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Orrnipa from Sæbø

Date:
07.03.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:43h
Distance:
5.4km

A short hike were we more or less followed in the footsteps of Kjell . We parked by the church at Sæbø and from there followed an unmarked gravel road southeast. When the road ended there was a trailhead marked by a blue arrow and a trail that could easily be followed all the way to the summit. (Note that about halfway to the summit there was also a marked trail coming up from Vetås/Vettås, hence it should also be possible to ascend Orrnipa from that direction as well.) The summit provided excellent views in all directions, even more so for only being 170 meters above sea level. From the summit we followed a weak trail marked with blue paint, but unlike Kjell we continued on this trail as it entered into the dense forest. Upon exiting the forest we however soon arrived at a fence with no further trail markers to be found. We tried >>>

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Løvstakken via Storavatnet

Date:
04.03.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:28h
Distance:
14.3km

Given the excellent weather I decided take the afternoon off for a hike to Løvstakken , and even managed to convince a colleague to join. On the way there we also visited the two small hills on the southern end of Storavatnet, where only the northern one had a proper trail to the summit. For the southern one we found a trail/animal track that could be followed all the way to the summit, while the descent was off-trail but still straightforward. Limited views from both summits, but very nice views could be obtained if heading to the 191.1 hill 25 meters west of the summit of Haug nord for Svartatjørna . On the way to Løvstakken I also made a quick detour on my own to some unnamed ruins that I had not previously visited north of the ruins of Vardheim . Cold wind at the top of Løvstakken, hence we did not stay long before starting our descent where we attempted a (for us) new trail down >>>

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
03.03.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:53h
Distance:
4.0km

Short local hike after work.

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Ørneberget and Rognåsen

Date:
02.03.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
6.3km

Short local hike after work.

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
01.03.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:53h
Distance:
4.2km

Short local hike after work.

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Langhaugen to Lønborg

Date:
28.02.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:08h
Distance:
14.4km

Started by taking the bus to Langhaugen, and after a quick visit of the small hill with the same name , I simply walked home to Lønborg via Søre and Nordre Midtfjellet . When descending from Nordre Midtfjellet I came across a (for me) new trail that I could follow north until it connected with the gravel road of "lysløypen". I did not follow the gravel road for long though, as I soon came across yet another new trail that turned out to be a shortcut down Midtre Stemmedalen. Interesting that it is still possible to find new trails in otherwise very familiar hiking terrain! :)

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Ørneberget and Furukammen

Date:
24.02.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:53h
Distance:
3.9km

Short local hike after work.

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Baståsen from Osterfjordvegen (E39)

Date:
21.02.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:45h
Distance:
6.5km

After our short walk along Brekkeløypa , we drove to the small parking lot south/southeast of Baståsen for the start of a marked trail to Baståsen . The trailhead was thus easily located, but the start of the hike was still a bit challenging as both the parking lot and the first part of the trail was covered by ice. Thankfully the ice soon disappeared, and we would only see limited traces of it for the rest of the hike. The marked trail was easy to follow and included lots of signs. Some of which came in very handy when the trail forked inside the dense woodland, which it did on multiple occasions as we made our way north/northwest. Another characteristic feature was the several small hills that had to be traversed, in which the first one, Nonkletten , even included a relatively steep descent with ropes added for extra safety. After also passing over Geitarinden , we arrived at the >>>

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Fagerdalsfjellet

Date:
20.02.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:31h
Distance:
2.6km

Short local hike.

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Ørneberget

Date:
17.02.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:18h
Distance:
5.2km

Short local hike after work across a partly ice-covered Ørneberget.

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