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Vardegga from Fossåskaret

Date:
11.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:07h
Distance:
4.4km

After our trip to Kyrkjehovda , me and Fjellsamleren (Endre Myrdal Olsen) drove to Fossåskaret where we passed through a gate and found parking on a small open area next to two stacks of firewood. There was even an information sign for hikers from which the trail was marked all the way to the summit of Vardegga . We started southeast, first on a steep tractor road before later leaving the road behind and continuing on a trail marked with red paint. The summit was therefore reached without any issues, except for the pouring rain making it increasingly difficult to take pictures (hence the blurry picture of Endre at the summit). On the other hand, there was not much reason to take pictures anyway as the most likely excellent views were today well-hidden behind a thick layer of fog. We therefore did not stay long before retracing our steps back to the car, only >>>

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Kyrkjehovda

Date:
11.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:55h
Distance:
2.2km

Finally it was time for another trip with Fjellsamleren (Endre Myrdal Olsen) , the first in over a year. This time our goal was to visit at least four peaks in the area between Ølve and Lygrespollen. Already during our drive from Bergen it was clear that we would not be meeting many other hikers today. The rain was hammering down on the windshield and the fog was only getting thicker. On the way up to Gullbotn we almost could not see the road in front of us. We therefore decided to start with Kyrkjehovda , simply to get it out of the way, as the previous trip reports did not give it much praise. After easily locating the small parking lot right next to the road just north of the summit, we started following a tractor road which soon turned into a wet and weak trail. We first incorrectly headed towards the 122 hill east of Kyrkjehovda, but >>>

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Våganipen and Lukefjellet from Kilen

Date:
04.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:20h
Distance:
17.1km

As far as I could tell, all previously reported ascents of Våganipen had been from the southwest, which is difficult to get to by public transport, especially during the weekends. I was therefore happy when coming across a trip suggestion at ut.no which showed an ascent of Våganipen via Bjørndalsetret , as this would allow me to start my hike from the bus stop at Kilen. I therefore hopped on a bus from Bergen and got off at the bus stop called "Kilen kryss", and after a short 1.5 km walk along the road I arrived the start of the marked trailhead for Våganipen. After passing by the shooting range for Sævareidfjorden Skyttarlag, where there was no activity today, the gravel road changed into a rough and muddy tractor road, and soon more or less disappeared as I entered an area of recent logging. It was however still easy >>>

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Ørneberget

Date:
01.09.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:49h
Distance:
3.5km

Short local evening hike.

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Haukåsfjellet from Tokagjelet

Date:
28.08.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:58h
Distance:
23.8km

For some time I had been looking into the possibility of hiking to Haukåsfjellet from Tokagjelet/Langvotnevatnet, as the map indicated that I should be able to follow a trail the whole way. Getting to the start of this planned hike by bus would however turn out to be slightly more complicated than I had thought, as I happened to pick the same day to go hiking as when seemingly half of all the international students in Bergen had decided to hike Trolltunga (as the same bus was going all the way to Odda). When the bus finally showed up at the bus stop next to NHH, it was more than ten minutes late and had in fact turned into two buses, but both of them already with no free seats. I therefore had to stand until we got to Arna, where, after another short break, yet another bus showed up to take over all of us excess >>>

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Fagerdalsfjellet, Ørneberget and Furukammen

Date:
25.08.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:09h
Distance:
4.9km

Short local evening hike.

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Eggene, Godbotnsfjellet and Geiteskardfjell from E39

Date:
22.08.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:58h
Distance:
16.5km

After yesterday’s long hike at Voss , I had originally not planned on hiking this Sunday. But with excellent August weather forecasts this was not really an option. I therefore hopped on a bus to Dyrkolbotn for a hike to Eggene , Godbotnsfjellet and Geiteskardfjell . I had previously studied the reports from gapahuken (Torbjørn Rygg Haugland) and knutsverre (Knut S. Andersen) (see here and here ) and decided to pretty much follow in their footsteps. The only major difference being that I started from the main road and thus did not bother to head all the way to the northern parking lot at Dyrkolbotn , but instead had a go at the trail on the westside of Botnavatnet/Heimevatnet. A trail that was rather weak and currently well-hidden by the tall grasses. It was however (at least partially) marked and was still relatively easy to follow. (It would most likely have been just as fast to follow the alternative route on the eastside of the lake though.) Just >>>

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Vossamarsjen 2021 + Skorane, Nansenbu and Torfinnshorgi

Date:
21.08.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
7:19h
Distance:
27.7km

Vossamarsjen is a yearly hike organized by the Norwegian Trekking Association , or more specifically Voss Utferdslag , starting from Hodnaberg and following the T-marked trail via Torfinnsheim , Timaglaset , Gråsidetoppen and Roset , before ending up at Gjelle. My plan was to take advantage of the joint bus transportation from/to Voss and follow most of the official Vossamarsjen route, but also make a couple of minor detours to along the way. I therefore got up at 05:00 on a Saturday morning for the first train to Voss. After waiting close to 45-minutes for the next (and last) organized bus ride, we all finally left Voss just after 09:00. Note that due to roadwork close to Narheim, the earlier buses had all gone via Bergsdalen, but we thankfully got to skip this longer detour by instead walking past the roadwork and hopping on a second bus on the other side. At 09:45 we arrived at the parking lot at Hodnaberg >>>

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Ørneberget, Rognåsen and Emanuel Mohns utsikt

Date:
16.08.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:55h
Distance:
12.1km

Local evening hike after work.

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Fagerdalsskaret, Ørneberget and Rognåsen

Date:
10.08.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:35h
Distance:
6.0km

Local hike after work.

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