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Across Hellen festning

Date:
17.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:38h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local hike on a gray and wet Saturday.

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Vestrefjellet and Snjonipa roundtrip from Tyssebotn

Date:
16.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
8:22h
Distance:
24.5km

I started by taking the first bus to Tyssebotn on a Friday morning, where I was the only passenger on both the bus and the ferry from Breistein to Valestrand. From Tyssebotn, I walked along the road to the trailhead for Gammersvik south of Kleiveland. I proceeded to follow this unmarked but easy to follow trail to Vaultjørna. After a quick visit to Vaulelvbrua to check that both it and the trail on the other side was there and of ok quality (as it would be quite important when later returning along that route), I backtracked about 100 meters to a trail/deer track I had noticed just after crossing the small stream north of Vaultjørna. By following this track, I easily ascended the initial steep section on my way northeast towards Vestrefjellet . The track however soon more or less disappeared, and I was left making >>>

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Hellen festning and Furukammen

Date:
15.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:23h
Distance:
4.5km

Short local afternoon hike.

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Cycling: Kvernafossen

Date:
14.07.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
4:19h
Distance:
54.9km

Cycling trip with the objective of exploring a possible trail to Nedstaheia, a small hill southeast of Haukheia in Arna. The unmarked trailhead south of the summit was easily located, and after leaving my bike behind, I continued on foot along the river/waterfall called Kvernafossen . The trail was partially hidden by the low vegetation, but easy to follow. Shortly I reached the tractor road south of Krokavatnet. Here I turned right and started searching for the trail to Nedstaheia. I think I found it in the end, but it was pretty much completely hidden by the tall grasses. After a short attempt at following the hidden trail, I therefore gave up and decided to rather return on a future hike, ideally not wearing shorts as today, especially given that I was also planning on including a visit to Haukheia. Back on >>>

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Munkebotn, Hellemyrstien and Furukammen

Date:
13.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:53h
Distance:
10.1km

Local evening hike.

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Ørneberget and Rognåsen

Date:
12.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:22h
Distance:
6.1km

Local evening hike.

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Four small hills south of Småvatnet and Storavatnet

Date:
11.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:31h
Distance:
8.5km

On a hike with the main objective of visiting Grønabrekka , a recent addition to the Alle topper i Bergen list, I took the opportunity to explore the area south of Småvatnet and Storavatnet. This resulted in visiting three additional small hills, all with their own name, namely Myraskjena , Mathopsskjenet and Storhaugen , each now added as its own PB-element. To my surprise, all four summits, except for Storhaugen (which only required a very short off-trail detour), could be reached simply by following the many trails in the area, which were overall of good quality (even those not indicated on the map). This made for a much nicer hike than expected, despite the relatively limited views from most of the summits. Update: two additional small hills that I happened to visited were later added (not by me) as their own PB-elements, namely N for Medhaugsflaten and NØ for Ytste Rotatjørna .

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Cycling: Herdla from Kleppestø

Date:
10.07.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
8:11h
Distance:
97.5km

An extended cycling trip with the main objective of exploring Herdla. I started by cycling to Strandkaien and from there taking the high-speed ferry to Kleppestø. Here I turned on the GPS tracking and headed north towards Herdla, via the road to Erdal and Ask, thus avoiding the heavier traffic on the main road via Ravnanger. The road itself was also a positive surprise, as due to recent road work, I could stay off the road almost all the way to Ask, and instead use the wide sidewalk/walking and cycling path next to the road. However, from Ask until connecting with the main road at Åsebø, there were no sidewalks, but also very limited traffic, hence this was not an issue at all. The traffic greatly increased as I turned north at Åsebø though, but when approaching Fauskanger the sidewalk/walking >>>

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Hellemyrstien

Date:
09.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:15h
Distance:
6.2km

Local evening hike.

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Stemhaugen ved Liavatnet

Date:
08.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:59h
Distance:
3.8km

Short and wet evening hike for a visit of Stemhaugen ved Liavatnet . While there perhaps are some weak trails/tracks, I mainly ended up finding my own way, and in any case the summit was reached without any difficulties. Nice views across Liavatnet, although I'm pretty sure most hikers will not really see the point of ascending this small hill. After descending, I also included a walk along Liavatnet.

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