Knappen and Løvstakken (02.06.2016)
          
      
   
      Written by HHauser (Helwig Hauser)
       
         
   | Start point | Varden (45m) | 
|---|---|
| Endpoint | Varden (45m) | 
| Characteristic | Hillwalk | 
| Duration | 3h 08min | 
| Distance | 17.4km | 
| Vertical meters | 897m | 
| GPS |     | 
| Ascents | Eldtona (128m) | 02.06.2016 | 
|---|---|---|
| Gullsteinen (352m) | 02.06.2016 | |
| Knappen (135m) | 02.06.2016 | |
| Løvstakken (478m) | 02.06.2016 | |
| Storhaugen (470m) | 02.06.2016 | |
| Visits of other PBEs | Bøneshallen p-plass (110m) | 02.06.2016 | 
| Fjellheim (tuft), Løvstakken (286m) | 02.06.2016 | |
| Gullsteinen utsiktspunkt (341m) | 02.06.2016 | |
| Gullstølen (ruin) (282m) | 02.06.2016 | |
| Gulsteinen (305m) | 02.06.2016 | |
| Knappen søyle (128m) | 02.06.2016 | |
| Speiderly (285m) | 02.06.2016 | 

Note that this track has been created from memory, i.e., it was not recorded automatically.
Trip Summary
I started from Varden and went up Knappen, first. From there, I connected to Bønes, and from up there, further to Gullstølen and Gullsteinen. I then decided to also continue to Løvstakken, before descending back to Fyllingsdalen.
Photos
Selected photos are available as Google photo album.
Useful Resources
See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway. 
Web page WestCoastPeaks.com provides useful information about Løvstakken and also Petter Bjørstad has a useful page about Knappen.
Web page UT.no from the Norwegian Trekking Association recommends this hike (part of it), too.
On Bergentopp 200 there is a page (in Norwegian) about Løvstakken.




 
                         
             
             
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                        
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