Orrsåta (03.10.2020)


Start point Holsbergstien (63m)
Endpoint Holsbergstien (63m)
Characteristic Hillwalk
Duration 0h 48min
Distance 2.0km
Vertical meters 125m
GPS
Ascents Orrsåta (163m) 03.10.2020 13:15
Visits of other PBEs Holsberget (140m) 03.10.2020 13:15

Orrsåta

Orrsåta northeastern trailhead
Orrsåta northeastern trailhead
Trail towards Orrsåta
Trail towards Orrsåta
Orrsåta wooden trig marker
Orrsåta wooden trig marker
The "fake" summit at Orrsåta
The "fake" summit at Orrsåta

After leaving my bike at the marked northeastern trailhead for Orrsåta, I followed a trail marked with white (and sometimes white and red) plastic ribbons, quickly arriving at the "fake" summit next to the wooden trig marker.

To reach the real summit, a short off-trail hike through the bushes was required. It provided next to no views though and it is highly understandable why most hikes do not feel the need to make this extra detour.

The signs at the "fake" summit however indicated a viewpoint called Holsberget 200 meters to the north. I therefore followed the marked trail in this direction and the views from Holsberget were indeed much better, even if today they were rather limited by a gray haze.

To conclude the hike, I followed the trail to the alternative southwestern trailhead and from there completed the roundtrip by returning to my bike back at the northeastern trailhead. All in all, a nice short hike with great views from Holsberget. And the real summit can probably just be ignored for most "normal" hikers.


Off-trail towards the real summit
Off-trail towards the real summit
The actual summit of Orrsåta
The actual summit of Orrsåta
Trig marker at the summit of Orrsåta
Trig marker at the summit of Orrsåta
The view point at Orrsåta referred to as Holsberget
The view point at Orrsåta referred to as Holsberget
Towards Brakstadfjellet from Holsberget
Towards Brakstadfjellet from Holsberget
Herdlefjorden from Holsberget
Herdlefjorden from Holsberget
Descending from Orrsåta/Holsberget
Descending from Orrsåta/Holsberget
Looking back at the southwestern trailhead at Orrsåta
Looking back at the southwestern trailhead at Orrsåta

Start date 03.10.2020 13:16
(UTC+01:00 DST)
End date 03.10.2020 14:04
(UTC+01:00 DST)
Total Time 0h 48min
Moving Time 0h 43min
Stopped Time 0h 4min
Overall Average 2.5km/h
Moving Average 2.8km/h
Distance 2.0km
Vertical meters 125m

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