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Hellen festning and Furukammen

Date:
11.01.2024
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
3:12h
Distance:
5.1km

Short local evening hike.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
08.01.2024
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:36h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local evening hike.

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Ørneberget and Rognåsen

Date:
07.01.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:19h
Distance:
5.6km

Short local Sunday hike.

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Nordvik - Krokeide - Fana kirke

Date:
06.01.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:10h
Distance:
12.4km

When my initial plan of going skiing was abandoned due to temperatures down to minus 30 for the considered summits, I decided to instead go for a walk below the snow and visit two minor summits on the Alle topper i Bergen list . I started by taking the bus to Nordvik and getting off at "Nordvik Nord". From there I followed the road west towards Heggvik where I located an unmarked trailhead at the point where the road forks for the last time. The trail was weak and probably rather wet at warmer parts of the year. I was therefore surprised when later coming across several red trail markers. It however quickly became clear that these were not leading me in the right direction (perhaps rather heading to Særvika?). After backtracking to the last fork of the trail I continued on an unmarked trail towards Hisdalsvatnet.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
04.01.2024
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:35h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local evening hike.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
03.01.2024
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:35h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local evening hike.

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Fagerdalsfjellet and Helleneset

Date:
01.01.2024
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:58h
Distance:
4.2km

Short local hike on a gray start of the new year.

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Dagsturhytta i Arna

Date:
31.12.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:48h
Distance:
5.3km

The last hike of 2023 went to the new dagsturhytte in Arna. According to the information I had found online, this should simply be a matter of taking the bus to Hølbekken and following the signs from there. However, as the cabin was not yet officially open (should be so from early 2024) the signs were still wrapped in black plastic. But except for a crossroads at the very start where the sign was supposed to indicate whether to turn right or left, the wrapped signs could still quite easily be followed, and after passing Eikestølen there were even two signs without wrapping. From there on I followed an unmarked trail all the way to the yet unnamed cabin (during the later official opening in February 2024 it was named Ådnabu ). There was some ice along the way but overall it could be avoided without too much trouble. The >>>

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Ørneberget NV and Hellen festning

Date:
30.12.2023
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:53h
Distance:
3.6km

Back in Bergen after a couple of days at Golsfjellet. With trails and roads still covered by ice, I decided on a short local hike just to enjoy the setting sun.

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Storefjell and Veslefjell from Øvre Guriset

Date:
29.12.2023
Characteristic:
Cross-country skiing
Duration:
3:11h
Distance:
11.5km

The weather in the morning looked promising and we once again set out on a joint skiing trip. However, it did not take long before the gray conditions from the day before returned. And also today the grooming of the skiing tracks was suboptimal due to more new snow. At the crossroads northeast of Storefjell we therefore split up and I continued on my own to the summit. Limited views from the top due to the low-hanging clouds and I did not stay long before returning along the same route, with the exception of a minor detour to the highest point at Veslefjell .

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