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Across Hellen festning

Date:
09.03.2022
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:37h
Distance:
3.0km

Short local hike after work.

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Ørneberget and Ørneberget NV

Date:
08.03.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:52h
Distance:
3.6km

Short local hike after work. (The GPS stopped working shortly into the hike, and not detect until almost back home, hence no GPS track. See Ørneberget and Ørneberget NV for an identical hike.)

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Småbrekkebukken from Småbrekkene

Date:
06.03.2022
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
5:42h
Distance:
16.9km

For more than a year, Småbrekkebukken had been my last remaining summit on the Samnanger ≥ 100m pf. list . So when The Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT) , or more specifically Voss Utferdslag , organized a guided skiing trip, I was of course among the first to sign up. After taking the train to Voss, I joined the others at Holbergsplass, from where we carpooled to Småbrekkene to start the real trip. We initially followed the marked trail/road towards Gullhorgabu , but after a short break northeast of Småbrekkebukken, we had left the marked trail and instead continued up the valley northwest of the summit. Here we came across an area where most of the snow had been removed by strong winds, and we therefore had to backtrack a bit to find a slightly different route than planned. This however did not present any real issues and after a large U-turn to avoid the steepest areas we soon arrived at the summit, which >>>

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Fagerdalsfjellet and Eidsvågsneset/Furubotn

Date:
04.03.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:54h
Distance:
3.7km

Short local hike after work including an exploration of the northern tip of Eidsvågsneset/Furubotn, an area I had previously assumed was only available via trespassing. This was however far from the case, and it was even set up as a local recreational area that was easily accessible.

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Bjorøyna: Nibben and Rundelen

Date:
03.03.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:59h
Distance:
2.5km

After our hike at Tyssøyna , we made the short drive to the parking lot in front of Bjorøy skule. From there we walked about 250 meters south along the road to an unmarked trailhead taking us via Langafjellet (although not via the highest point, which is on a small ridge less than 150 meters to the west) to Nibben . Pretty good views from the summit, although not as great as from Varden on Tyssøyna. So far, the trail had been ok and even had the occasional trail marker, but shortly after turning northeast for Rundelen the trail pretty much disappeared (even though we were following the trail indicated on the map). We did however connect with a marked trail shortly before turning north towards the summit. Hence there should be a better route in between these two summits. This new trail took us almost to the summit of Rundelen, except >>>

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Tyssøyna: Varden and Smivågen

Date:
03.03.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:42h
Distance:
4.7km

Given the excellent weather forecast, I decided to take half a day of "vinterferie" to explore Tyssøyna and Bjorøyna. First up was Tyssøyna. We parked at Tyssøyna p-plass and from there followed the roads towards the marked trailhead for the short detour to Varden , which provided great views despite being only 80 meters above sea level. We continued south, and later west, still along a marked trail until reconnecting with the gravel road east of the summit. After a visit of Simvågen we followed yet another marked trail along the coast via Skjervika and Tyssøyvågen before getting to the paved road and from there returning to the car. Overall, a very nice short trip that can be highly recommended.

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
01.03.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:01h
Distance:
4.2km

Short local hike after work.

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Hestfjellet from Storevatnet

Date:
27.02.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:52h
Distance:
12.2km

On a Sunday with strong winds at high altitudes, I decided to stay away from the most exposed summits and instead made yet another return to Masfjorden and Storevatnet. This time to visit Hestfjellet . But after getting off the bus (at the bus stop called Nedre Storavatn), I however started to think that coming here today might have been a mistake, as the road towards Haugsdal was covered with ice and I was now walking into a headwind that I almost had to lean into in order to stay upright. Thankfully, I had brought my snow chains, which took care of the first problem, while it also did not take long before I was sheltered from the worst of the wind. Combined with the warmth from the sun it actually ended up as a rather pleasant walk towards the trailhead next to Kjetland. The snow chains stayed on until >>>

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
26.02.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:57h
Distance:
4.1km

Short local hike on an overall gray and windy Saturday.

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Livarden from Frotveit via Rambjørgvatnet

Date:
25.02.2022
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
4:00h
Distance:
17.8km

Initial plans to ski across Vidden with a colleague was changed at the last minute due to strong northerly winds and we instead headed for Frotveit and Livarden . This turned out to be a good choice, as except for the final ascent to the summit we pretty much avoided the cold wind. The snow conditions were highly variable. Excellent along the ski tracks, icy in the areas northeast and south of the summit, and everything in between for the descent. Overall, a very nice roundtrip that can be highly recommended.

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