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Cycling: Nordåsvatnet and Storrinden

Date:
25.04.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
4:12h
Distance:
52.5km

Cycling trip around Nordåsvatnet that included a revisit of Storrinden and the excellent views from southwest of the summit . When descending from Storrinden I made a quick detour on foot to Dolvikfjellet , easily reached via a marked trail, although the views from the summit were limited. Before starting my return journey, I made a short visit of Skranehovden , ascending from the northwest (again leaving the bike behind), thus avoiding the feeling of going through someone's backyard that the ascent from the south seemed to include. To my surprise the small hill was packed with people enjoying the nice weather, most likely as the forested summit area provided shelter from the cold northerly wind. But all the trees also meant that the views were rather limited, however some very nice views towards Knappen and Lyderhorn could be obtained if heading north of the summit.

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Gullbotn to Espeland via Gullfjelltoppen

Date:
24.04.2021
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
6:10h
Distance:
20.4km

I was dropped off at the parking lot at Gullbotn , from where I carried the skis up to the actual Gullbotn where I could finally put them on. The conditions for skiing were not the best though, with at times more ice than snow, and along the ridge southeast of the summit of Gullfjelltoppen there were also short stretches without any snow at all. My initial plan had been to descend north via Gullfjellhalsen , Vossavardane and Hotten , but given the limited amount of snow covering the mentioned peaks, combined with a strong cold northerly wind, I instead turned south and followed the normal descent route to Redningshytten , only making a short detour to Hausdalsgullbotntoppen on the way. Note that Korketrekkeren already had several areas without any snow at all. I could however still keep the skis on until getting to Redningshytten. Here I decided to take a detour via Austefjellet , mainly as I was told by a fellow skier >>>

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Ørneberget, Ørneberget NV and Fagerdalsskaret

Date:
23.04.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:57h
Distance:
3.8km

Short local evening hike.

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
22.04.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:56h
Distance:
4.1km

Short local evening hike.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
20.04.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:36h
Distance:
3.1km

Short local evening hike.

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Cycling: Casperkollen

Date:
19.04.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:04h
Distance:
28.0km

Evening cycling trip to Casperkollen , a small hill that had recently been added as its own PB-element (after my earlier visit to the area to ascend Lerkhaugen and Lisahaugen ). I left the bike just north of the summit and completed the last 50 meters on foot. To my surprise there were trails all over the small hill, even to the summit itself. Rather limited views due to all the trees though. Casperkollen is not really worth a trip on its own, but worked fine as a goal for where to go cycling.

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Gravdalsfjellet, Damsgårdsfjellet and Olsokfjellet

Date:
18.04.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:03h
Distance:
13.9km

Sunday hike in familiar terrain that included a first visit of Fyllingsnipa . There was a trail all the way to the summit which itself provided excellent views and a great location for my lunch break. Note that I had Fyllingsnipa all to myself, while Viggohytten seemed to be the goal for most other hikers and thus looked pretty busy. Just shows that one does not have to stray very far from the main trails in order to not have to compete for the best views.

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Cycling: Kalandsvatnet and Tereleitet

Date:
17.04.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - mixed
Duration:
4:36h
Distance:
62.7km

In order to spice up the standard cycling trip around Kalandsvatnet, I decided to also include a visit of Tereleitet . I stayed on the bike all the way until the crossroads in the forest/gravel road east of the summit (even though this included traversing a couple of patches of snow), and from there covered the last approximately 500 meters on foot along a marked trail. The summit provided better views than expected, with the highlight being the snow-covered Hausdalshorga (and the rest of the Gullfjellet area) in the far distance.

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Gamle Bergen and Sandviksbatteriet

Date:
16.04.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:49h
Distance:
9.3km

Local evening hike after work.

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Cycling: Salhus Roundtrip

Date:
15.04.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
2:12h
Distance:
36.8km

The first cycling trip of 2021! A bit cold in the shade, especially when descending at higher speeds, but overall very nice.

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