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Skagen and Veten from Vikaleitet

Date:
29.10.2016
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:43h
Distance:
12.7km

Started by taking the bus to Vikaleitet and walking up Sæterstølsvegen (note that the GPS tracking was not turned on until 10-15 min into the hike). From Sæterstøl I easily located the trail towards Veten and followed it until I found a smaller trail in the direction of Skagen . Even though it is not a very high peak, it did provide some nice views. From Skagen I continued onwards to Veten and after a short break at the top, I decided to go via Storsåta (a smaller peak to the west of Veten). I did not locate a trail to the summit of Storsåta, but it was not too difficult to reach. However, it was not really worth it as the views were pretty poor. It got a bit better when walking 50 meters or so northeast through the trees at the summit, but still not a summit I can really recommend. I returned to the trail >>>

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Ranen

Date:
23.10.2016

We started from Svartediket and from there walked up Våkendalen to Tarlebøvatnet. Here we decided to take a short detour to Ranen , a summit that looks most prominent when viewed from Jordalen or Eidsvåg. As far as we could see there were no trails to the summit, but it could still be easily reached, and provided nice views into Jordalen. From the summit we returned to the main trail and crossed over Rundemanen on our way to the city center.

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Borga from Hardbakkedalen

Date:
16.10.2016
Characteristic:
Hillwalk

Started from Svartediket and from there hiked up Hardbakkedalen to get to Borgaskaret. There I followed the trail towards Grønetua , but before reaching Grønetua I turned east on a trail towards Borga . But as far as I could tell, the trail did not head to the summit of Borga, so after a while I decided to rather try the quickest route to the top, entering the Borga plateau at the northwest corner. From there I could easily follow an unmarked trail to the summit. From the summit I followed more or less the same route back to Grønteua and from there passed by Vikinghytten , before crossing Rundemanen on the way to the city center.

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Knappenfjellet to Nipedalen

Date:
15.10.2016
Characteristic:
Hillwalk

Started by taking the bus to Straume Bro and from there walking towards Hesthaugen for the real start of the hike. I followed the trail across Knappenfjellet and continued down to Gjeddevatnet and onwards along the main road to the end of Bjørndalsvatnet, where I found a trail taking me through the forest via Svartatjørna and Tennebekktjørna to Nipedalen, and finally down to Lyngbø for the bus back to the city center. See this hike for a GPS track of the same route.

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Ulriken

Date:
12.10.2016
Characteristic:
Hillwalk

Short evening hike to the summit of Ulriken , with a short detour to Turnerhytten on the ascent.

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Hauggjelsvarden from Isdalen

Date:
09.10.2016
Characteristic:
Hillwalk

Started from Svartediket and walked to the start of Isdalen. I then climbed up Isdalen to Hauggjelsvarden and from there followed the standard trail across Vidden, with a minor detour to the top of Storhaugen . (For a GPS track of the trail up Isdalen, see this hike: Isdalen .)

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Slettafjellet and Raunfjellet

Date:
08.10.2016

Started by talking the bus to Ervikveien and crossing the bridge over E39 to Glasskaret. We then followed the road, and later trail, towards Storbotn and at the top of the hill located a trail heading in the direction of Slettafjellet . From the summit of Slettafjellet we decided to take a shortcut through Traudalen in order to not have to descend too far before heading back up to Raunfjellet . This turned out to be a mistake as there were practically no trails to be found and the conditions were very wet. But in the end we managed to get to the summit of Raunfjellet. From there we followed the trail down to Setervatnet, through Kløvet and Vindalsveien, and finally back to towards Ervik. For an alternative hike (with GPS tracking) which also includes Nukane and Storsåta see: Slettafjellet, Nukane, Storsåta and Raunfjellet .

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Hausdalshorga from Osavatnet

Date:
04.10.2016
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:30h

A perfect October day for hiking! We started from the parking lot at Osavatnet and from there followed the unmarked trail to Austefjellet . Here we had a short break before continuing to Hausdalshorga . After another short break we took the same route back to Austefjellet and from there followed the trail to Redningshytten , Svartevatnet and finally back to the car.

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Birkelandsnipa and Nonhøyen

Date:
02.10.2016
Characteristic:
Hillwalk

Took the bus to Hetlebakkvegen and walked towards Hetlebakkstemma. Just before Hetlebakkstemma I followed the trail towards Birkelandsnipa . From the summit I continued towards Birkeland. This trail however disappeared, but in the end I reached the main road (E16). I then walked towards Liavatnet, but decided on a detour to Nonhøyen , following Langarinden almost all the way to the summit. From Nonhøyen I continued to Flaktveit and Kråvatnet, before heading back to Nyborg and the bus back home.

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