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Across Hellen festning

Date:
13.01.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:31h
Distance:
3.2km

Local evening hike across Hellen festning.

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Ørneberget, Rognåsen, Håmanen and Hellefjellet

Date:
12.01.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:09h
Distance:
7.5km

Local hike in strong winds but thankfully with almost no rain. To make it slightly more interesting I took a couple of off-trail shortcuts along the way.

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Melshovden

Date:
10.01.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:40h
Distance:
2.6km

After visiting Håvarden and Kvamsfjellet we stopped at Melshovden on the way back to Bergen. The excellent views from the summit were made even better by the clouds finally clearing. We did not stay for the sunset though, as we were not too keen on descending the rather icy trail in the dark.

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Håvarden and Kvamsfjellet from Elvika

Date:
10.01.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:11h
Distance:
6.1km

When the weather forecast finally indicated a single day of excellent hiking conditions, and with the rainstorms starting up again the day after, it did not take much convincing for two of my colleagues to take the day off and instead work during the rainy weekend. We decided on Håvarden / Kvamsfjellet and pretty much followed in the footsteps of Kjell51 (Kjell Øijorden) , first finding parking next to the road at Elvika and then starting up a tractor road to the marked trailhead. The trail was not indicated on the map, but it was marked and overall easy to follow. Some ice towards the end, but little to no snow. While my colleagues took a break at the large cairn called Håvarden, I made the short walk to the highest point of Kvamsfjellet on my own, around 200 meters further north. There was a marked trail here, but it did not head for the >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
05.01.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:35h
Distance:
3.1km

Short local hike in constant heavy rain.

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Fløyen

Date:
04.01.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:43h
Distance:
13.5km

Hike on a snow-covered Fløyen with some excellent views along the way.

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Stoltzekleiven and Sandviksfjellet

Date:
01.01.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:49h
Distance:
8.8km

Started the year by a hike up Stoltzekleiven . Made it to the top in exactly 16 minutes. After catching my breath, I continued south to the summit of Sandviksfjellet , before following the gravel road home to Lønborg.

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Sandviksbatteriet and Sandvikspilen

Date:
31.12.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:57h
Distance:
11.3km

Another local hike. This time to Sandviksbatteriet and Sandvikspilen.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
30.12.2019
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:34h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local hike across Hellen festning.

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Nordnes

Date:
29.12.2019
Characteristic:
Walk
Duration:
1:06h
Distance:
6.0km

The weather did not lend itself to proper hiking today, so I ended up with a walk at Nordnes instead.

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