Karaldenuten roundtrip from Rong (30.06.2024)

Written by hbar (Harald Barsnes) GSM

Start point Bordals-Løkjane (434m)
Endpoint Bordals-Løkjane (434m)
Characteristic Hillwalk
Duration 6h 07min
Distance 12.5km
Vertical meters 916m
GPS
Ascents Karaldenuten (1,295m) 30.06.2024 13:10

Karaldenuten roundtrip from Rong

The start of the hike
The start of the hike
Approaching Karaldenuten
Approaching Karaldenuten
Grungavatnet
Grungavatnet
The river crossing
The river crossing
Looking back at Rong
Looking back at Rong
The trail to Karaldenuten
The trail to Karaldenuten

Sunday hike to Karaldenuten organized by Voss Utferdslag. I started by taking the train to Voss where I met up with the others for the short carpool to Rong. Here we parked next to the road south of Rongastovo just after the road forked for Haugamoen. This was also where we met up with the local guide and after a quick overview of the hike we began our ascent along the gravel road towards Grungavatnet.

The gravel road turned into a wet trail before we arrived at the northern end of the lake for the first (and the only real) river crossing of the day. A rope had been put up to simplify the crossing and thus we all made it to the other side almost without getting wet.

A steep but relatively short section followed before the terrain turned less steep. There was a marked trail all the way to the summit, although the markers, a combination of blue paint and small cairns, were not always the easiest to spot. There were also some larger patches of snow where the trail was completely hidden.

The summit provided an excellent panoramic view, however the low-hanging clouds did their best to hide them. After a lunch break just below the summit we continued our roundtrip, still following the marked trail. At Nedre Steinsetavatnet we had another break before completing the roundtrip to Løkjane and reconnecting with the gravel road. Finally, the hike was concluded by walking back to the cars and driving back to Voss.

In summary, a great hike with excellent views that can be very highly recommended.

Looking back at Eggjane
Looking back at Eggjane
Grim from the ascent
Grim from the ascent
Approaching the summit
Approaching the summit
The summit cairn
The summit cairn
Grim, Midtfjell, Ingebjørgfjellet, Oksen and Utnefjorden from Karaldenuten
Grim, Midtfjell, Ingebjørgfjellet, Oksen and Utnefjorden from Karaldenuten
Roaldsdalen and Hardangerfjorden from Karaldenuten
Roaldsdalen and Hardangerfjorden from Karaldenuten
Southwest from the first part of the descent
Southwest from the first part of the descent
Hyvingen
Hyvingen
Towards Eggjane from the valley west of Karaldenuten
Towards Eggjane from the valley west of Karaldenuten
Grånakken from the east
Grånakken from the east
Natural bridge at Nedre Steinsetavatnet
Natural bridge at Nedre Steinsetavatnet
Looking back up at Karaldenuten from Løkjane
Looking back up at Karaldenuten from Løkjane
Start date 30.06.2024 10:31
(UTC+01:00 DST)
End date 30.06.2024 16:39
(UTC+01:00 DST)
Total Time 6h 07min
Moving Time 4h 34min
Stopped Time 1h 33min
Overall Average 2.0km/h
Moving Average 2.7km/h
Distance 12.5km
Vertical meters 916m

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