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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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Orratuva from Raknesvågen

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

Orratuva After last weekend's failure to locate the trail(s) to Orratuva ( Trying to find a shortcut to Orratuva (and failing...) ), 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, the local name for Orratuva. 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 across >>>

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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 Orratuva (and failing...)

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

The plan: Orratuva After my recent visit to Burkelandsfjellet I had been looking for a way to get to the neighboring summit of Orratuva , 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 Orratuva I could then easily follow the same route back. What actually happened So that was the plan. In reality >>>

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Bjørnaåsen, Vassliåsen and Stordalsåsen

Date:
11.11.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:53h
Distance:
6.3km

Bjørnaåsen Started by taking the bus to Haljemsmarka snuplass and from there walking along the road up to the trailhead for Bjørnaåsen in between Haljemsmarka 296 and 298. The trailhead was not marked (by name), but it did contain several wooden sculptures (see picture). After reading previous trip reports on PB my expectations for Bjørnaåsen were not very high, but there was actually a clear, although very wet, trail that could be followed almost all the way to the summit. The trail was rather weak at times, and did not seem to pass by the summit, but it was still an improvement compared to having no trail. The summit provided close to no views due to all the trees, and I did not stay long before returning more or less the same way back down to the road. Vassliåsen I doubled back to the bus stop and >>>

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Sandviksbatteriet - the steep route with a detour

Date:
06.11.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:53h
Distance:
8.1km

Sandviksbatteriet Warning: While this hike starts out easy, it also involves some quite steep sections which requires light climbing in areas where it is possible to get stuck if taking the wrong route. In other words, proceed with caution. Started from the bus stop at Munkebotn and from there walked up to Fjellveien, which I immediately crossed and started the planned ascent towards Sandviksbatteriet . The trail/road starts our very nicely as it winds its way up the mountain side. When getting close to Sandviksbatteriet the trail however more or less disappears and one is left climbing in-between the rocks. On a previous visit (before I started recording my hikes in PB) I thought I had ended up going west towards Sandviksbatteriet too early. This time I therefore decided to rather continue the ascent further on >>>

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Horsås to Hauge: Burkelandsfjellet and Smålandsfjellet

Date:
05.11.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:30h
Distance:
13.8km

Burkelandsfjellet and Horsåsfjellet Started by taking the bus and ferry to Valestrand. From Valestrand I walked along the roads up to Horsås to locate the start of the trail towards Burkelandsfjellet . Did not really find any trail at first, but I started in the direction of the trail indicated on the map and after a short while a weak trail did appear. I was still not sure if this was the trail I was looking for until it improved slightly as it reached the first plateau, but even here the trail was quite narrow with low bushes on both sides, making it a rather wet experience. However, having the trail clearly made it a lot easier to progress towards the summit. The summit of Burkelandsfjellet soon appeared in the fog and I made it there without any real difficulties. The fog ruined most of the views though, >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
04.11.2017
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:08h
Distance:
4.2km

Short local hike due to bad weather with heavy rain thoughout the day.

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Signalen

Date:
02.11.2017
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:55h
Distance:
6.4km

Short evening hike to show a colleague the great views from Signalen. Note that my colleague took pictures every five meters (322 pictures in total!), clearly reflected in the total time for this rather short hike. ;)

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