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Gråfjellet and Strandafjellet

Date:
11.05.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:26h
Distance:
11.8km

Started by taking the bus to Lønningdal (note: no buses at weekends or evenings) and walked north along Øvredalsvegen before crossing the bridge east towards Gråfjellet . The road soon turned into a tractor road, which I followed until a fairly new sign indicated the trailhead for Gråfjellet. The trail was marked with white and/or yellow ribbons, although the ribbons were sometimes easier to see than the trail. And after not too long, I could see neither ribbons nor trail. Had to give up and simply head the way I thought the trail ought to go. And sure enough, within not too long the marked trail reappeared, and I found myself looking up at Nulten (not sure if the 'l' is a typo?, but that is what was on the map). I quickly lost the trail again though, and instead made my own way to Nulten and the cairn >>>

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Ulskebjørnen and Stallane

Date:
09.05.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:09h
Distance:
12.8km

Started from Ervikveien and walked along the road to Vinddalen where the steep trail for Ulskebjørnen starts. Both the trailhead and the trail itself is marked, but one has to pay attention in order to not miss the initial exit. The trail is overall easy to follow, although the quality is variable with a couple of muddy areas. After a short break at the summit, I followed the trail down to Stallane , which started out quite steep before levelling off in the mid-section. Clearly this route is more heavily used and probably the recommended option if visiting Ulskebjørnen. At Stallane I continued southeast along a very nice trail/road and quickly arrived in Jordalen. The hike was then concluded by walking along the roads to Lønborg.

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Cycling: Salhus Roundtrip

Date:
08.05.2018
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:13h
Distance:
37.3km

Repeat of my earlier trip around Salhus .

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Storafjellet and Ørnhaugen

Date:
07.05.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:42h
Distance:
7.0km

Started by taking the bus to Lokøyna (bus stop "Lokøyna kryss nord"), which happens to be exactly where the trail for the rather ironically named Storafjellet begins. I guess the name refers to it being the tallest peak at Lokøyna, if at only 68 meters above sea level. The trailhead did have an information sign, but it was quite deteriorated and fallen to the ground. Not much need for the information though, as the start of the trail was clearly indicated with a small wooden bridge, of which there were several on the way to the summit. We managed to leave the main trail a bit too early though, taking what looked like a weaker trail/shortcut heading north. This trail however quickly disappeared and we had to make our own way to the summit. But we soon reconnected with the main trail and another >>>

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Furukammen and Hellen festning

Date:
06.05.2018
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:04h
Distance:
4.7km

Short local hike across Furukammen and Hellen festning .

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Hoklane, Hæddena and Orrkleivhaugen

Date:
05.05.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:30h
Distance:
11.9km

Hoklane Started by taking the bus to Blom (bus stop "Blom sør") and easily located the information sign indicating the start of the trail. However I still ended up missing my exit and made a short detour in the direction of Havrå before realizing my mistake. (Basically one has to take the first left up towards the small yellow house.) The nice trail/road took me up to the small barn indicated on the map, but here the trail also more or less disappeared. But by continuing upwards in the direction the map said the trail ought to be, the trail soon became much clearer, and I arrived at a crossroads where it was possible to follow a tractor road in the direction of Såtefjellet . This was not my goal today, so I rather continued north along the trail. But once again I missed my exit and had to backtrack >>>

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Bøkeskogen på Vollom

Date:
03.05.2018
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
0:12h
Distance:
0.6km

On the way home from Berfjordfjellet we made a quick stop at the beech forest at Vollom, the northernmost beech forest in the world of its kind. Note: Forgot to turn on the GPS for the first 100 meters.

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Bergåsen and Berfjordfjellet

Date:
03.05.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:20h
Distance:
3.5km

After the visit to Skardsveten we drove to Bergås for the second goal of the day: Bergåsen . We found parking by the side of the road, but had to ask a local farmer to locate the unmarked trailhead. But even then we managed to take a wrong turn at the very start. This was however quickly corrected and we soon found ourselves on a marked trail. The summit itself provided very limited views. But thanks to Kjell's recent report we continued northwest along the ridge for better views. And shortly after leaving the summit the views opened up, and we could enjoy spectacular views towards Radøy and Holsnøy. The trail itself was also very nice and this extra hike can be very highly recommended. We turned back at the trig marker (now added as a separate PB element), although the trail continued across the top. The farmer we talked to at the >>>

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Skardsveten

Date:
03.05.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:47h
Distance:
1.6km

We parked at the small parking lot (room for 2-3 cars, unless filled with heaps of gravel as it was today) and followed the marked route to the summit. Started out in dense forest with the occasional viewpoint, but opened up more towards the end. Nice views from the summit area. It was a bit windy, so we did not stay long before returning to the car via the same route.

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