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Vest av Trollegilsbotnen and Skjerjevassryggen

Date:
31.08.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:12h
Distance:
17.3km

After the drive north from Bergen, Endre and I left the car at the parking lot at the end of the road up to Svartavatnet and started on the marked trail to Vardadalsbu . Upon connecting with the gravel road south of Skjerjevatnet we briefly followed the road southeast before ascending off-trail to the summit of Vest av Trollegilsbotnen . A bit of easy scrambling was required but we reached the summit without any real challenges. Finding the exact summit was more difficult, hence we simply visited all of the likely candidates. Before descending we also made a short detour south to look down into Modalen. After getting back to the gravel road west of Vest av Trollegilsbotnen we followed the road north until reconnecting with the marked trail to Vardadalsbu. Here we left the gravel road and continued on the trail. This would soon lead us across two metal bridges that enabled us to easily cross >>>

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Vardefjellet

Date:
24.08.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:00h
Distance:
4.2km

After first postponing the drive from Bergen by three hours in an attempt to avoid the worst rain showers and potential thunder storms, Endre finally picked me up shortly after 11:00 and together we headed for Masfjorden. The choice to wait turned out to be good one as the rain showers during our drive north were at times so intensive that the windscreen wipers struggled to clear the numerous large raindrops. When we arrived at the small parking lot next to the road east of Vardefjellet the rain had however almost stopped and the weather forecast promised almost two hours with little to no rain. We therefore quickly left the car and started our ascent. Largely, we followed in the footsteps of GeirL and his GPS-track from 2016 which started by following the marked trail to Bergsviksetra before later heading off-trail towards the summit via various deer tracks. >>>

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Ørneberget and Furukammen

Date:
21.08.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:55h
Distance:
4.3km

Short local hike on a rare sunny evening.

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Åstveitskogen and Åstveitvågen

Date:
18.08.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:37h
Distance:
5.6km

A return to Åstveitskogen to explore some of the trails I did not check out during my last visit . This time I also completed the trip around Åstveitvatnet and included a short detour down to Åstveitvågen. Lots of slippery roots and muddy areas after the recent rain showers, but overall a very nice short hike.

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Fagerdalsfjellet

Date:
13.08.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:28h
Distance:
1.9km

Short local evening hike.

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Hanakamb from Kvitno

Date:
11.08.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:09h
Distance:
9.0km

Sunday hike to Hanakamb organized by Voss Utferdslag . I started by taking an early train to Voss where I met up with the other hikers for the drive to Kvitno via the ferry from Kvanndal to Utne. Upon arriving at the trailhead the small parking lot with room for perhaps 2-3 cars was already full and we therefore parked on the other side of the road (although this is probably more of a bus stop, i.e. be prepared for potential parking tickets if going for this option). After a shortcut from the marked trailhead we passed by Kvitno kraftverk and continued on a tractor road up to the start of the marked trail just where the road came to an end. A steep and sometimes slippery trail then took us up to the beautiful Raunsdalsvatnet. This section was overall straightforward but one should pay extra care towards the end where >>>

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Jonahornet, Tofjellet, Gulbergnotten and Vikanuten

Date:
01.08.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
8:22h
Distance:
19.7km

A hike to the three peaks just north of Jondal had been on my radar for a while. Ideally, I would like to start from the north and hike via the three peaks on my way to Jondal. Getting to the trailhead at Selsvik by public transport is however difficult. Or so I had thought. But based on my recent success of using the express boat from Norheimsund to visit Grimsnuten , I figured out that it should be possible to do something similar here as well. After a bit of digging I even found out that there is a corresponding bus from Herand towards Jondal that would get me to the wanted starting location and thus leave room for a potential bonus peak before taking the ferry and bus home from Jondal. I therefore once more took the bus to Norheimsund and then the express boat, but this time getting off at Herand. A short bus ride later I arrived at the main road >>>

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Grimsnuten from Utne

Date:
29.07.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:45h
Distance:
16.1km

I had initially planned to visit Grimsnuten via the ferry from Kvanndal to Utne, but when discovering that during the summer there is an express boat from Norheimsund I concluded that this would be an even better option. After starting by taking the bus from Bergen I therefore switched to the express boat at Norheimsund and could enjoy excellent views from the fjord for about 55 minutes before arriving at Utne. (Note that there is only a 10-minute transfer window in Norheimsund, hence one has to hope that the bus is on time. We were only around four minutes late and thus made the boat without any issues.) Upon arriving at Utne I followed in the footsteps of Rune Blomberg and his trip report from 2012 . This made it straightforward to locate the marked trailhead after a short walk along the paved road and a much shorter walk along a gravel road. The sign at the trailhead >>>

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Stanghelle to Dale via Smørstakken

Date:
27.07.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:53h
Distance:
12.0km

Due to an unstable weather forecast I opted for a return to Stanghelle with the main objective of visiting Smørstakken . As I got off the train I was welcomed by an intensive rain shower. I tried waiting it out at the station, but finally gave up and started the hike, and except for short breaks it would not really stop raining for another 2.5 hours. I started along the same trail as for my previous hike in the area , but quickly deviated and instead followed the marked trail to Varden på Åsen for some nice views. After turning back I followed the marked trail to Berget and Smørstakken . The trail was overall easy to follow but there was a short steep section along the ridge with overhanging powerlines. There was a wire to hold on to though. Both Berget and Smørstakken provided excellent views, especially north along Veafjorden from Smørstakken. From Smørstakken >>>

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
26.07.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:07h
Distance:
4.8km

Short local evening hike on a day with highly variable weather.

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