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Høgafjellet

Date:
31.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:56h
Distance:
2.6km

After leaving my bike by the side of the road (see the separate cycling trip report ), I started up what was initially a weak tractor road which soon turned into a rather wet trail. The trail quality however greatly improved as the trail started to climb up to the small valley south of the summit. From there the trail was less clear, but it was instead marked by small cairns, and at this point the large cairn at the summit could be spotted anyway and the direction was obvious. The summit provided excellent views in all directions and was today occupied by several families with lots of kids. I still managed to get a couple of nice pictures before having a second short lunch break and then returning along the same route to the main road. However, if I did not have to return to my bike, I would probably instead have tried >>>

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Skjønhammaren

Date:
31.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:34h
Distance:
0.9km

After finally deciding to leave my bike at the crossroads about 200 meters southwest of the summit, I continued on foot along a very wet trail, made slightly less wet by several wide wooden planks, some of them half submerged in water. The trail quality however greatly improved as the trail turned north for the summit. Here there was even a sign for Skjønhammaren . (A hidden sign at the earlier crossroads had only shown "Natursti", i.e. nature trail.) The summit (at 112.66 meters above sea level as the sign at the summit indicated) was quickly reached and provided excellent views to the south, while the views to the north were blocked by trees. After a short lunch break, I briefly followed the trail north, from where I could spot Kattnakken in the distance, although the northern views were still pretty limited from here >>>

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Cycling: Skjønhammaren and Høgafjellet

Date:
31.07.2020
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
12:07h
Distance:
106.8km

On the last weekday of my summer holiday I decided to go for another ambitious cycling trip. Yet again starting by bringing my bike with me on the express ferry to Malkenes and following the now common route along the lovely Onarheimsfjorden. However this time the plan was to continue all the way to the southern tip of Tysnesøya and Hodnaneset, and then take the ferry to Nordhuglo. I had perhaps underestimated the time it would take me to reach Hodnaneset though, and with a ferry to catch I had to push in order to make sure get there in time. In the end I made it with less than ten minutes to spare, and after boarding the ferry I could finally take my first real break. Which was made even longer by the ferry first heading to Jektavik (at Stord) before turning southeast for Nordhuglo. At Nordhuglo, >>>

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Flot and Barsnesfjorden

Date:
28.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:47h
Distance:
6.2km

A repeat of the hike across Flot. This time with Sigjoern (Sigbjørn Holm) and Marthine, and also including a 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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Barsnesfjorden

Date:
27.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:06h
Distance:
4.7km

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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Øygarden from Fimreitevegen

Date:
27.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:55h
Distance:
8.3km

A short hike from Fimreitevegen to Øygarden along a nice gravel road. When the gravel road ended, we shortly followed the rougher tractor road to see of we could spot the start of a trail towards Lingesetfjellet , but turned back when it started raining. Connecting with the trail south of Vinesstølen should not be too difficult though. Something to try for a future hike.

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Flot

Date:
26.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:25h
Distance:
3.5km

The standard walk across Flot with family members including kids, hence the numerous breaks and slow speed. :) (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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Stav from Hella

Date:
24.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
8:20h
Distance:
24.7km

On what would turn out to be a perfect day for hiking, me and my niece started the day by taking the first bus from Sogndal to Hella, where we planned to get off at the stopped called "Hella indre". But for some reason the bus driver did not stop (even though we pressed the stop button), and we therefore had to walk the 800 meters back from the Hella. Here we easily located the marked trailhead for Vassvarden and proceeded to follow the nice winding trail up towards Vestrheim. At Vestrheim we came across the old school building and a sign pointing left (i.e. west) for Ruud (or Rud as it was called on the map), our next target. However, this trail quickly started descending and seemed to be heading in the wrong direction. We therefore shortly returned to the old school where we found another >>>

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Barsnesfjorden

Date:
23.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:04h
Distance:
4.6km

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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Ovriseggi

Date:
22.07.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:59h
Distance:
3.7km

On the way from Bergen to Sogndal we stopped at the start of the descent to Vik for a quick visit of Ovriseggi . Note that the right-hand turn into Ovridseggi parkering is partially hidden when coming from the south and requires a steep turn. From the parking lot we followed the marked trail north along the ridge, with excellent views into Ovrisdalen. The trail had some wet areas, but was otherwise straightforward to follow. Just before reaching the summit of Ovriseggi, we had to descend relatively steeply into a small valley before making the final ascent to the highest point. This potentially slippery section can however easily be avoided by following the alternative trail to the west (see the return route). The summit provided excellent views down into Bøadalen, although Vik itself was partially hidden by Daurmålshaugen . The trail >>>

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