Barmehovda (16.06.2020)

Written by hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Start point Espevikvegen (33m)
Endpoint Espevikvegen (33m)
Characteristic Hillwalk
Duration 0h 34min
Distance 1.8km
Vertical meters 132m
GPS
Ascents Barmehovda (159m) 16.06.2020
Visits of other PBEs Barmehovda utsiktspunkt (155m) 16.06.2020

Barmehovda

The start of the tractor road
The start of the tractor road
Tractor road towards Barmehovda
Tractor road towards Barmehovda
The antenna at Barmehovda
The antenna at Barmehovda
South from the antenna
South from the antenna

After my visits of Hovlandsnuten and Etlådnefjellet, and the excellent views from the bike ride along Onarheimsfjorden, I arrived at the tractor road marking the trailhead for Barmehovda expecting a short but perhaps not very interesting hike. Leaving the bike behind, the tractor road made for an easy ascent to the antenna which used to be the highest point. However, after Runemb (Rune Blomberg)'s visit last year the summit had been moved about 100 meters west.

The terrain from the tractor road to the new summit was not the most inviting, but thankfully I soon found a deer track that I could more or less follow all the way to the summit. Limited views from the summit, similar to the ones from the antenna, but at least some views to the south could be obtained through the trees. From the summit, I followed the same route back to the tractor road which I then followed back to the main road.

While far from the worst summit I've visited, and pretty easy to reach due to the tractor road, I'm still pretty sure that this is the kind of summit that most hikers will only feel the need to visit once (if at all).


Southeast from the antenna
Southeast from the antenna
The uninviting terrain from the antenna towards the summit
The uninviting terrain from the antenna towards the summit
Following a deer track towards the summit
Following a deer track towards the summit
The summit of Barmehovda
The summit of Barmehovda
Southeast from (close to) the summit of Barmehovda
Southeast from (close to) the summit of Barmehovda
South from (close to) the summit of Barmehovda
South from (close to) the summit of Barmehovda
Start date 16.06.2020 15:34
(UTC+01:00 DST)
End date 16.06.2020 16:08
(UTC+01:00 DST)
Total Time 0h 34min
Moving Time 0h 33min
Stopped Time 0h 1min
Overall Average 3.1km/h
Moving Average 3.2km/h
Distance 1.8km
Vertical meters 132m

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