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Across Hellen festning

Date:
28.02.2024
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:34h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local hike before dark.

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Sandviksbatteriet

Date:
26.02.2024
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:06h
Distance:
5.6km

Short local hike after work trying to catch the sunset at Sandviksbatteriet , but got light rain instead.

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Vikefjell, Toraksla and Opsangerneset

Date:
25.02.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:47h
Distance:
10.1km

Ever since Petter and I ran out of time during our visit of Halsnøy and Husnes last June, I had had plans to return to also visit Vikefjell , but this time via the express boat from Bergen. The boat took around two hours and after disembarking I followed the roads east towards the southern trailhead for Vikefjell. No sidewalks but thankfully not a lot of traffic. The marked trailhead was easily located and I proceeded to follow an initially rather steep trail up to Søre Vikefjell where I took a short break to enjoy the excellent views. From there it was only a short distance to the highest point at Vikefjell, referred to as Nordre Vikefjell. Ok views here as well but more limited than Søre Vikefjell. I continued east along the marked trail until connecting with the gravel road in Teigadalen. Here I turned south and headed down to the main road before turning west and returning >>>

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Fjellveien

Date:
24.02.2024
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:51h
Distance:
4.3km

On the way home from my failed attempt at adding a new trig marker to the Søyler (fastmerker) i Bergen list I made a short walk along Fjellveien .

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Trig marker search at Ørnhaugen

Date:
24.02.2024
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:16h
Distance:
0.8km

Based on a recent search at bergenskart.no I thought I had come across a new candidate for the Søyler (fastmerker) i Bergen list located at Ørnhaugen near Kalandseidet. The bolt type was even listed as "søyle" (i.e. column). But while there may have been a proper trig marker there at some point all that was left was three rusty metal bars. The small hill was however easily accessible without any trespassing and I even came across a couple of deer near the highest point, hence the very short hike was not a complete failure.

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
21.02.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:54h
Distance:
4.0km

Short local hike before it got dark.

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Barhaugen

Date:
18.02.2024
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:54h
Distance:
3.8km

When writing the trip report after my visit of the trig marker at Bønes I came across a new candidate for the Alle topper i Bergen list , namely Barhaugen, a minor hill west of Bøneshallen. Given the steep drop to the west there was even the potential for some good views. I therefore once more took the bus to “Bønes senter” but this time headed north to explore Barhaugen. The summit could be easily reached via a trail from the south, however the best views were obtained just southwest of the summit with a great overview of Sælevatnet with both Liatårnet / Pyttane and Lyderhorn prominently visible in the distance. Note that I did not manage to add it as a new peak (148 m, PF=29) (as it was too similar to existing peaks), but given the great views I therefore added it as a vantage point instead. I returned the same way before concluding the hike by following various roads and separate walking paths >>>

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Bjørnahifjellet and Utsletteslottet

Date:
17.02.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:13h
Distance:
12.6km

A return to Stord for a visit of Bjørnahifjellet , a minor summit on the Opptur Hordaland list . I started by taking the express bus from Bergen to Leirvik where I switched to a local bus to Litlabø. After a brief exploration of some of the buildings related to the mining museum I continued on a marked route via Storsynken before leaving the mines behind and following the signs for Bjødnahiet . Four crossings of the stream/river in Storedalen were required before getting to the marked trailhead, where only the first one was via a bridge. But thankfully the water was not very deep and there were convenient steeping stones that made it possible to cross without getting wet. More of a challenge was the snow covering the gravel road, as it was of the type that almost carried my weight but only for a second before giving way, thus resulting in a slower and tougher start >>>

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Ørneberget and Furukammen

Date:
14.02.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:02h
Distance:
4.4km

Short local evening hike on slippery melting snow and ice.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
13.02.2024
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:37h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local evening hike.

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