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Ulsetvarden and Geitanuken

Date:
10.06.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:04h
Distance:
8.7km

A revisit of Ulsetvarden . This time ascending from Myrdal. The trailhead was easy to locate, but the trail itself was overall wet, muddy and slippery. Also passed by Geitanuken before starting the descent.

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Løtane, Myrbærstøfjellet, Nonkletten, Sørkletten and Klubben

Date:
07.06.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:58h
Distance:
15.3km

Given the poor weather forecast for the upcoming extended weekend, and with excellent hiking conditions on the Friday, I decided to take Friday off and work during the rainy weekend instead. To take full advantage of the increased number of buses available on a normal weekday, I hopped on a bus to Tysse (or rather bus + bus + ferry + bus) where I arrived around two hours later. My first goals were Løtane and Myrbærstøfjellet , so I continued northeast along the road until locating the marked trailhead for Løtane. The trail itself was marked with blue plastic markers, making it straightforward to reach the summit of Løtane, which provided very nice views. I did not stay long before heading for Myrbærstøfjellet. First along the blue trail, and later on a weaker trail following the ridge. The trail more or less disappeared, >>>

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Håmanen

Date:
02.06.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:26h
Distance:
6.1km

Short local hike in the rain.

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Flatafjellet (from Fossmark to Dale)

Date:
31.05.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:43h
Distance:
15.6km

I started by taking the bus to Fossmark, and after putting on my full raingear at the bus stop, continued another 100 meters or so along the main road to the marked trailhead. The trail was overall easy to follow as it climbed steeply up the mountainside, although very slippery due to all the rain, and within not too long I arrived at Fossmarksætra . The visibility was not the best, so I was happy to follow the fairly new trail markers onwards to Flatavasshaugen . I did lose the trail just as I was passing north of Kraksåvatnet though, but it was easily relocated. Due to the fog, I first followed the trail to Flatavasshaugen, before (re-)turning southeast for a quick visit to the slightly higher summit of Flatafjellet . No trails in this direction that I could see, and while Flatafjellet was not as flat as its name would indicate, it >>>

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Nonhøyen from Flaktveit

Date:
30.05.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:18h
Distance:
5.6km

A revisit of Nonhøyen . This time starting from the final bus stop at Flaktveit. The trailhead was unmarked but easy to locate, even though at first I was a bit unsure whether I was starting on a trail or entering someone's backyard. The trail followed the ridge and was overall easy to follow. From Nonhøyen I continued west to Jonsokhaugen, where the plan was to follow the trail indicated on the map all the way to Liavatnet. But shortly after leaving Jonsokhaugen the trail disappeared. I therefore turned back and instead followed the trail down to Liastølen. The hike was finished off by walking along the roads back to Åsane terminal for the bus home.

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Fagerdalsfjellet

Date:
27.05.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:24h
Distance:
1.9km

Short local hike across Fagerdalsfjellet.

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Gråfjellet roundtrip (up via Bogadalen, down via Herfindal)

Date:
26.05.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
9:13h
Distance:
27.6km

We started by taking the bus to Boge and following the steep gravel road up to Bogavatnet. From there we continued north along a trail passing by many of the very nice cabins at Bogastølen. But somewhere during our ascent to Stabben we lost the trail (or it disappeared?), and while we would still come across several small cairns, the rest of our hike to Gråfjellet was overall without any trails to follow. After walking around Rossatjørna on the northern side, the initial progress from Krossatjørna towards the summit was straightforward. But as we got closer, the terrain turned more challenging and now mainly consisted of numerous small lakes and steep (although not very high) cliffs that had to be traversed. The nature of the terrain also made it difficult to see the best route from a distance. The >>>

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
23.05.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:00h
Distance:
4.0km

Short local evening hike across Ørneberget and Hellen festning in constant rain.

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Preikestolen and Kvamsfjellet

Date:
19.05.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:12h
Distance:
10.5km

We started from the parking lot at Osvatnet and followed the standard trail up to Kupene. Here we left the main trail and followed the sign for Tyssesætra. However we soon lost the trail and had to search a bit to relocate it, but from there on it was relatively easy to follow. (Seems like the trick may be to turn right when the trail splits when leaving the wet area behind, but as we ended up losing the trail at more or less in the same location on the descent, the trail may simply be weak in this particular area.) The one cabin at Tyssesætra soon appeared and from there we followed the sign west to Preikestolen . First a long a nice trail, but it more or less disappeared before reaching the summit. At that point it was not really needed anyway. Preikestolen provided nice views, but we did not stay long before continuing towards >>>

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Rollandsoksen (Hesthaugen to Lønborg)

Date:
18.05.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:57h
Distance:
8.1km

A revisit of Rollandsoksen . This time with a more direct route from the bus stop at Hesthaugen, first along roads and later following a nice trail all the way to the summit. From the summit I returned north, before following another trail east until connecting with "Den Trondhjemske Postvei" coming down from Kolåsen, which I then followed until reaching Eidsvåg. Here I wanted to attempt a new shortcut up to Hellemyrstien from Eidsvåglien, where a trail was indicated on the map. The trailhead was easy to locate, starting with a short staircase northeast of Eidsvåglien 2, but the trail split numerous times with no clear way of knowing which was the best option. In the end I did connect with Hellemyrstien though, and from there concluded my hike by walking home to Lønborg.

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