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Husdalsfjellet and Hiklettane - roundtrip

Date:
06.04.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:46h
Distance:
24.3km

Started by taking the bus to Bjørsvik (bus stop called "Bjørsvik kryss") and from there continuing along the main road for about 100 meters until following the road toward Molvik. Did not stay long on this road though before switching to the very nice gravel road up to Husdalen. (Note that the gravel road is blocked with a locked gate at the very start, but there are a couple of possible parking locations in the area.) Upon arriving in Husdalen I asked for directions and thus easily located the start of the unmarked trailhead for Husdalsfjellet . The directions were as follows: head for the last small house to the north and from there continue upwards to the right of the pine forest. I did as suggested, and shortly found myself on a rather steep trail which soon consisted of numerous old stone >>>

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Drangskollen

Date:
25.03.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:38h
Distance:
9.5km

Tempted by the nice weather I left work a bit early and hopped on a bus to Kleppe (or rather buses and ferry), but sadly the sun did not stick around and was almost completely hidden behind gray clouds even before I got off the bus. From the bus stop (called "Kleppe austre"), I continued north along the main road until reaching the relatively new gravel road to Haugo. By following the gravel road I easily arrived at Drangevågen, from where I continued on a trail to Drangen. The first part of the route up the gorge behind Drangen was easy enough, there was even the odd trail marker. But further up the trail split, or perhaps more likely a deer track headed left and the trail continued to the right, and soon both trails pretty much disappeared. I first tried the left option, but quickly >>>

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Melshovden

Date:
23.03.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:15h
Distance:
3.3km

Started by taking the bus (or rather buses, including a quick visit to Fureberget ) to Sørkvingo where I easily located the marked trailhead for Melshovden . The trail itself was not marked as far as I could tell, but it was straightforward to follow, although a bit slippery at times, predominantly consisting of wet rocky surfaces. Most of my ascent was out of the wind, but as I got closer to the summit the wind started to pick up and the large cairn came in handy as a shelter. Excellent views from the summit, clearly worth the long bus ride! After numerous pictures I started my descent, making it to the bus stop at Sørkvingo with 10-15 minutes to spare. In summary, a very nice short hike that can be highly recommended!

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Fureberget at Flatøy

Date:
23.03.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:43h
Distance:
3.2km

Decided to split up the bus ride to Melshovden with a short visit to Fureberget at Flatøy. The plan was to get off the bus before crossing the bridge to Knarvik, but for some reason the bus driver ignored my signal and I thus had to re-cross the bridge to get to the trailhead for Fureberget. The trail indicated on the map seemed to be most heavily used by off-road vehicles, probably used to perform maintenance on the antenna at the summit, resulting in rather wet tracks that could be followed all the way to the summit. As expected, the summit did not provide the best of views, and I did not stay long before returning to Knarvik and the next part of the bus ride to Melshovden. Note that the trail, or rather gravel road, toward Skjeljevikane looked much better, so perhaps a route to explore at a different occasion.

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Bradbenken to Lønborg

Date:
17.03.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:39h
Distance:
8.1km

Local hike from Bradbenken to Lønborg via Sandviksbatteriet, Furukammen and Hellen festning.

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Håhaugen from Andås E39

Date:
16.03.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:21h
Distance:
3.6km

Started by taking the bus (or more correctly buses, as four in total was required) to the crossroads west of Eikefettunnelen (bus stop called “Andås E39”). From there I walked back along the main road towards the known trailhead for Håhaugen . Thankfully there was plenty of space on the outside of the guard rails, so I was clearly separated from the high-speed traffic. The trailhead was easily located, but as expected the trail quickly disappeared. But it was still straightforward to make progress up the small valley north of the summit. At the top of the valley I located what seemed like the easiest place to ascend, and while relatively steep and requiring light climbing, it did not provide any real difficulty, except for one spot where the snow was extra slippery. From there on it was however easy >>>

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Hellen festning, Furukammen and Ørneberget

Date:
14.03.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:03h
Distance:
4.6km

Short local hike after work.

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Fløyen from Kalvedalsveien

Date:
03.03.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:37h
Distance:
12.3km

Hike from Kalvedalsveien to Lønborg (via Fløyen and Brushytten) in the rain.

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Sandviksbatteriet, Håmanen and Hellen festning

Date:
02.03.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:06h
Distance:
9.4km

Local hike in light rain from Bontelabo to Lønborg.

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Almeskila and Snøyo

Date:
23.02.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:02h
Distance:
7.6km

Started by taking the bus to Romarheim (bus stop called "Romarheim kryss E39") and from there walking south along the road to the trailhead for Almeskila . The trailhead was not marked, i.e. no sign with Almeskila, but the trail itself was clearly marked (and was so all the way to the summit). Already before leaving the bus I had noticed that there was significantly more snow than I had expected (given that pretty much all the snow was gone in Bergen), but I was still surprised when leaving the road and immediately sinking up to above my knees in snow, and thus quickly realizing that this would be a tougher hike than planned. Thankfully the deepest snow only lasted for the first 100 meters and when the trail started climbing it became much easier to make progress with the snow now only reaching >>>

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