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Haugane

Date:
13.09.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:37h
Distance:
7.9km

When neither the weather nor the recent local Covid-19 restrictions on public transportation were compatible with proper hiking, I decided to instead go for some local explorations in Åsane. The main goal being to visit Haugane , a small hill where the map indicated a couple of ruins from the second world war. For more information about cultural monuments in the area, see Kulturminnedokumentasjon: Nyborg – Åsane .

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Sandviksbatteriet

Date:
12.09.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
2:08h
Distance:
9.2km

Windy local evening hike where I managed to avoid most of the rain.

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Hellen festning and Furukammen

Date:
11.09.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:00h
Distance:
4.7km

Late evening hike when the rain finally stopped. Note: For some reason the GPS stopped recording when I reached Helleveien.

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Fagerdalsfjellet

Date:
10.09.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:04h
Distance:
5.5km

Short local evening hike.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
09.09.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:37h
Distance:
3.3km

Short local hike after the first day back at the home office due to the increased COVID-19 restrictions in Bergen.

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Sandviksbatteriet

Date:
06.09.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:55h
Distance:
10.5km

When the rain finally stopped there was not time for anything but a local hike.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
05.09.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:38h
Distance:
3.5km

Short local hike on a wet Saturday.

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Ulrikseggen

Date:
02.09.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:58h
Distance:
11.1km

A hike after work to try the steep trail to Ulriken via Ulrikseggen. Before starting on Ulrikseggen I made short detours to the ruins of Krutthuset and to Karistølen. I did not find a trail to the former, it was less than 20 meters from the road though, while for the latter, a trail continued where the road ended, but as far as I could tell it did not go far. The Ulrikseggen trailhead was unmarked but relatively easy to locate. After the first meters being wet and muddy, the trail quality was significantly better than expected. There were a couple of short sections requiring a bit of scrambling, but overall the trail did not present any real challenges, and provided several spots with excellent views. After reaching the summit of Ulriken Vest , I descended via Langrinden. To conclude, this is in my opinion by far the most >>>

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Instebotnsknolten and Sørdalsnuten from Sognevegen (E39)

Date:
30.08.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:53h
Distance:
23.7km

I started by taking the bus to Dyrkollebotnen and following the paved road up to Dyrkolbotn P-plass . After passing the gate and a large herd of goats, I continued on the gravel road along Botnavatnet/Heimevatnet to the marked trailhead for Sørdalsnuten at the northern end of the lake. The first part of the trail was not of the best quality, but thankfully this improved as I reached Fossvatnet. After passing over Langeneset the trail crossed the river via a bridge and then ascended briefly before descending into Midtbotnen where it started the climb up the valley. Upon reaching the top of Sørdalen, the trail forked and I shortly continued on the route to Sørdalsnuten before heading off-trail in the direction of Instebotnsknolten . The terrain did not present any challenges and the summit of Instebotnsknolten was reached without any difficulties. >>>

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Botnanuten from Furedalen

Date:
29.08.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:48h
Distance:
17.2km

We started from a parking lot next to a cabin my sister and her family were renting for the weekend. After first walking north along the main road for a couple hundred meters, we continued on the gravel road around Kvinnhovden, before taking a wet shortcut to reach Aktiven Skiheis . Next, the bridge across Kvennelvi was crossed and after a short stretch on a trail, we followed the gravel road at Øvre Kvernaskogen until it came to an end. Here a weak and wet trail started, that soon connected with the slightly better old trail heading to Byrkjesete. At Byrkjesete, we continued on the unmarked trail up to Storebotnen and up to Sunnvoredalvatnet. From Sunnvoredalvatnet I continued on my own for a short off-trail detour to the summit of Botnanuten . There were some steep sections to avoid, but overall the ascent was straightforward. >>>

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