Skagen and Veten from Vikaleitet (29.10.2016)
Written by hbar (Harald Barsnes)
| Start point | Vikaleitet (185m) |
|---|---|
| Endpoint | Tertneskrysset (75m) |
| Characteristic | Hillwalk |
| Duration | 3h 43min |
| Distance | 12.7km |
| Vertical meters | 568m |
| GPS |
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| Ascents | Skagen (342m) | 29.10.2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Storsåta ved Veten i Åsane (369m) | 29.10.2016 | |
| Veten i Åsane (486m) | 29.10.2016 | |
| Visits of other PBEs | Dalabygda stengt p-plass (90m) | 29.10.2016 |
| Skagen søyle (339m) | 29.10.2016 |
Skagen and Veten from Vikaleitet
Started by taking the bus to Vikaleitet and walking up Sæterstølsvegen (note that the GPS tracking was not turned on until 10-15 min into the hike). From Sæterstøl I easily located the trail towards Veten and followed it until I found a smaller trail in the direction of Skagen. Even though it is not a very high peak, it did provide some nice views.
From Skagen I continued onwards to Veten and after a short break at the top, I decided to go via Storsåta (a smaller peak to the west of Veten). I did not locate a trail to the summit of Storsåta, but it was not too difficult to reach. However, it was not really worth it as the views were pretty poor. It got a bit better when walking 50 meters or so northeast through the trees at the summit, but still not a summit I can really recommend.
I returned to the trail and followed it back to where I had started the hike, where I decided to extend the hike with an extra detour around Langavatnet via Melingen and onwards to Tertneskrysset before finally catching a bus home. The first part of this addition can be recommended as it follows a nice gravel road, while the latter was mainly included as a way of getting to a bus stop where I didn't have to wait too long for a bus to arrive.
| Start date | 29.10.2016 11:52 (UTC+01:00) |
| End date | 29.10.2016 15:35 (UTC+01:00) |
| Total Time | 3h 43min |
| Moving Time | 3h 27min |
| Stopped Time | 0h 15min |
| Overall Average | 3.4km/h |
| Moving Average | 3.7km/h |
| Distance | 12.7km |
| Vertical meters | 568m |
User comments
Storsåta ved Veten i Åsane
Written by hbar 16.04.2017 23:34Great! And yes, I completely agree that the misnamed Storsåta (ved Veten i Åsane) can easily be skipped without missing much. :)
Nice inspiration! :-)
Written by HHauser 14.04.2017 01:24You inspired me to a similar hike: https://peakbook.org/HHauser/tour/205821/Veten+i+%C3%85sane+via+Skagen.html -- thanks! :-)