side of the road, right next to the marked trailhead for Heinakken, and proceeded to follow the marked trail (quite wet at times, but otherwise easy to follow) all the way to the large cairn south of the summit, were we finally escaped the fog and were rewarded by excellent panoramic views across Masfjorden. From the large cairn we shortly retraced out steps before making the final ascent to the summit of Heinakken from the southeast. No trails to the summit, but reaching it did not provide any difficulties. Great views from the summit as well, but if visiting Heinakken it is clearly recommended to also make the short detour >>>

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Matrenipa

Date:
12.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:38h
Distance:
3.9km

On the drive home to Bergen from our day of wet hikes with no views in Masfjorden (see Kyrkjehovda , Vardegga from Fossåskaret , Snaueggi - an unplanned roundtrip and Ølveshovda ) me and Fjellsamleren (Endre Myrdal Olsen) could not help but note the excellent weather forecasts for the next day, i.e. warm and sunny, and thus agreed to have another joint hike, with the hope that maybe we could actually see something from one of the summits this time around. We decided on three summits in Masfjorden and met up the next day for the drive to Matre and the parking lot west of Matrenipa . On the drive there we however could not help but notice that, except for it not raining, the weather looked very similar to the day before with the now familiar fog hiding most of the mountain tops. Hopefully that today it would at least partly clear up we started on the marked trail to Matrenipa. The trail was very wet but overall easy to follow and we >>>

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Ølveshovda

Date:
11.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:05h
Distance:
4.0km

After visiting Kyrkjehovda , Vardegga and Snaueggi in pouring rain and with little to no views due to a particularly thick fog, both me and Fjellsamleren (Endre Myrdal Olsen) felt a drop in motivation. However, given that we were now very close to Ølveshovda we decided to make one last push and also visit it before returning to Bergen. We parked next to Ølve Kyrkje and continued on foot along a gravel road to the marked trailhead. We could now for the first time look across Kvinnheradsfjorden and spot both Snilstveitsøy and several of the higher mountains behind it. Maybe we could finally get some views from one of the visited summits? However, we soon ascended into the thick fog, and it became clear that there would be no views this time either. While the information sign at the start of the hike had encouraged us to take it slow and enjoy the views, we did not >>>

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Snauegga - an unplanned roundtrip

Date:
11.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:15h
Distance:
4.5km

After visiting Kyrkjehovda and Vardegga , me and Fjellsamleren (Endre Myrdal Olsen) drove south to Berge where we easily located the marked trailhead for Snauegga (the sign says Eggjane). However, the suggested route was blocked with a herd of what was either very large calves or bulls. This left us rather skeptical with regards to passing right by them, especially as they all seemed rather interested in us. We therefore decided to make a short detour hoping the large animals would stay where they were and not follow us. And besides having to cross two barbed wire fences (of which the first was partly hidden and close to the ground), our plan was a success and we were shortly back on track. This would not last for long though, as we soon realized that we had made a wrong turn when the tractor road forked early on. We were now in the valley east of the >>>

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Vardegga from Fossåskaret

Date:
11.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:07h
Distance:
4.4km

After our trip to Kyrkjehovda , me and Fjellsamleren (Endre Myrdal Olsen) drove to Fossåskaret where we passed through a gate and found parking on a small open area next to two stacks of firewood. There was even an information sign for hikers from which the trail was marked all the way to the summit of Vardegga . We started southeast, first on a steep tractor road before later leaving the road behind and continuing on a trail marked with red paint. The summit was therefore reached without any issues, except for the pouring rain making it increasingly difficult to take pictures (hence the blurry picture of Endre at the summit). On the other hand, there was not much reason to take pictures anyway as the most likely excellent views were today well-hidden behind a thick layer of fog. We therefore did not stay long before retracing our steps back to the car, only >>>

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Kyrkjehovda

Date:
11.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:55h
Distance:
2.2km

Finally it was time for another trip with Fjellsamleren (Endre Myrdal Olsen) , the first in over a year. This time our goal was to visit at least four peaks in the area between Ølve and Lygrespollen. Already during our drive from Bergen it was clear that we would not be meeting many other hikers today. The rain was hammering down on the windshield and the fog was only getting thicker. On the way up to Gullbotn we almost could not see the road in front of us. We therefore decided to start with Kyrkjehovda , simply to get it out of the way, as the previous trip reports did not give it much praise. After easily locating the small parking lot right next to the road just north of the summit, we started following a tractor road which soon turned into a wet and weak trail. We first incorrectly headed towards the 122 hill east of Kyrkjehovda, but >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
08.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:36h
Distance:
3.1km

Short local evening hike.

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Cycling: Kalandsvatnet, Tereleitet, Bjørnåsen and Hamresåta

Date:
05.09.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
5:49h
Distance:
64.7km

Another cycling trip around Kalandsvatnet, this time to visit two new minor summits recently added to the Alle topper i Bergen list , namely Bjørnåsen and Hamresåta . Thanks to the recent trip report from knutsverre (Knut S. Andersen) , both Bjørnåsen and Hamresåta were now straightforward to get to via trails, and I pretty much followed in the footsteps of Knut Sverre and Astrid. Note that while the trail for Bjørnåsen is marked, I still almost missed the trailhead, as the trail itself was pretty weak. But if you start looking to the right just before the trail reaches Ulvvatnet/Svartavatnet you should able to locate the first trail marker. I left the bike at the trailhead and followed a trail that was, at least at the moment, quite hidden by ferns and tall grasses, but it could still be followed without much difficulty and made it straightforward to reach the summit which, as >>>

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Våganipen and Lukefjellet from Kilen

Date:
04.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:20h
Distance:
17.1km

As far as I could tell, all previously reported ascents of Våganipen had been from the southwest, which is difficult to get to by public transport, especially during the weekends. I was therefore happy when coming across a trip suggestion at ut.no which showed an ascent of Våganipen via Bjørndalsetret , as this would allow me to start my hike from the bus stop at Kilen. I therefore hopped on a bus from Bergen and got off at the bus stop called "Kilen kryss", and after a short 1.5 km walk along the road I arrived the start of the marked trailhead for Våganipen. After passing by the shooting range for Sævareidfjorden Skyttarlag, where there was no activity today, the gravel road changed into a rough and muddy tractor road, and soon more or less disappeared as I entered an area of recent logging. It was however still easy >>>

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