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Across Hellen festning

Date:
30.05.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:37h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local evening hike.

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Raunefjellet from Gamlesæter

Date:
28.05.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:42h
Distance:
19.3km

Modalen is not the most easily accessible area by public transport. Therefore, the natural starting point for a hike to Raunefjellet , i.e. the gravel road heading north from Stølen just southwest of the summit, was not an option for me and I instead had to start from Gamlesæter in Romarheimsdalen. This would result in a significantly longer hike but at least around half of it would be on trails. I started by taking the express bus to Gamlesæter and from there followed the unmarked trails via Langedalen to Svartholet . Decided to take off my boots when crossing the small river just west of the cabin as it was deeper than on my last visit three years earlier . After putting my boots back on I continued east to Eiterdalen . Until now I had been able to follow a trail, although a rather wet and muddy one, however at Eiterdalen the trail pretty much disappeared >>>

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Sævareid to Eikeland via Håvikemulen and Haugafjellet

Date:
25.05.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:49h
Distance:
13.6km

As usual after attending a conference at Solstrand , I took a slightly longer detour on the way home than my colleagues. So when they took the bus back to Bergen after lunch I instead took the bus and ferry across the fjord to go hiking in Fusa. After switching buses at “Kilen kryss” I continued on a bus to Sævareid where I turned on the GPS tracking and followed the roads west to Ljotå. My initial plan had been to continue up Ljotådalen for about 1 km and from there head southwest to the summit (as this seemed to be the route of previous hikers). However, when I came across a small bridge on the left-hand side of the tractor road much earlier, I took a gamble that perhaps this would reveal a proper trail to the summit of Håvikemulen . The weak unmarked trail on the other side however soon disappeared, but >>>

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Kyststien Strandvegen

Date:
24.05.2023
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
0:55h
Distance:
3.7km

After last year's successful hike to Moldaneset as part of a two-day conference at Solstrand , I was again asked to organize a short walk when we now returned a year later. Given that the break before dinner was slightly shorter this time around we headed southwest from the hotel to cover the rest of Kyststien Strandvegen . To make the walk into a roundtrip, we first followed the main road towards Osøyro before returning along the gravel road to the hotel, including a small detour to Haugsneset. Overall, a nice short walk that can be recommended if at Solstrand and having some spare time.

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Ørneberget and Furukammen

Date:
21.05.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:52h
Distance:
4.0km

Short local hike after yesterday's long skiing trip.

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Skiing: Mjølfjell to Skiple

Date:
20.05.2023
Characteristic:
Backcountry skiing
Duration:
10:12h
Distance:
33.3km

After last weekend's successful skiing trip to Øykjafonn and Skipanuten I decided to have another go, but this time on my own and starting from Mjølfjell. I again took the early morning train from Bergen and arrived at Mjølfjell train station just before nine. From the station I followed the gravel road north into Rjonaddalen, where I carried the skis for the first 2 km, before putting them on a continuing beside the road where there was just enough snow left. I soon left the road for a shortcut to reconnect with the road up to Grodjuvet. This road normally continues all the way to the bridge across Grodjyvo , but today the road was soon hidden underneath the snow. By then it was too late to cross the partially open river and I instead continued north until I could safely cross via the mentioned bridge and start the ascent to Grodjuvenuten . After passing on the northern side of Skyttargluggane, all that remained >>>

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Hellemyrstien, Skredderdalen and Hellen festning

Date:
18.05.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
3:38h
Distance:
13.3km

Due to a late worsening of the weather forecast, I postponed my initial hiking plans in Fusa and instead opted for a more local hike. In the end, the rain did not begin until after I had arrived home anyway and I am pretty sure I could have completed most of the planned hike without getting too wet.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
17.05.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:33h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local evening hike.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
15.05.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:45h
Distance:
3.7km

Short local evening hike.

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Fjellveien

Date:
14.05.2023
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:25h
Distance:
7.3km

Only a short walk in Fjellveien today after spending most of yesterday on a skiing trip to Øykjafonn and Skipanuten .

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