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Ulriken

Date:
04.10.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:49h
Distance:
5.8km

Hike after work with two colleagues, including a visit to 8. mai-steinen .

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Rødsfjellet/Røafjellet

Date:
02.10.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:57h
Distance:
10.4km

Another meeting ending at Solstrand, another hike beginning in Fusa. This time the goal was Rødsfjellet , or Røafjellet as it is called on the local signs. I first took the bus (and ferry) from the main road above Solstrand to Rødo (note that the bus stop is called Rød and not Rødo). Upon leaving the bus I had roughly three hours until the final bus back to Bergen. After first walking along the smaller roads to Ytrerødo, thankfully easily avoiding the main road, I located the marked trailhead (there was even one or two signs earlier on as well) which also included an information sign about the hike. I first passed through two gates before shortly leaving the tractor road for a shortcut through the forest, all clearly marked with red paint, and then reconnecting with the tractor road, until it came to >>>

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Råsefjellet and Horga

Date:
29.09.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
7:37h
Distance:
19.4km

We drove from Bergen to the parking lot south of Øvre Sætravatnet, of course paying the toll of 40 kr in Stussdalen. The weather was perfect at the start of our hike, providing excellent views across the two Sætravatnet lakes. But sadly the sun soon disappeared and stayed behind the clouds for the rest of the hike. As we passed along Tverrvatnet the fog also started hiding the peaks of the surrounding mountains. The start of the hike was poorly marked, with no signs at all from the parking lot as far as we could see. However, this changed upon reaching the eastern end of Tverrvatnet, and from there on a marked trail could easily be followed all the way to Kalvedalshytta . Paddesætret also provided a nice bridge, thus simplifying the crossing of the river. I did leave the trail for a short detour to Råsefjellet , which turned out to be more complicated >>>

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Stangelifjellet - descending via Sofusstien

Date:
28.09.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:56h
Distance:
11.9km

Took the bus to Ervik and followed Selvikveien until the trailhead for Setervatnet. My initial plan had been to walk around the dam and return the same way, but when ascending to Øst for Stangelifjellet I came across a trail I had not noticed before which apparently would take me down to Vinddalen. Upon reaching the summit of Øst for Stangelifjellet I therefore returned to the trail marked as Sofusstien, which turned out to be a trail marked with red paint, and although it was clear that the red paint was far from fresh, the trail itself was easy to follow. Halfway down the trail there was also a visitor register with an explanation for the name of the trail. When the trail connected with the road I continued south to Stallane , before following the road on the south side of Jordalsvatnet on the way back to the main road.

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Ørneberget

Date:
26.09.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:16h
Distance:
5.6km

Short local hike after work.

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Sandviksbatteriet

Date:
24.09.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:06h
Distance:
5.7km

Local hike after work testing the new Sherpa-build stone steps up from Fjellveien.

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Hikletten

Date:
22.09.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:36h
Distance:
4.1km

After cycling the close to 60 km to Botnen and the marked trailhead for Hikletten (see separate trip report: Cycling: Hikletten ), I was finally ready for the main goal of the day. After leaving the bike behind, it was actually quite a relief to start hiking and get a break from cycling. The trail quality however left a lot to be desired, because while the trail was overall easy to follow, it was very wet, most notably the first half until making a U-turn towards the summit. The first half also had rather limited views. But this all changed as soon as the trail turned southwest for the final climb to the summit, providing excellent views towards Veafjorden and Stanghelle, and later also south along the fjord in the direction of Vaksdal. The views from the summit itself were also excellent, and a great place for my lunch >>>

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Slåttenovi and Hatlekinni from Bolstadøyri

Date:
21.09.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:02h
Distance:
22.0km

Slåttenovi Started by taking the train to Bolstadøyri and, after crossing the river at the bridge, I walked northeast along the road, before following the gravel road towards Øvstedalen. When the winding road reached its highest point (before descending into Øvstedalen), I followed an unmarked trail southwest in the direction of Slåttenovi . The trail was pretty wet and at times rather weak, especially when crossing the wettest areas. I therefore ended up losing it a couple of times, but given that the summit was visible for most of the hike anyway, this was not really an issue. The summit provided nice views and also included a visitor register indicating more than 100 visits so far for 2019. After a couple of pictures, I made a quick stop at the remains of the trig marker to the east, before returning >>>

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Hakkesetstølen

Date:
15.09.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:02h
Distance:
5.2km

We parked at the large parking lot at the start of Hakkesetvegen and followed the gravel road all the way to Hakkesetstølen , with the rain from above (or rather from the side due to the strong winds) turning to wet snow along the way. After enjoying hot chocolates at Hakkesetstølen we followed the marked, but sometimes pretty wet, trail back towards Geilo. Upon reaching the gravel road we ditched the trail and instead followed the gravel road down to Vestlia Resort.

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Kvitafjellet, Bakkaheii, Stølshorgi and Jonshorgi

Date:
08.09.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
7:50h
Distance:
19.3km

Warning: This hike includes a short steep off-trail descent into Tuftedalen that is most likely not to everyone's liking. Consider the track with care! I started by taking the train to Bolstadøyri where I was picked up by a colleague coming by car. This had the benefit that the surprisingly steep and narrow gravel road up to Rasdalen was more quickly covered compared to my initial plan of walking up from the train station. At Rasdalsvatnet, we were asked by a local farmer to pass through a gate and park at a second parking lot 100 meters up the road, as a helicopter pick-up was planned later that same day. The first parking lot is probably the one generally recommended for visitors though. We followed the marked trail along the river, crossing at Røyrbakken, and soon arrived at Vibotnen. The >>>

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