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Dyviksåta and Utslettefjellet

Date:
07.03.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:28h
Distance:
10.0km

When spending the weekend at Stord for a birthday party, I of course managed to find time for a short hike before the evening's celebrations were to commence. The poor weather resulted in nobody else wanting to join though. Securing a lift was significantly easier, and I was soon dropped off at the marked trailhead for Dyviksåta . From there, the marked trail could easily be followed all the way to the summit, which today provided relatively limited views due to the low-hanging clouds. There was a visitor register, but it was soaked and therefore I did not attempt to sign my name. Given the increasing amounts of rain and the strong winds, I did not stay long before returning along the same trail. Upon reaching the road, I followed it south for about 800 meters to the unmarked gravel road indicating the >>>

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Sandviksbatteriet and Ørneberget

Date:
01.03.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:17h
Distance:
5.4km

Short local hike in light rain.

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Hellefjellet, Ørneberget NV and Fagerdalsfjellet

Date:
29.02.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:22h
Distance:
5.2km

Part two of exploring paths to/from the viewpoint above Fagerdalsskaret. This time trying a trail that provided a connection to Fagerdalsfjellet .

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Hovden, Storåsen and Russåsen

Date:
23.02.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:29h
Distance:
13.6km

Hovden Started by taking the bus (and ferry) to Kilen (bus stop "Kilen kryss") and easily located the unmarked trailhead for Hovden after passing by the house with the address Hålandsvegen 1004. Shortly there were several trail options to choose from. I decided to follow what looked like the most used option, taking me east and then north, before finally turning west towards the summit. Did not take long before I came across the very unusual trail markers, mainly consisting of various plastic road markers of different shapes and sizes, but also with other odd objects thrown in. It made for an interesting hike, but there are clearly better ways to mark trails. The trail can most likely be followed all the way to the summit, but I lost it just as it started raining/snowing, and from there I >>>

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Ørneberget and Fagerdalsskaret

Date:
22.02.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:09h
Distance:
4.2km

Local hike in between rain showers. There was no escaping the strong winds though. After quick visits of Ørneberget and Ørneberget NV , I found a (for me) new trail heading north to Fagerdalsskaret, which provided some excellent views along the way. Highly recommended!

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Oppstemten

Date:
19.02.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:10h
Distance:
5.4km

Managed to make room for a hike up Oppstemten at the end of a rare day of nice weather. Made it to the top (from the start of the gravel road at Montana) in 26 minutes 58 seconds. Some snow partially covering the stone steps towards the very end.

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Fagerdalsfjellet

Date:
16.02.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:37h
Distance:
2.9km

Short local hike in strong winds and everything from hail, rain and sunshine.

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Sandvikshytten and Ørneberget

Date:
15.02.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:28h
Distance:
10.1km

Local hike with a new off-trail "shortcut" up to Sandvikshytten and a visit to the trig marker southeast of Orretua .

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Ormhaugen

Date:
04.02.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:26h
Distance:
5.5km

Managed to leave work early enough to enjoy the tail end of a beautiful day for a quick visit of Ormhaugen . Also made a revisit of Perabu on the descent.

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Hovda from Våge

Date:
02.02.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:24h
Distance:
21.8km

Started by taking the bus to Halhjem and the ferry to Våge, from where I walked east along the road for about 8.5 km before locating the marked trailhead for Hovda . On the opposite side of the road from the trailhead, there was also a small parking lot and World War II memorial monument (the latter indicated as "Minnestøtta" on the later trail signs). For the first 400 meters the trail followed a tractor road, before suddenly turning left and leaving the tractor road behind. If this exit had not been marked I would most likely have skipped it, as it at times looked more like a deer track than a marked trail, and it was also very wet. The trail markers were not very frequent, but did show up when needed, and was generally easy to follow. Just don't expect to be able to walk from one marker >>>

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