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Fjellhytten, Brushytten and Ankerhytten

Date:
16.12.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:33h
Distance:
14.1km

Started walking from the bus stop at Torget and followed Tippetue up to Fløyen. From there I continued to Fjellhytten before going via Brushytten on the way up towards Rundemanen , and then passing by Ankerhytten on the way down to Munkebotn and finally onwards to Lønborg.

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Borgafjellet Roundtrip

Date:
10.12.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:50h
Distance:
13.7km

Started by taking the bus to Ulvenskiftet and walking up to Tøsdal from where I followed the relatively new gravel road towards Nordmarka/Hjelle, however today the gravel road could not be seen as it was covered by 10-20 centimeters of snow. I made a quick stop at very nice new suspension bridge called Knutabruo , which I of course had to cross, even though my route did not go in that direction. :) After reaching Hjelle, the trailhead towards Borgafjellet was easily located. Actually, the route to Borgafjellet was marked with signs all the way from Tøsdal. The trail itself was however impossible to see due to all the snow. But as hoped, I was not the only one heading to Borgafjellet this morning, so thankfully there were several of sets of footprints I could follow up the relatively steep incline. The trail (or >>>

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Ørneberget, Rognåsen and Hellefjellet

Date:
09.12.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:19h
Distance:
6.5km

Short local hike across Ørneberget and Rognåsen before passing by Hellefjellet on the way back to Lønborg.

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Midtneset and Hellen festning

Date:
03.12.2017
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:11h
Distance:
5.2km

Short local hike down to Midtneset and then across Hellen festning.

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Sandviksbatteriet (the steep route) and Håmanen

Date:
02.12.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:02h
Distance:
5.8km

Given that my previous attempt to follow the steep route from Fjellveien to Sandviksbatteriet went a bit wrong (see Sandviksbatteriet - the steep route with a detour ), I decided to retrace my steps to see where I made the wrong turn. Once again I started from the bus stop in Munkebotn and followed the (initially) nice trail in the direction of Sandviksbatteriet, but at the last bend in the trail I now turned left towards Sandviksbatteriet instead of continuing the climb upwards. This route also included a small bit of very light climbing (although a lot less than the previous hike) and the trail is not very clear until getting close to the small concrete tower (which is more or less at the same level as Sandviksbatteriet). From there it is straightforward to arrive at Sandviksbatteriet. No views today due to rain and low-hanging clouds, so I quickly continued >>>

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Slettafjellet, Nukane, Storsåta and Raunfjellet

Date:
30.11.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:39h
Distance:
12.7km

Started from the bus stop in Ervikveien (bus stop called "Øvre Ervik sør") and from there crossed the bridge to Glasskaret, which I then followed all the way to the top, before taking the (unmarked) trail towards Slettafjellet . After a quick visit of Slettafjellet I continued north to Nukane , before crossing Storsåta on the way down to Raunfjellet . Usually the trail here is quite good, but today it was covered by snow and ice. Hence the GPS track does not follow the trail very closely. But when turning west towards Raunfjellet I came across a single pair of footprints in the snow, making it easier to follow the otherwise hidden trail. From Raunfjellet I continued down to Vinddalsveien, passing by Setervatnet on the way. The hike was then concluded by walking along the roads back to Lønborg.

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Down to the sea and then across Hellen festning

Date:
26.11.2017
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:38h
Distance:
3.6km

Short local hike due to rain and fog in the morning and other plans in the afternoon.

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Tirevollsfjellet from Raknesvågen

Date:
19.11.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:47h
Distance:
5.7km

Tirevollsfjellet After last weekend's failure to locate the trail(s) to Tirevollsfjellet (see Trying to find a shortcut to Tirevollsfjellet ), I had to give it another go. This time starting from Raknesvågen, which we arrived at by car. The trailhead included a sign with the map of the marked trail to Tirevollfjellet, i.e. without the 's'. We started out southeast along a tractor road, which later turned into a trail, passing by Tirevollsgarden before turning northwest towards the summit. Excellent views from the summit, especially towards Osterfjorden and beyond. A large cairn and a summit register was also available. After a short stay at the summit, we continued northwest along the trail to Raknesvegen. When almost at the road, the trail more or less ended up in someone's garden, and we thought we had taken a wrong turn somewhere. But we shortly came >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
18.11.2017
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:33h
Distance:
3.1km

Short local hike across Hellen festing in the rain.

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Trying to find a shortcut to Tirevollsfjellet

Date:
12.11.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:05h
Distance:
13.7km

The plan: Tirevollsfjellet After my recent visit to Burkelandsfjellet I had been looking for a way to get to the neighboring summit of Tirevollsfjellet , with the added constraint that it had to be possible to start from Valestrand and make it back to the ferry before it got too dark (which is quite early in mid-November). And after some detailed studying of the map I thought I'd found a potential route. The plan was to utilize the valley called Smålandsskaret in between Burkelandsfjellet and Smålandsfjellet , and from the top of the valley follow the trail, and later tractor road, indicated on the map, which would take me down to Raknesvegen. From there it should only be a short distance to the trailhead at Børtveit. After reaching the top of Tirevollsfjellet I could then easily follow the same route back. What actually happened So that was >>>

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