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Sælsfjellet

Date:
30.04.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:20h
Distance:
3.5km

Started by taking the bus to Sælsvika (bus stop "Sæle snuplass", i.e. the final bus stop) and after enjoying the excellent views across the harbor towards Folgefonna we walked back along the road to locate the trail towards Sælsfjellet . Thanks to Kjell's recent trip report we quickly located the trailhead and shortly arrived at the southern summit indicated by an antenna. The highest point (if ever so slightly) is however a small cairn about 100 meters further north. The trail did continue in this direction, but turned right (east) before reaching the cairn. Excellent views all around, both towards the sea and towards the snow-covered mountains to the southeast. Highly recommended! After taking lots of pictures (in total my colleague ended up just shy of 200...) we returned to the road and followed it northwest to Hummelsund >>>

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Skantane, Reppåsen and Grønhovda

Date:
29.04.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:59h
Distance:
20.1km

Skantane Started by taking the bus to Gåssandskiftet and walking the rather boring 3 km to the parking lot at Hatlelio where I switched from asphalt to gravel for another 3 km in pretty much the same direction. I had been hoping that I'd be walking close to the two lakes, but to my disappointment most of the view towards the lakes was hidden until getting close to Raudlibøen. There is however a trail closer to the lakes, so perhaps worth a try instead of only following the gravel road. As I turned south at Raudlistova the gravel road ended as the trail towards the BJF cabin started (see Bergen Jeger og Fiskerforening ). The trail quality was ok until reaching the BJF cabin, which had a very nice location at the southern tip of Raudlitjørna, but this marked the end of the good trails, even though the trail heading southeast from the BJF cabin >>>

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Rødsfjellet and Møsnuken

Date:
27.04.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:48h
Distance:
15.6km

After a meeting at Solstrand I walked up to the main road from where I took the bus to Gjemdal. The marked trailhead was quickly found, which started out as a nice tractor road up the valley in between Rødsfjellet and Møsnuken called Gjemdalsskaret. Decided to follow the red trail towards Rødsfjellet, which was overall well-marked and easy to follow. Sadly it started raining, which combined with low-hanging clouds reduced the views. The rain came and went until reaching the summit, where I walked around a bit hoping for better conditions, but in the end I gave up and started the descent. For the descent I followed the white trail, which was also well-marked, but I did lose it at one point due to it being hidden by snow. Luckily the white painted trail markers were easily visible from a distance and the trail >>>

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Lillevågen and Ørneberget

Date:
22.04.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:43h
Distance:
6.9km

Short local hike with explorations of Lillevågen before passing by Ørneberget on the way to Lønborg.

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Kolåsen and Tveitåsen

Date:
21.04.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:00h
Distance:
14.0km

Started by taking the bus to Manger and from there walking along the road to Dalland. Only sidewalks at the very start, but not a lot of traffic so this part was slightly better than feared. As soon as I passed the last houses at Dalland the road changed into a tractor road that I followed almost to the end before starting my search for the trailhead to Kolåsen . My initial search was unsuccessful, but after consulting GPS tracks from previous PB reports to Kolåsen I managed to locate the hidden entrance in between the trees. To my surprise the trail itself was marked (something that would also have been a good idea for the trailhead?) and I soon found myself at the fallen trig marker. As expected there were no views at all from the summit. Given that the marked trail continued southeast, I decided >>>

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Sandviksbatteriet, Håmanen and Ørneberget

Date:
15.04.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:23h
Distance:
9.7km

Started from Skuteviken and took a short walk through Sandviken before following Fjellveien back towards Sandviksbatteriet which I ascended via the steep trail directly from Fjellveien. From Sandviksbatteriet I visited both Håmanen and Ørneberget on my way to Lønborg, making this my first 2018 visit of Ørneberget where there was no snow or ice.

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Bakkanosi and Fetanipa

Date:
14.04.2018
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
7:07h
Distance:
21.2km

Trip organized by the Norwegian Trekking Association which started by taking the train to Voss and then a joint taxi to Jordalen. We followed the standard route to Bakkanosi , which started out a bit steep along a snow-covered tractor road before levelling off through Slettedalen and the final ascent towards the summit. The summit itself was quickly passed as we moved closer to the edge for better views. Although getting close the 1300 meters vertical drop down to Nærøyfjorden had to wait for later a summer visit, as the snow made it impossible to see where the firm ground ended, the views were still quite spectacular, but slightly reduced due to a light haze in the distance. After lunch, half of us made a detour to Fetanipa , where the views could not compare with Bakkanosi. Perhaps explaining why there have been so few registered visits on >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
12.04.2018
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:34h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local hike across Hellen festning.

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Furefjellet and Raudfjellet

Date:
11.04.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:28h
Distance:
11.2km

Hitched a ride with a colleague to Mjåtveit and quickly located the trailhead for Furefjellet . The trailhead was marked, but Furefjellet was not mentioned on the signs until later on. Short but nice trail to the summit (although today a bit wet at times), which provided much better views than expected. Even though the views would have benefitted greatly from removing a couple of the many pine trees giving the peak its name. From the summit I followed a weak trail northwest towards Dalstøvegen. Clearly not the most used trail, but still relatively easy to follow. Upon reaching the road I turned north towards Raudfjellet . The plan had been to ascend via the tractor road starting south of the summit, but as this involved walking along the main road with high-speed traffic and no sidewalk, I decided to instead try >>>

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Sandviken and Hellen festning

Date:
08.04.2018
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:31h
Distance:
6.4km

Short local hike due to rain and fog.

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