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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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Nord for Storhovden from Bjørndalsbakken

Date:
06.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:57h
Distance:
3.9km

Short hike after work to visit Nord for Storhovden . After a short walk along the gravel road south of Tennebekktjørna, I turned south on an unmarked trail taking me dangerously close to the three-eyed monster of Kanadaskogen that Helwig discovered late last year. I therefore turned west and instead followed various trails/deer tracks towards the summit of Nord for Storhovden. Better views from the summit than expected, but I would still assume that this location does not see many visitors. From the summit I followed other deer tracks back to the gravel road, where the plan had been to also include a visit of Stemhaugen . But when the size and amount of raindrops started increasing, I instead ended up running back to the bus stop in order to not get too wet. As soon as I got on the bus the rain however stopped, but by then I had already decided to leave Stemhaugen >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
05.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:37h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local evening hike.

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Cycling: Hjellestad and Milde

Date:
04.07.2021
Characteristic:
Bike trip - road
Duration:
4:58h
Distance:
66.1km

Cycling trip to Hjellestad and Milde, including visits of Hjellestadvarden and Nepegjerdhaugen . For Hjellestadvarden, it was easy to get less than 50 meters from the summit and it only required a minor off-trail detour on foot to reach the two cairns marking the highest point. Pretty much no views from the summit though and probably does not get many visitors. Getting close to Nepegjerdhaugen was also straightforward, but as it was basically in someone's backyard, I was again satisfied with getting as close as I could without leaving the bike. Before returning home, I also visited both Bergen botanical garden and The Arboretum at Milde. This was clearly one of those trips where the trip itself was much more interesting than the two visited summits.

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Stemmevatnet and Spåkevatnet

Date:
03.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:15h
Distance:
9.9km

A hike with the main goal of visiting Ullberget , but also exploring other minor peaks in the area around Stemmevatnet and Spåkevatnet as possible additions to the Alle topper i Bergen list. I started by taking the bus the stop called Bjørkhaug and from there followed a tractor road, that soon turned into a trail, taking me up to Stemmevatnet. Here I made a quick visit of Stemhaugen , which could be reached by a trail and provided a very nice view across Stemmevatnet. Though not indicated on the map, the trail continued south across the summit of Stemhaugen and I soon connected with the main trail to the old discontinued shooting range. I then made a short off-trail detours to the summits of Olderhaugen (32V 304406 6705908) and Litlesåta (32V 304488 6705700), neither of which provided much in terms of views, and while maybe fulfilling >>>

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Hellen festning and Furukammen

Date:
01.07.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
2:31h
Distance:
3.8km

Short local evening hike.

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