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Roundtrip to the four summits north of Storavatnet

Date:
13.11.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
7:37h
Distance:
19.1km

Another hike with petter (Petter Bjørstad) , this time in the area north of Storavatnet in Masfjorden. Our goal was to make a roundtrip that included all of the four summits north of the lake. First up was Inste Kvitevasseggene . We parked next to the cabin Engleberget right beside the road at the southwestern end of Storavatnet and from there started our off-trail ascent. Shortly we however came across a trail marked by small cairns that we partly followed before again simply heading straight for the top. A bit of snow, but a lot less than what we had anticipated. Reaching the summit of Inste Kvitevasseggene requited a bit of scrambling at the end, but this can most likely be avoided by a short detour. From Inste Kvitevasseggene, our plan was to head directly north to Storhogen . The terrain here turned out to be slightly trickier than what we had >>>

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Skarpefjellet and Torhaugen from Kjetland/Storemyr

Date:
07.11.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:04h
Distance:
12.4km

My first joint hike with long-time colleague and very experienced hiker Petter (see his external web page for an overview of his extensive hiking and climbing experience and lots of external hiking reports). Initially we had decided on a hike to Skarpefjellet and Blåfjellet , but upon closer inspection we both concluded that Blåfjellet only has a primary factor of maximum 99. The plans were therefore changed to first ascend Skarpefjellet and from there see whether we would also have the time to include Torhaugen instead. During the drive from Bergen it had rained quite heavily, but thankfully the rain more or less stopped as we arrived at Kjetland where we easily located a spot next to the road where we could park the car without hindering other vehicles (same as the one used by previous hikers). The fact that the rain had now almost ended would however not mean that we would >>>

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Gravdalshorga from Gravdal

Date:
31.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:57h
Distance:
10.2km

I started by taking the bus from Bergen to Gravdal and got off at the bus stop called "Gravdal sør, Kvam". From there I pretty much followed in the footsteps of previous PB-hikers to Gravdalshorga , and could thus take advantage of their efforts at finding the best route. After passing the last houses at the end of Gravdalsvegen, I continued on a tractor road taking me to an unmarked trail following the river up to the unnamed cabin at the northeastern end of Sakresvatn. While the trailhead was unmarked, the trail itself was relatively easy to follow. As I arrived at the cabin, I however noticed that this was an unnecessary detour and that I should rather have stayed on the south side of the stream (see the return route). But after finding a place to cross the stream I was shortly back on track >>>

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Ørneberget and Furukammen

Date:
27.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:52h
Distance:
4.0km

Short local hike after work.

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Toppfjellet from Eide

Date:
23.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:42h
Distance:
10.9km

It is not often that one gets to be among the first three registered visits for a summit on the Hordaland ≥ 100m pf. list, but given that Toppfjellet in Modalen only had two previous visits this should be possible. The most recent visit was by Runemb (Rune Blomberg) back in 2013, and thanks to his report I did not have to plan much to find the best route. After taking the train to Dale and then the bus to Eide, I located the marked trailhead and started on a trail marked with a combination of red paint and red plastic tubes. Note that while the trailhead was marked, it may not be the easiest to spot from the main road. There were however signs for both Eidsstølen and Brørvik within the first couple of meters. While the route was clearly marked, the trail itself was often more difficult to spot. The fact that the trail was soon covered by snow did not help either of course. >>>

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Klyvsnolten and Lauvhovden

Date:
19.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:02h
Distance:
8.2km

After a two-day meeting at Voss ended after lunch, I managed to convince my colleague HHauser (Helwig Hauser) to go hiking even though the weather forecast looked less than promising. Prepared to get pretty wet and not expecting much in terms of views along the way, we settled on a roundtrip including both Klyvsnolten and Lauvhovden . We parked besides the gravel road up to Øvre Klyve, returned to the main road and followed it east for 400 meters before heading up a tractor road that Helwig had found when studying the map back at the hotel. The plan was to follow this tractor road until it ended and from there reach a trail stub indicated on the map south of Klyvesnolten. The tractor road, which seemingly had not been used in a long time, actually continued further than what is indicated on the map, and when it came to an end there was >>>

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Kattnakken, Mehammarsåto and Grønafjellet

Date:
17.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:39h
Distance:
22.3km

I started by taking the express bus to Stord and getting off at the bus stop called Børtveit (Bortveit on the map). I then proceeded to follow the gravel road up to Svartavatnet where I inspected the map and found a possible shortcut to Kattnakken from the northeast. The plan was to continue southeast along the trail starting from north of Svartavatnet and then follow the overhanging power lines towards the summit. However, I initially missed the trailhead and continued a bit too far on the gravel road. But after an off-trail shortcut I managed to connect with the trail, which was even marked with occasional red markers and I even spotted a red T. It did not seem like a very heavily used trail though. Shortly after passing underneath the power lines I turned southwest and headed off-trail in the direction >>>

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Ørneberget and Furukammen

Date:
12.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:49h
Distance:
3.9km

Short local hike just before sunset.

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Tofjellet from Straume

Date:
09.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:49h
Distance:
16.2km

After a detailed study of the weather forecast combined with a search for possible peaks that could be visited in between the seemingly constant string of rain storms, I settled on Tofjellet and took the early morning train to Dale and the connecting bus to Straume. Armed with arntfla (Arnt Flatmo) 's external trip report I started up the tractor road to Nesatræet . Here I decided to try the trail passing by two of the remaining buildings and from there closely following the river on the way to Straumsstølen . The trail was overall easy to follow, but relatively wet at times. The trail soon merged with the tractor road and within not too long I arrived at Straumsstølen. Or rather, almost at Straumsstølen. There was the small matter of crossing the river. At first I thought I would have to wade across, as the bridge seemed to be missing. However, I thankfully looked >>>

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Nedstaheia, Haukheia and Storenuvarden

Date:
02.10.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:29h
Distance:
9.0km

Ever since my abandoned attempt at ascending Nedstaheia a couple of months earlier, I had been thinking about having another go. This time I did not come by bike though, rather by bus, and the hike therefore started from Arna terminal, from where I followed the river south towards the unmarked trailhead south of Nedstaheia . I thus easily returned to where the map indicates a trail heading towards Nedstaheia, and where my last attempt was abandoned. As expected, the trail was not easier to see today either, but I am pretty sure there must have been a trail here at some point, perhaps it is just not being used anymore. There were however some weak traces that could be followed and overall it was in the end straightforward to reach the summit, which provided good views in all directions. From the summit, I continued north, partly following a weak >>>

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