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Oppstemten and Landåseggen

Date:
05.02.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:11h
Distance:
6.2km

Short hike after work to catch the sunset at Ulriken. Lots of ice that made snow chains mandatory, especially for the final section of Oppstemten and for most of the following descent along Landåseggen, which most likely explains the unusually low number of other hikers on this sunny afternoon.

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Flaktveit to Selvik via Nukane

Date:
01.02.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:07h
Distance:
6.3km

A return to Flaktveit to try an alternative route to Nukane followed by a (for me) new descent to Selvik. All in all a nice short hike along unmarked but still overall easy to follow trails. The only challenge being the occasional ice that could thankfully easily be avoided. See also my earlier hike to Storsåta .

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Nipetjørna, Gravdalsfjellet and Olsokfjellet

Date:
31.01.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:24h
Distance:
7.0km

After an extended period of cold weather I decided to use the Saturday to visit the ruins of the cabin Dovre , located on a small island in Nipetjørna. Given that I would basically be passing by Endre 's apartment on way, I invited him to come along. As expected, there was a thick white ice covering the lake and we could therefore easily walk across to the island. Of the cabin there were only limited traces after it apparently burned down in 1977. With the main objective out of the way we continued via Gravdalsfjellet , Damsgårdsfjellet and Olsokfjellet before returning to Vestlundveien. Just as we were about to part ways, I noticed the small hill St. Hanshaugen which looked like it ought to be included on the Alle topper i Bergen list and at the summit we even found a small trig bolt. Takk for turen, Endre!

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Stovegolvet from Grov

Date:
24.01.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:02h
Distance:
17.8km

Warning: This hike includes a steep ascent that can potentially be dangerous under certain winter conditions. Read the report carefully. A return to Stord to ascend Stovegolvet and visit the DNT cabin with the same name . After taking the bus (and ferry) to Stord I had planned to get off at Grov, however the bus driver failed to notice that I had pressed the stop button and I ended up with an extra kilometer warm up along Grovavegen before arriving at my intended starting point. I began by following the same route southwest to Lundsetervegen as for my trip to Steingilshøgda, Klovfjellet and Budalsfjellet and continued along the paved road to the large parking lot at Lundseter where I easily located the marked trailhead. From the trailhead I followed the marked trail northwest before turning east and beginning the steep ascent towards the summit. It quickly became apparent that this part of the ascent would be much more challenging >>>

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Hovåsene from Fortunbakkane

Date:
18.01.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
4.3km

Short hike on a gray and foggy Sunday with the objective of visiting Hovåsen and Hovåsen Sør , two recent addition to the Alle topper i Bergen list . I used a similar route as for last year’s visit of Nordre Gamletjørnhaugen , although in the opposite order. After following the marked trail via Nordre Gamletjørnhaugen , I left it shortly after Lillianbrekko and headed off-trail via various deer tracks to the summits of Hovåsen Sør and Hovåsen. At Hovåsen Sør there was a trig bolt and a view down to Kismul Skyte- og friluftssenter (closed on Sundays, except for special events, according to their web page). There may also be ok views from Hovåsen but these were all hidden by the fog. The easiest choice would now probably have been to return to the trail but given the short distance to the road to the north, I decided to head directly in that direction. This did not present any real challenges but was also the least enjoyable part >>>

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Grønafjellet, Folldalshaugane and Linken

Date:
10.01.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:30h
Distance:
10.8km

A return to Folldalshaugane and Linken/Lyseskarfjellet with the objective of also visiting Grønafjellet . Started from the bus stop "Rød sør" and at first followed the same route as for my visit of Rødsaksla . Ended up following this route for a too long though and had to backtrack. In my defense the trails were covered by both snow and ice, however towards Grønafjellet there was a single set of footprints leading the way. I was surprised to be able to follow a trail marked with small cairns for the final section to the larger summit cairn at Grønafjellet. Excellent views from the highest point and well worth a visit. After returning to the trail, or rather the footprints, I followed it/them east to connect with the main trail which I then followed via Folldalshaugane to Linken. The descent to the main road contained lots of ice and would have been >>>

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Oppstemten and Landåseggen

Date:
07.01.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
6.2km

Short and cold hike after work to catch the sunset at Ulriken before heading home. Up via Oppstemten and down via Landåseggen. The hike also included a chance meeting with Endre as I was about to begin my descent. He was in his way across Vidden.

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Ørneberget and Ørneberget NV

Date:
04.01.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:01h
Distance:
3.0km

Short local Sunday hike.

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Ørneberget

Date:
03.01.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:56h
Distance:
2.9km

Short local Saturday hike.

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Hellemyrstien and Sandviksfjellet

Date:
01.01.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:59h
Distance:
9.6km

The first hike of 2026 in a winter wonderland of new snow!

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