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Hovdafjellet, Vardafjellet, Selsåsåsen and Børshovda

Date:
17.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:49h
Distance:
24.1km

Ever since my visit of Storås at the end of April, the plans had been ready for a return to Sveio to ascend the four remaining summits on the Sveio ≥ 100m pf. list . Other hikes had however gotten the priority since then but now it was finally time. I started by taking the express bus (and ferry) from Bergen to Sveio where I got off at the stop called Liavegen. From there I followed the smaller roads east towards the first goal of the day: Hovdafjellet . Very limited traffic, which was important given the lack of sidewalks, and great views along the way made this first transportation stage more enjoyable than expected. Upon approaching Hovdafjellet I followed the road until the final house west of the summit. Here I passed through a gate and followed various animal tracks to reach the summit without any issues (except for a barking dog that thankfully >>>

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Kleppaksla, Storevarden, Vetenbua and Førdesveten

Date:
13.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:30h
Distance:
6.9km

I left work early to take advantage of the great weather for a revisit of Førdesveten , mainly due to the recently opened dagsturhytte right next to the summit. After taking the bus from the city center, and switching buses at Skogskiftet terminal, I got off at Kleppe from where I followed a nice trail northwest. There was a sign at the trailhead but the trail itself was unmarked, except for the occasional small cairn later on, however the trail was easy to follow and I soon arrived at Kleppaksla . At Kleppaksla there was a visitor register just south of the highest point and excellent views in all directions. From Kleppaksla I continued northeast along the trail until reaching the crossroads south of Førdesveten where I decided to make a short detour to Storevarden before returning and completing the final climb to the summit. The new >>>

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Ørneberget NV and Hellen festning

Date:
12.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:51h
Distance:
3.6km

Short local evening hike just before sunset.

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
09.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:04h
Distance:
4.8km

Short local Saturday hike on a day with limited views due to low-hanging clouds/fog.

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Hauggjelsvarden and Ulriken Vest from Sædalen

Date:
06.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:15h
Distance:
11.9km

Hike after work with a colleague taking part in Stolpejakten (hence the odd detour after leaving Hauggjelsvarden ).

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Raundalsryggen from Reimegrend to Øyeflaten

Date:
02.09.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
10:14h
Distance:
30.4km

Started by taking the train to Reimegrend and after safely crossing to the south side of the railroad tracks I followed the river east, first off-trail and then on a little used path that included a small wooden bridge. Just after the bridge I turned south towards the river along a trail which I thought would bring me to the bridge across Raundalselvi . This trail however pretty much came to an end at a small island northwest of the bridge and I had to find my own way to the bridge from there. Thankfully, the water level in the river was not very high and I managed to leave the island and get to the bridge without getting wet. After crossing the bridge I followed a trail southeast to Vetlaheggstølen and Mysedalen. While walking along the river was nice, the trail was clearly not very frequently used and disappeared several times. From Vetlaheggstølen >>>

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Dyrdalsrunden

Date:
30.08.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:30h
Distance:
14.3km

Left work early for a hike with two colleagues following the so-called Dyrdalsrunden, i.e. a hike following the ridges around Dyrdalsvatnet . Excellent views along the way but the trails were overall not of the best quality and rather muddy. On the way back to the car I made a small detour on my own to Bontveit søyle . This included a steep ascent from the east with lots of fallen trees to crawl over/under as a I got close to the trig marker and an equally steep descent south along the ridge. So while the main hike can be highly recommended, a visit of Bontveit søyle is clearly more of an acquired taste.

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Sundagsfjellet, Fridalsnova and Vest for Vestrebotn

Date:
26.08.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
11:26h
Distance:
25.9km

A return to Modalen with Petter to visit the final two peaks he had not yet visited in Nordhordland. Petter picked me up at my place at 06:30 and after around 1.5 hours of driving we parked at the small parking lot in Heimdal and were soon ready to begin our hike up Norddalen. In Norddalen there is a trail marked with red T's, however both the trail and the trail markers were often difficult to spot and we ended up losing the trail a couple of times. But given that the main direction was pretty obvious, i.e. head up the valley, this was not a big problem. The wet surfaces and the many slippery rocks however provided more of a challenge and meant that we had to proceed with care. Note that trying to follow the markers is still very much recommended as there were several maze-like passages in between large boulders where the markers >>>

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Ørneberget and Furukammen

Date:
24.08.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:55h
Distance:
3.9km

Short local evening hike.

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Taket, Vardadalsbu and Eldhusfjellet

Date:
20.08.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
7:50h
Distance:
18.2km

After Friday's long hike from Hamlagrøvatnet to Norheimsund I was not really planning on more long hikes this weekend. However, when petter (Petter Bjørstad) contacted me and asked if I wanted to go hiking on Sunday I of course could not resist and quickly said yes. We decided on Modalen and an attempt at visiting three of the four peaks that Petter had not yet visited in this area. Petter picked me up at 07:30 and after a 1.5 hours drive we arrived at Steinsland where we found parking right next to the marked trailhead for Vardadalsbu . While the trailhead was marked, the trail quality was low. In fact, early on we were wondering if we were on a trail at all. Soon the familiar red trail markers however started appearing, and while the trail was still weak, it could now be followed without too much difficulty. The trail was quite steep though. From the trailhead the trail climbed >>>

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