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Kvannto from Rosendal via Kvitegga

Date:
16.06.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:07h
Distance:
16.7km

I took the day off to enjoy what seemed like the last day of nice weather for a while. Started by taking the boat from Bergen to Rosendal. Upon arriving, I first walked south along the road to Seimshagen (separate cycling and walking paths all the way), before easily locating the marked trailhead for Kvitegga (Kviteggjo on the signs) towards the end of Seimshamrane. There were several signs at the start to show the way up to Seimsakla where there was a nice viewpoint with views back towards Rosendal. Until this point, the trail had been relatively steep but never exposed or turning into scrambling. At Seimsakla the terrain tuned less steep and soon I also left most of the trees behind, with the bonus of even better views. The final ascent to Kvitegga was straightforward and did not present any challenges >>>

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Knultrane

Date:
13.06.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:53h
Distance:
4.1km

A return to Bønestoppen for a visit of Knultrane , a recent addition to the Alle topper i Bergen list . The short hike turned out to be a positive surprise with a nice trail across the ridge and good views from near the highest point. Continuing to Gullsteinen and Løvstakken was abandoned due to it started raining.

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Kyrelvfjellet

Date:
07.06.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:59h
Distance:
4.6km

After our successful ascent of Nipahøgdi , we drove the short distance south towards Langavatnet for an attempt at ascending Kyrelvfjellet . Thankfully, this part of the road had been cleared of snow and we could therefore easily drive all the way to our planned starting point east of the summit. Here Endre decided to have a go at the last skiing trip of the season, while Petter and I concluded that it would be just as easy to continue on foot for this peak as well. Initially, we followed a route marked with small cairns leading us to the small 1168 lake east of the summit. The cairns can most likely be followed all the way to the summit, at least they reappeared higher up, but for now they were hidden underneath the snow. After a short steep ascent that may be more tricky under different conditions, we could easily complete the final distance to the >>>

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Nipahøgdi

Date:
07.06.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:25h
Distance:
12.0km

Petter picked me up at my place shortly after six, having already picked up Endre , and together we made the long drive to Austdalen. Our goal was to drive as high up as possible and then see how many of the peaks that each of us had left we could manage to ascend. At around 970 meters above sea level, just before the last bend in the road below Austdalsnutvatnet, we came across the first patch of snow blocking our way. We left the car behind and continued on foot along the road. We had brought skis but decided to leave them in the car. There were still extended stretches of road without any snow but it quickly became clear that we could not have driven much further anyway, as the road was soon largely hidden underneath the snow. Upon arriving at Floksefonnvatnet, we left the road and headed off-trail towards >>>

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Oppstemten

Date:
01.06.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
4.7km

A quick hike up Oppstemten before heading home from work.

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Godvikaskjenet and Storhaugen

Date:
25.05.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:56h
Distance:
4.0km

Two small hills on the Alle topper i Bergen list that I had put off visiting due to both basically being inside someone's backyard. Godvikaskjenet however turned out to be a positive surprise as the dense undergrowth I had expected to power through had been replaced by a gravel road! Hence there was only a very short off-trail section required before connecting with the weak trail along the ridge. This summit was therefore reached without any real issues. Storhaugen was another matter. While it is perhaps technically possible to reach the summit without trespassing, it definitely did not feel that way, and I ended up stopping around 40 meters from the highest point. But I will still put it in the "been there, done that, definitely not coming back" category. It might be possible to ascend from the north instead but not without it >>>

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Garnes to Indre Arna via Ådnanipa

Date:
24.05.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:21h
Distance:
7.0km

A return to Arna for a revisit of Ådnanipa via a (for me) new route from Garnes. I had also considered continuing to Skåldalsfjellet , but the cold wind made this less appealing. Instead, I descended via a steep trail that on more than one occasion bordered on scrambling. Probably easier as an ascent route.

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Ørneberget and Rognåsen in dense fog

Date:
23.05.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:31h
Distance:
5.7km

Short local Saturday hike in dense fog.

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Ørneberget and Furukammen

Date:
17.05.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:54h
Distance:
3.9km

Short local evening hike that included my 250th ascent of Ørneberget (since 2016).

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Svabergfjellet from Sollibotn

Date:
15.05.2026
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
7:31h
Distance:
20.5km

A return to Gulen to complete the ascent of Svabergfjellet that I had to abandon due to running out of time during my hike three weeks earlier . Once more I took the express boat from Bergen and followed the gravel path towards Eivindvik but this time skipping the visit of Gulakvila and Kvitebergnova and instead heading directly to Undertun and the marked trailhead for the hike around Undertundalen. After a quick stop at Flogefjellet , I continued east towards Svabergfjellet via Flolifjellet on a rather weak and (at best) inconsistently marked trail. But at least the otherwise potentially challenging descent into Floliskardet was clearly marked and the overall direction, except for the descent to Floliskardet, was pretty obvious. Due to a strong and cold wind at the summit, I did not stay long at Svabergfjellet but quickly continued towards Heia and Ormekletten , still on a rather weak and inconsistently >>>

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