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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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Barsnesfjorden

Date:
09.07.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
3:02h
Distance:
4.4km

Hike along Barsnesfjorden including rowing and kayaking (see separate trip report for the kayaking ). (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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Eikjabu from Mollandsmarki

Date:
08.07.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:57h
Distance:
11.0km

Warning: While this route (mostly) follows a marked trail, the markers can be difficult to spot. The terrain is also steep with a couple of exposed sections that may not be to everyone's liking. In other words, read the report carefully. Given its location alongside Lustrafjorden, the easiest route to Eikjabu is definitely by boat or kayak. We had however come across a suggested hiking route from Mollandsmarki that we wanted to try. Luster DNT had even organized a trip along this route earlier this year . Additional information was also gathered from an earlier post from 2019 which also included a link with more pictures and a basic map . Unsure of whether there would be any parking at the trailhead, we decided to park at Krossen p-plass and walk from there. (As it turned out, this was unnecessary, as it would have been possible to park at or close to the trailhead.) The trailhead contained information about Stuaflåten although there was no >>>

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Balabu and Klukkshaug

Date:
06.07.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:42h
Distance:
4.8km

On the way from Bergen to Sogndal we made a stop at Balestrand for a visit of Balabu . Parking was found at the marked trailhead and from there we could follow a very nice marked trail all the way to the cabin. From Balabu I continued on my own along an unmarked trail to Klukkshaug but must admit that the views there did not really live up to the expectations and I did not stay long before starting my descent.

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Solheim søyle

Date:
05.07.2023
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
0:59h
Distance:
4.6km

Detour on the way home from work to visit Solheim søyle.

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Løvstakken from Marineholmen

Date:
04.07.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:55h
Distance:
9.6km

Hike to Løvstakken after work with my colleague taking part in Stolpejakten .

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
02.07.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:39h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local Sunday hike.

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Høgenoltane from Urdland via Remlo

Date:
01.07.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:50h
Distance:
17.0km

I started by taking the train to Urdland stasjon and from there followed the road west and then north up to Ospehaugen p-plass . In order to make the hike into a roundtrip I here forked right and continued north along the gravel road to Remlo where the map indicated a trail south to Fjosstølen. I struggled a bit to find the proper start of this trail, as there were a couple of fences that had to be crossed, but just as I was scouting for the best place to jump the fence I happened upon the local farmer who provided excellent pointers for where to locate the trail in question. Soon I was therefore on the so-called "buføringsvegen", i.e. the trail (at least historically) used to transfer cattle and sheep from/to the farms further down the valley. The trail was unmarked but overall easy to follow. It however did not >>>

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