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Grøet, Flæfjellet and Storafjellet (Roundtrip)

Date:
27.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:55h
Distance:
16.5km

Started by taking the bus to Eikedalen (bus stop called Eikedalen Skisenter) and walked along the road up to the start of the ski slopes. From there I followed a steep tractor road west and later north, taking me almost all the way to the summit of Grøet . The final off-road stretch to the summit was straightforward. By now the light breeze had picked up quite a bit, which was very welcome on this warm summer day, with temperatures even this high probably being above 25. I made a short detour north for better views down to Kvitingvatnet, before turning east to Flæfjellet , soon coming across a trail/animal track that I could easily follow all the way to the summit. I did make another short detour south just before reaching the summit though, just to be able to look down into Eikedalen. At Flæfjellet I enjoyed >>>

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Orretua

Date:
26.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:01h
Distance:
8.4km

Local afternoon hike on the hottest day in Bergen history. Official record: 33.4. 35 outside my apartment just before I left for the hike though.

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Hellen festning and Ørneberget

Date:
24.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:32h
Distance:
5.9km

Short local evening hike after spending the last three days indoors teaching at the Genome Campus outside Cambridge, UK.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
20.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:34h
Distance:
3.1km

Short local evening hike in constant rain.

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Kvitebjørnen (Lavet N and SØ)

Date:
19.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:50h
Distance:
11.9km

Local evening hike to visit the two newly added secondary summits at Kvitebjørnen/ Lavet : Lavet N and Lavet SØ .

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Fagerdalsfjellet

Date:
17.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:52h
Distance:
3.4km

Short local evening hike across Fagerdalsfjellet including the discovery of a small decaying cabin north of Ørneberget NV .

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Børdalsfjellet and Huldabottsfjellet

Date:
16.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:23h
Distance:
7.9km

I left work a bit early and hopped on a bus to Eikedalen with the goal to visit both Børdalsfjellet and Huldabottsfjellet . The schedule for the planned return bus was on the tight side, and did not get any better when I managed to get off the bus one stop too early. Thankfully this only required an extra 500 meters walk along the main road (could have been much worse…). After leaving the main road, I followed an old gravel road up to what I believe is the start of an old ski lift, clearly not used in a long time. It did however provide the trace of an old tractor road that greatly simplified the start of the ascent. When the road ended shortly after crossing the river via an old bridge (I did not see any traces of the road turning south as indicated on the map), I instead turned left (west) and started making my own way >>>

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Hellen festning and Furukammen

Date:
15.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:01h
Distance:
4.6km

Short local evening hike after work.

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Fotasperrnuten

Date:
13.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
5:30h
Distance:
14.3km

When the initial plan to drive to Øystese for a visit to Skrott did not work out, we changed plans and instead hopped on a bus to Steinskvanndalen (bus stop called Kvernavollen) for an ascent of Fotasperrnuten . The walk along the gravel road up to the beautiful Steinskvanndalsvatnet was quickly completed and we then started searching for the marked trailhead. We walked a bit too far though and ended up making our own way up the field. We soon came across the marked trail, which from there on, with some minor exceptions when getting close to the summit, was easy to follow. Note that there were some steep areas when heading up Fotasperrdalen, or more specifically a steep drop on the right-hand side of the trail, so this particular part of the trail may not be to everyone's liking. But as soon as this stretch was >>>

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Hellen festning and Ørneberget

Date:
11.07.2019
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:53h
Distance:
8.2km

Local evening hike after work.

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