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Tindeborg and Nordmannshytten

Date:
30.12.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:32h
Distance:
15.8km

Started by taking the bus to Bradbenken and from there following various roads up to Skomakerdiket. From there I continued on the trail up Skomakerdalen and then for a while followed the trail towards Fjellhytten . Here the map indicated a shortcut heading east, but this turned out to be a rather old and wet trail. It was marked by several cairns, but overall these were easier to see than the trail itself. Clearly a better option to go via Fjellhytten. On my way to Rundemanen I made a quick detour to Tindeborg , before taking Malerskaret down toward Storediket, passing by Nordmannshytten on the way. But instead of going all the way to Storediket, I followed a trail northwest, which took me further north than expected, before finally reaching the gravel road south of Storevatnet.

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Birkelid, Ravneberg, Fjellheim and Dræggehytten

Date:
28.12.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:12h
Distance:
11.9km

Part three of my Christmas tour of local cabins.

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Breidablikk, Utsikten and Torodd

Date:
26.12.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:01h
Distance:
10.7km

Another short Christmas hike visiting local cabins, this time in the area east of Storevatnet. Rain and low-hanging clouds today, hence the views were rather limited.

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Solhaug in Ramslia

Date:
25.12.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:46h
Distance:
5.7km

Short Christmas hike to the remains of the cabin Solhaug in Ramslia above Langevatnet. Both trail and cabin have seen better days, but there were also traces of more recent activity.

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Storenuten

Date:
23.12.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:17h
Distance:
10.4km

Started by taking the bus to Boge and following Bogavegen north until locating the start of the winding gravel road up to Bogavatnet. It was not too steep at the beginning, but soon the snow chains had to be put on. But of course only after first slipping and spraining my thumb... The gravel road flattened out a bit after the initial bends, but turned very steep after crossing the small bridge for the last stretch up to Bogavatnet. Much steeper than what comes across in the pictures. Clearly not recommended for driving. In any case, the entire gravel road is marked with "kjøring kun etter avtale". From Bogavatnet I followed the traces of a trail (hidden by the snow) towards Neverhaugen. Here the trail stopped. Or at least I could not see any signs of a trail in the direction of Storenuten . I >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
22.12.2018
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:46h
Distance:
4.0km

Short local hike across Hellen festning.

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Store Sundhaugen from Hausdalen

Date:
20.12.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:49h
Distance:
18.1km

Store Sundhaugen had been on my list of potential hiking targets for a while. However it is not exactly easily accessible when mainly depending on public transport. After considering my options, I concluded that the best route would be to start from Hausdalen. This would include a rather long hike before finally being able to start the ascent of Store Sundhaugen, but in good conditions it should make for a nice hike. The only remaining challenge was that there were no buses to Hausdalen in the weekends. Luckily I had a longer Christmas holiday this year and on the Thursday before Christmas, I was on the first bus to Hausdalen (bus stop called Hausdal snuplass). I even managed to convince a colleague to join, at least for part of the hike. The Hausdalen parking lot was completely empty this morning, and in fact we would not see any >>>

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Torget to Lønborg

Date:
16.12.2018
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:57h
Distance:
8.7km

Decided to stay below the snow and ice today and instead simply took the bus to the city center and walked home from there.

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Hauggjelsvarden from Sædalen

Date:
15.12.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:02h
Distance:
13.3km

Ascending Hauggjelsvarden from Sædalen on a rather cold and windy Saturday. Getting back down turned out to be more difficult than usual due to a very icy trail, but overall an enjoyable hike that also included visits to some smaller peaks in the area that I had not previously visited.

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Liahedda from Mastreskare

Date:
09.12.2018
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:32h
Distance:
8.8km

Started by taking the bus to Mastreskare (called Masterskaret on the map) and following the paved road south to Kleppe. Slightly more difficult than expected due to parts of the road being covered by a thin layer of ice. I managed to stay on my feet though, and soon arrived at the smaller road toward Skar. After passing the last houses (not counting the ones at the very end of the road) the road turned into a gravel road and soon there was also a small gate. On the other side of the gate there were two grazing horses, but they paid little attention to me as I continued to the small parking lot where the road ended. At this point I was a bit unsure how to proceed, as the direct route forward was way too steep. Ended up turning right (north) and ascending the ridge from there. Not a clear trail, >>>

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