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Trollevassnibba and Steinsfjell from Ulveråker

Date:
01.05.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:17h
Distance:
15.9km

My first hike in Sveio! I started by taking the express bus from Bergen and got off at the first stop after the long undersea tunnel from Stord via Føyno. This location was named Ulveråker on the map, while the bus stop was called "Ulveraker nord". In any case, I headed north along a smaller side road not expecting much traffic, especially as there was no side walk except for at the very start. However, during my short walk to the marked trailhead I was passed by what had to be upwards of a hundred motorcycles. I later learned that they have a large gathering in this area on May 1st every year. After passing close by the house of composer Fartein Valen , I arrived at the marked trailhead west of Valesåta and follow the, at the start, relatively steep trail east. Before turning towards Trollevassnibba , I made a short >>>

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Håmanen from Sandviken sykehus

Date:
29.04.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:11h
Distance:
6.1km

Short local evening hike.

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
28.04.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:03h
Distance:
4.6km

Short local evening hike.

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Øyefjellet/Varden from Øvsthus

Date:
23.04.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:42h
Distance:
7.3km

After visiting Veten and Sandvikehorga and Bygdaåsen , we still had around two hours until the planned ferry back to Gjermundshamn, which should be more than enough for me to also make a quick visit to Øyefjellet/Varden . Given that petter (Petter Bjørstad) had already visited Øyefjellet more than 15 years ago, he simply dropped me off at the trailhead at Øvsthus. The marked trail was easy to follow and I initially made good progress towards the summit. Soon I would however get to areas that were first wet and muddy and later also covered by increasing amounts of snow, at times even making it difficult to spot the trail markers. This of course greatly reduced my speed and I constantly had to keep an eye on my watch in order to make sure that I had enough time to both get to the summit and back down again in time for the ferry. In the end, I finally reached the summit >>>

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Bygdaåsen

Date:
23.04.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:50h
Distance:
1.9km

After our hike to Veten and Sandvikehorga , petter (Petter Bjørstad) and I drove the short distance to Glebakka where we were the only car at the large parking lot . There was a hiking information sign next to the parking lot, but it only indicated a trip to Barlinda, which is apparently the largest tree of its kind in Northern Europe . We however ignored this suggested route and instead headed off-trail along the ridge to Bygdaåsen in the opposite direction. The terrain was easier to traverse than expected and there were lots of deer tracks showing the way. In order to avoid two surprisingly deep gorges north of the summit, we ended up following the ridge west of the summit before turning southeast for the final ascent. Limited views due to lots of trees and while the summit can be reached without any real issues it is clearly more of an acquired taste and not the kind of peak most hikers will feel much need to >>>

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Veten and Sandvikehorga

Date:
23.04.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:54h
Distance:
5.9km

A visit to Varaldsøy had been on my list for a while. However, it is a bit tricky to get to with public transportation, so when petter (Petter Bjørstad) asked if I was interested in going hiking the upcoming weekend I suggested Varaldsøy as an option, and given that Petter had three summits yet to visit on the island he was quick to agree. Upon arriving at Varaldsøy, we decided to start with Veten (which for some reason is called Vetan on PB) and Sandvikehorga , and thus drove to the small parking lot at the southern end of Vetla Svartavatnet . Here there was room for a couple of cars next to the gravel road and the marked trailhead was easily located. The very nice trail could be followed all the way to the summit without any real challenges except for the occasional very light scrambling. The summit provided excellent panoramic views only partly reduced by the sun not yet having fully emerged >>>

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Lyderhorn from Skålevik (to Gravdal)

Date:
21.04.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:07h
Distance:
8.8km

Hike to Lyderhorn after work with a couple of colleagues where we started from the parking lot at Skålevik . First along an old winding military road and later along a marked trail. After visiting the summit, I made a detour on my own via Kvarven fort to Gravdal from where I took the bus home.

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Fagerdalsskaret and Ørneberget

Date:
20.04.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:54h
Distance:
3.8km

Short local evening hike before sunset.

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
19.04.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:01h
Distance:
4.6km

Short local evening hike to catch the sunset.

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Stedjestova from Stedje kyrkje

Date:
13.04.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:37h
Distance:
3.3km

Short but steep hike from Stedje kyrkje to Stedjestova which provided more limited views than expected due to lots of trees.

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