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Totlandsfjellet/Ørnakulten from Eknes

Dato:
08.08.2018
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
1:24t
Distanse:
5,0km

Started by taking the bus to Eknes and the bus stop called "Eknes, butikken". Did not see any traces of the store the name of the bus stop referred to though. It should also be mentioned that the bus from Knarvik to Eknes follows all the minor roads and crosses multiple bridges with room for only one vehicle at the time. Hence progress was very slow. On the other hand, plenty of time for sightseeing. From the bus stop I walked up to the main road where I, after crossing the road, arrived at the marked trailhead for Totlandsfjellet/Ørnakulten . The trail was then easily followed all the way to the summit. Clearly lots of work had gone into the making of this trail, with numerous (almost too many?) small wooden bridges to step on. The visitor register was located inside a small cabin which also had its own lookout >>>

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Geitanuken from Morvik

Dato:
07.08.2018
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
3:00t
Distanse:
12,5km

Change of plans... My initial plan to go hiking to new peaks in Lindås had to be abandoned as the bus to Knarvik never showed up at Handelshøyskolen. I therefore jumped on the next bus heading to Åsane and came up with the alternative plan of instead ascending Geitanuken from the south/southwest, as the map showed a trail there that I had not yet tried. Geitanuken Left the bus at Viddalen and followed Farbotslia east towards where the start of a trail was indicated on the map. Did not find a marked trailhead, but just west of Morvikbotn 258 I came across a small gate and what looked like a potential trail on the other side. Shortly after passing through the gate the trail started climbing, at times relatively steeply, there were even a couple of ropes, although these were most often not really needed.

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Furukammen and Hellen festning

Dato:
05.08.2018
Turtype:
Fottur
Turlengde:
0:37t
Distanse:
3,2km

Local hike that had to be cut short due to rain.

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Bjedlastølen

Dato:
03.08.2018
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
3:19t
Distanse:
14,2km

Rain and fog meant that heading for a new summit would be a bit of a waste this evening. I therefore decided on a visit to Bjedlastølen instead. I started from Fjøra and from there walked along the roads to Bjella, where I easily located the marked trailhead. I then passed by multiple gates on the way up to Bjedlastølen. First on a tractor road and later on a rather wet trail. The positive surprise was the endless amounts of wild raspberries! Just before reaching Bjedlastølen I was also surprised by several cows appearing in the fog. None of them seemed to pay me any attention though. From Bjedlastølen I could also spot 2-3 horses in the distance and on the decent I came across numerus sheep. Shortly after leaving Bjedlastølen a new sign appeared. Or rather two signs: Åberge 2.4 and 2.9 km. I chose >>>

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Barsnesfjorden

Dato:
02.08.2018
Turtype:
Fottur
Turlengde:
0:46t
Distanse:
3,8km

Another short walk along Barsnesfjorden. (Note that the road this hike follows is private, i.e. no cars allowed. There are however a couple of parking spaces down by the small wharf along Barsnesfjorden just before the road turns west and starts climbing slightly towards the crossroads at Barsnes.)

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Lusaskard from Øvstedalen

Dato:
01.08.2018
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
4:05t
Distanse:
15,5km

After our previous recent visit to Øvstedalen we had studied the map and located another potential parking lot further up the valley. This time we therefore paid the toll (30 kr for one day) just next to the lower parking lot and then continued northwest up Gardselvegen. At the first crossroads we went right and then through a gate before turning north up a relatively steep hill to arrive at the parking lot indicated on the map . The parking lot provided a marked trailhead for Fjærlandsete (and more), clearly indicating that we were on the right track (unlike for our previous attempt). No signs for Lusaskard yet, but these would show up later. The trail was easy to follow, but did contain its fair share of wet areas until reaching Furesete. Upon reaching Kalvavatnet I left the rest of my party behind for blueberry picking and continued on my own towards Lusaskard. Again the >>>

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Barsnesfjorden

Dato:
30.07.2018
Turtype:
Fottur
Turlengde:
0:52t
Distanse:
4,7km

Short walk along Barsnesfjorden. (Note that the road this hike follows is private, i.e. no cars allowed. There are however a couple of parking spaces down by the small wharf along Barsnesfjorden just before the road turns west and starts climbing slightly towards the crossroads at Barsnes.)

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Storehaugen and Storehaugfjellet

Dato:
29.07.2018
Turtype:
Fjelltur
Turlengde:
5:27t
Distanse:
18,0km

We parked at the small parking lot next to Flyplassvegen and followed the marked trail via Bjørkestølen , including a stop at Storehaugen on the way to Storehaugfjellet . Storehaugen provided spectacular views in all directions. Well worth a visit even though Storehaugfjellet is the slightly higher of the two. After a break for lunch at Storehaugfjellet, it was decided to follow the gravel road southwest (and later east) down to the airport at Haukåsen and from there walk along the road back to the car. But while this did make the hike into a roundtrip, it cannot really be recommended, as it ends with a rather long and boring walk with limited views. Probably better to either return the same way, or via the alternative route following the ridge back to the parking lot. An additional option would be to use two cars. Just make sure to not repeat the mistake of one family >>>

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Bjørndalen

Dato:
28.07.2018
Turtype:
Fottur
Turlengde:
1:28t
Distanse:
4,4km

A hike in Øvstedalen that had to be cut short due to a thunder storm. The plan had been to follow the trail indicated on the map towards Fjærlandssetevatnet, but in Bjørndalen we came across a newly marked, but unnamed, trail/tractor road that we decided to try instead. Even though this trail started in the wrong direction, we assumed/hoped it would later turn north and take us where we wanted to go. However, it shortly started raining quite heavily and soon we could also hear thunder. We therefore took shelter as best we could and waited until the storm passed. It would probably not be the last we'd see of the rain though, so after following the trail a bit further, just to see if it turned in the wanted direction (which it seemed to do), we decided to rather return to the car and try again >>>

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Cycling: Barsnes toward Fimreite (with an abrupt ending...)

Dato:
27.07.2018
Turtype:
Blandet sykling
Turlengde:
1:48t
Distanse:
20,8km

Today's plan was to cycle from Barsnes to Fimreite, perhaps also trying to visit Bjørnstigfjellet before returning. And it all started out very nicely with excellent cycling conditions, quickly making it to Kjørnes and the start of the old forest road towards Eide. The old forest road with its numerous roots was also easily traversed (with the exception of a short unnecessary detour towards the end). Now all that remained was to follow the limited-traffic paved road to Fimreite. Something I'd done several times before. However, in the second sharp bend down to Eide I suddenly felt my front wheel slipping on fine sand, and, no longer able to control the bike, ended up hitting and sliding along the pavement. Luckily my speed had not been very high, thanks to the very sharp bend, and I was thus not too badly >>>

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