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Hellen festning

Date:
10.12.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:36h
Distance:
2.7km

Short local hike just after sunset.

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Ørneberget

Date:
09.12.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:43h
Distance:
2.5km

Left the home office early to almost catch the sunset at an ice-covered Ørneberget .

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Hellen festning

Date:
08.12.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:36h
Distance:
2.7km

Short local evening hike to an ice-covered Hellen festning after once again being back to working from the home office due to the COVID situation...

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Five small hills north of Myrdalsvatnet

Date:
05.12.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:36h
Distance:
12.3km

A return to Myrdalsvatnet for a visit of the five remaining small hills to the north. Nice views from Limesbrotet and Kattuglehaugane / Barkahaugane , which could all be reached fairly easily. Kattuglefjellet and Fjellet on the other hand had limited views and lots of vegetation to fight with. It was probably a good choice to visit all of these summits in the winter time. I also passed by the remains of Johnsahytta and made a short detour to Myrdal Våpenlager . Overall, not the most exiting hike but still ok. Pretty sure these will be my only visits to all of the summits involved though.

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Hellen festning and Furukammen

Date:
04.12.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
2:25h
Distance:
5.0km

Short local hike in light snow showers.

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Brydalsfjellet from Fossen

Date:
28.11.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:02h
Distance:
5.6km

After our visit of Bjørnshiklanten , me and petter (Petter Bjørstad) figured out that we had to make the best out of the excellent weather and decided to also include a visit of Brydalsfjellet . We parked next to the vantage point beside the road overlooking the waterfall at Fossen, and from there basically followed in the footsteps of GeirL (Geir Lie) (see his report here ). Initially the trail was very weak, but it soon became clear that we were actually following a trail, and it would overall have been easy to follow if it had not been for the ice. We therefore had to go a bit slow and careful at the start until the trail turned northeast towards the summit. The trail seemed to continue up the ridge, but given that it was largely hidden underneath the snow it was a bit hard to tell. We were therefore thankfull when we met another hiker coming the other way, as we >>>

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Bjørnshiklanten from Stordalsstølen

Date:
28.11.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:53h
Distance:
9.3km

Another return to Masfjorden, and once again together with petter (Petter Bjørstad) . We drove early from Bergen and arrived at a relatively cold Stordalsstølen just as the first rays of sunlight hit the higher peaks to the east. At the last minute we had decided to bring our skis, but it quickly became clear that there was far from enough snow for skiing, and we instead set out on foot following the marked trail towards Kringla. (Note that the parking lot we used is most likely meant for the cabins in the area, but as there were no signs indicating that it was private, and there was only one other car present, we assumed that we would not be hindering anybody by parking there for a couple of hours.) While the trail was marked with red T's and overall easy to follow (at least at the start), significant parts of it >>>

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Gamle Bergen and Skytterveien

Date:
27.11.2021
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:30h
Distance:
8.2km

Local hike on a nice but cold Saturday.

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Nonklettfjellet and Fjellet

Date:
21.11.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:47h
Distance:
13.0km

I started by taking the express bus to Haugsvær and getting off at the bus stop called "Haugsvær Auto". This put me right next to the gravel road that would take me up to the marked trailhead for Nonklettfjellet (or just Nonkletten as on the signs). The trail was marked with a combination of old faded red wooden markers and newer blue markers, that overall made it easy to follow the trail all the way to the summit. One has to pay attention though, as the faded red markers where not always easy to spot and the trail itself was not always super clear either. As an extra challenge, parts of the trail were today covered with a thin layer of ice. Thankfully these areas good be easily avoided, but it did result in a slightly slower pace than usual. As I was approaching the summit, the trail (and the >>>

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Sandviksbatteriet

Date:
20.11.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:17h
Distance:
10.6km

Local hike on a wet and gray Saturday with the main goal of visiting an old stand for a mountain cannon that Kjell51 (Kjell Øijorden) had discovered on his hike a month earlier . See his report for more details on the cannon.

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