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Furukammen and Helleveien

Date:
15.07.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:26h
Distance:
5.3km

Short local hike before the afternoon rain showers began.

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Vetlavardhytto from Eikelandsosen terminal

Date:
14.07.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:08h
Distance:
6.7km

After 4.5 hours on the boat from Sogndal to Bergen the day before, I was not really up for a long hike today. However, the nice weather had to be utilized as it seemed like it would be the last nice day in quite some time. In the end, I settled on Vetlavardhytto in Eikelandsosen . My previous attempt at visiting this cabin had been unsuccessful due to a too short bus connection at Osøyro, hence my current travelling plan added five additional minutes in Osøyro and, combined with less traffic during the summer holiday season, I made the bus to Eikelandsosen without any issues. At Eikelandsosen I followed the roads to the marked start of the trail to Vetlavardhytto and crossed the river on a new bridge to start the ascent. The trail was marked with red paint and initially followed the river. Soon the trail markers however changed from red paint to small pieces >>>

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Cycling along Barsnesfjorden

Date:
13.07.2023
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
0:48h
Distance:
4.4km

Short cycling trip along Barsnesfjorden. (Note that the road this hike follows is private, i.e. no cars allowed. There are however a couple of parking spaces down by the small wharf along Barsnesfjorden just before the road turns west and starts climbing slightly towards the crossroads at Barsnes.)

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Kayaking around Øyna in Barsnesfjorden

Date:
12.07.2023
Characteristic:
Kayaking
Duration:
0:52h
Distance:
3.1km

Kayaking around Øyna in Barsnesfjorden.

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Barsnesfjorden

Date:
12.07.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:50h
Distance:
2.0km

Short hike along Barsnesfjorden including a kayak trip around Øyna (see separate trip report ). (Note that the road this hike follows is private, i.e. no cars allowed. There are however a couple of parking spaces down by the small wharf along Barsnesfjorden just before the road turns west and starts climbing slightly towards the crossroads at Barsnes.)

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Bondehaug from Krossen

Date:
11.07.2023
Characteristic:
Jogging
Duration:
1:13h
Distance:
5.8km

After the short hike to Storehaug we drove to Krossen and parked at a smaller parking lot up a gravel side road southwest of the main parking lot. Here we had spotted a hiking sign for Bondehaug when driving back from our visit of Eikjabu and hoped this would provide a nice hike. We started on a tractor road that later turned into a marked trail which to our surprise did not follow the tractor road indicated on the map heading more directly towards the summit. Instead, it first continued southwest to Røymsstølen before turning northwest to the hill incorrectly marked as the summit of Bondehaug . Before reaching Røymsstølen, and just before getting the great views across Lustrafjorden, my dad decided to return to the car. I therefore increased the speed and continued on my own to Bondehaug utsiktspunkt . Here there were excellent views. Well worth a visit. After a couple of pictures I continued southwest to the real summit, >>>

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Storehaug from Resaland

Date:
11.07.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:43h
Distance:
1.8km

On a day with rain showers reported to start from the early afternoon, we decided to go for a couple of easy summits that also did not require lots of driving. First up was Storehaug in Luster . We parked at Resaland p-plass right next to the unmarked trailhead and followed a tractor road almost all the way to the summit. From there, the large summit cairn was easily reached via a weak unmarked trail. Limited views from the summit due to all the trees which were not made any better by the dense fog. We therefore did not stay long before returning the same way to the car. Upon returning to the car we also made an attempt to visit the viewpoint at Feivall/Feivollfjellet but failed to find any routes that did not seem to include trespassing private property and thus gave up and instead continued to Bondehaug .

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Cycling along Barsnesfjorden

Date:
10.07.2023
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
0:41h
Distance:
4.5km

Short cycling trip along Barsnesfjorden. (Note that the road this hike follows is private, i.e. no cars allowed. There are however a couple of parking spaces down by the small wharf along Barsnesfjorden just before the road turns west and starts climbing slightly towards the crossroads at Barsnes.)

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Cycling: Fjordstien and Stedjeberget

Date:
09.07.2023
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
1:37h
Distance:
15.1km

Short afternoon cycling trip along Fjordstien and out to Stedjeberget turpostkasse .

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Kayaking on Barsnesfjorden

Date:
09.07.2023
Characteristic:
Kayaking
Duration:
0:40h
Distance:
2.1km

Short kayaking session on Barsnesfjorden. (Note that the road this hike follows is private, i.e. no cars allowed. There are however a couple of parking spaces down by the small wharf along Barsnesfjorden just before the road turns west and starts climbing slightly towards the crossroads at Barsnes.)

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