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Ørneberget and Rognåsen

Date:
19.12.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:33h
Distance:
6.8km

Local hike on a gray and windy Saturday.

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
16.12.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:54h
Distance:
4.0km

Short local hike before it got dark.

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Slottet i Modalen

Date:
13.12.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:56h
Distance:
2.8km

We parked next to the road at a small gravel-covered area seemingly set up to gather and sort sheep. Given that it was mid-December we assumed that the area was not going to be used any time soon. Next, the marked trailhead was easily located and we started on the trail marked with blue paint. The trail was today a bit wet and slippery, but was otherwise straightforward to follow and we soon arrived at the summit, which we had also gotten a preview of just before the final ascent. Excellent views from the summit, although one ought to be careful given the close to 200 meters vertical drop down to the main road. For the return we decided to go for the alternative route via Hestabotn. As the sign at the trailhead indicated this trail had parts that were slightly rougher, but it was (generally) >>>

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Vardafjellet, Kallvikanipa and Pina from Kallestadsundet

Date:
12.12.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:32h
Distance:
16.7km

I started by taking the bus (or rather buses) to the bridge across Kallestadsundet. (Note that this would usually also involve a train ride from Bergen to Dale, but no trains today due to scheduled work on the train track.) After crossing the bridge, I continued along the roads to Kallestad where I attempted to locate the (unmarked) trailhead for Vardafjellet . I initially failed (see the descent route for the proper trail), but quickly found the proper trail. The first part of the trail was not marked, but it did not take long before red markers started appearing. The red trail markers made it relatively straightforward to follow the trail almost all the way to the summit of Vardafjellet, although I did lose the markers when I had about 150 meters left. By then I could spot the large antenna south of the >>>

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Fagerdalsskaret and Ørneberget

Date:
10.12.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:04h
Distance:
4.5km

Short local hike before it got dark.

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Ørneberget, Rognåsen and Håmanen

Date:
09.12.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:49h
Distance:
8.2km

Left the home office early for a short local hike before it got too dark.

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Hetlebakksåta and Birkelandsnipa from Ervika

Date:
05.12.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:43h
Distance:
17.9km

A revisit of Hetlebakksåta and Birkelandsnipa but this time starting from Ervika, or rather from the final bus stop at Breistein, and visiting both peaks on the same hike. The marked trailhead at the start of Ervikskaret was easily located. However, when the trail split into a blue trail and an orange trail, I first began on the orange trail, but quickly returned and followed the blue trail instead as it seemed to head more in the direction I wanted to go. When reaching the top of Ervikskaret, I made a quick detour to Erviknipa before completing the ascent to Breisteinsåta and onwards to Hetlebakksåta . From Hetlebakksåta I followed the unmarked trail down to Hetlebakka, making a quick stop at the small hill of Svartafjellet on the way. Upon reaching Hetlebakka, I followed in the footsteps of samasplund (Sam Asplund) and thus made a short detour via the smaller ridge northeast of Birkelandsnipa >>>

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Ørneberget, Rognåsen and Håmanen

Date:
29.11.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:58h
Distance:
8.4km

Local hike in slightly better weather than expected.

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Setervatnet roundtrip

Date:
28.11.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:42h
Distance:
4.7km

Short roundtrip in increasing amounts of rain.

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Skagen, Håkeberget and Veten

Date:
22.11.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:35h
Distance:
15.7km

Another hike in Åsane with the main goal of visiting Håkeberget . A minor peak I had passed several times but never bothered to go to the actual summit. Strong winds today as well, almost making it difficult to stand upright at the summit of Veten . I went for a slightly unusual descent from Veten, which was an interesting alternative to the normal route, but as can be seen from the GPS-track it was clearly not a shortcut. My choice to stay on the right-hand side of the fence towards the end did not help though, and resulted in an extra detour.

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