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Midtnakken, Gjesfjellet and Snøya

Date:
01.08.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
8:10h
Distance:
19.6km

I started by taking the bus to Eidslandet and walking up to the marked trailhead for Eidsstølen that I had used for my earlier hike to Toppfjellet . While the trail quality had not improved since my last visit, the trail was simply now hidden under tall grasses and ferns instead of snow, and it was still not always straightforward to locate the next red marker, the marked trail did make it relatively straightforward to get to Eidsstølen. It does however involve first ascending to the plateau south of Eidsnova before later descending down to the cabin. From Eidsstølen I turned west and headed off-trail to the extended north-south ridge of Salsfjellet. Ascending to the ridge was overall straightforward, although there may be more direct routes, and I quickly passed over Nordrenakken on my way to the highest point of the ridge at Midtnakken . >>>

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Kulten

Date:
31.07.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:46h
Distance:
2.4km

After visiting Storhaug and Nesheimsnipa , me and petter (Petter Bjørstad) drove the short distance to Yksendalen for our final short hike of the day. We parked at a gravel-covered area next to the road before getting up to the houses in Yksendalen and from there followed the road towards the houses in search of the newly marked trail that GeirL (Geir Lie) mentioned in his trip report from almost ten years ago . We could not find any traces of this trail though and were left making our own way largely following the outskirts of a field. Shortly after leaving the field, we did however spot the first red trail markers and soon we were on a marked trail that could be followed all the way to the summit. The summit provided much better views than expected, and after a couple of pictures we returned along the same way, once again failing to find the start/end of the trail mentioned by Geir. Maybe >>>

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Nesheimsnipa from Bergo

Date:
31.07.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:51h
Distance:
7.8km

After our visit of Storhaug , me and petter (Petter Bjørstad) drove the short distance to Bergo, where I had come across information that there was supposed to be a marked trail that would take us all the way to the top of Nesheimsnipa , or Blånipa as it is also referred to. This trail is also being used as part of an uphill race called Gygrakjeften Opp . Finally, I noticed that Vaksdal turlag was organizing a hike to Nesheimsnipa using the same trail a couple of weeks later. Hence the trail could not be all that bad. We therefore parked at a small parking lot next to Eksingsdalen skule opposite a football field. From there we walked less than 200 meters west along the road to the unmarked trailhead (or rather on closer inspection there was one partly hidden blue trail marker, but no sign). Here we started up the short tractor road, followed the outskirts of the field north and passed through a gate where the marked trail began. The trail was >>>

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Storhaug via Trefallstølen

Date:
31.07.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:49h
Distance:
5.0km

A return to Trefall in Eksingedalen with Petter , this time to visit the final three summits Petter had left in Vaksdal. First up was Storhaug , a peak we had passed close by on two previous occasions but not had the time to ascend. We found parking next to the road just across the bridge from the marked trailhead and followed the steep marked trail up to Trefallstølen . Here we turned west and headed off-trail into the thickening fog in the direction of the summit. The large cairn was reached without any issues, although due to the fog we cannot comment much with regards to the views. We did however spot what appeared to be a slightly higher small hill just to the south of the cairn, and later checks via hoydedata.no indeed confirmed that this spot was a tiny bit higher. It was also marked by a metal trig bolt. Satisfied >>>

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Bergesfjellet

Date:
28.07.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:31h
Distance:
1.5km

After visiting Mørkadalsfjellet and Gåsafjellet , it was now time for the final ascent of the day: Bergesfjellet . I again left my bike at the marked trailhead and followed the trail northeast. First along a low stone fence next to a field, then across the field and through a gate, before staring the steep but short ascent. Within 15 minutes I arrived at the trig marker at the summit and could briefly enjoy the excellent views before quickly starting my descent along the same route. I had a boat to catch back at Rubbestadneset after all !

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Gåsafjellet from Vedvikevatnet

Date:
28.07.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:11h
Distance:
3.9km

After leaving the bike behind at the unmarked trailhead for Gåsafjellet , I continued on foot along a grass-covered tractor road taking me to northwest of Sætradalstjørna. While there had been a couple of red markers on trees next to the tractor road, the trail here first seemed to come to an end. But after a bit of searching I spotted one more red marker to the southwest and soon another would appear as well. There was even a relatively clear trail that could be followed. This would however not last long, and soon I was left finding my own way towards the summit. Plenty of small hills at the summit area, some of them with their own small cairns, but the highest one was easy to spot. Or at least I thought so until standing on top of it and starting to wonder if the one just to the north could potentially be slightly higher? >>>

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Mørkadalsfjellet

Date:
28.07.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:01h
Distance:
3.7km

After leaving my bike behind at the marked trailhead , I continued on foot along the trail to Mørkadalsfjellet . First a short stretch through a forest and along a stone fence, before the terrain opened up and the summit could be spotted in the distance. Plenty of wet and muddy sections along the way, but thanks to lots of wooden objects of different types and sizes covering the worst parts of the trail I managed to stay relatively dry and mud-free even though I was only wearing sneakers. The summit provided excellent panoramic views, explaining why it previously had been used as an observation station for the Norwegian coast guard. After a couple of pictures I returned along the same route.

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Vardefjellet and Kalnesnuten from Mjanger

Date:
27.07.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:26h
Distance:
12.3km

I started by taking the bus to Mjanger and got off at the stop "Mjanger, vest". After a short walk along the road in between the houses I passed through a gate and continued north on a tractor road that later turned in to a trail taking me all the way to Mjangerssetret . Here there was a trail sign for Hellebergsåta, but even though there were a couple of trail markers early on, the trail quickly disappeared and I was left finding my own way. Before arriving at Hellebergsåta, it started to rain and the low-hanging clouds started looking more like fog. I could therefore not yet spot the main goal of the day to the northeast, namely Vardefjellet . Båthaugen could however be located and I headed there first. Note that basically every small hill in this area seemed to contain its own cairn, hence finding the right >>>

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Hornafjellet and Nipekråni

Date:
22.07.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:57h
Distance:
15.8km

Another day of hiking with petter (Petter Bjørstad) , this time using Mo as our starting point. We had initially thought to first ascend to Mostølen via the trail from Mo. But after coming across a recommendation by Nordhordland Turlag to rather use the marked trail starting from the northern end of Modalstunnelen, and describing the trail from Mo as steep and unstable, we changed our plans and went for this alternative route instead. We parked just outside the tunnel and easily located the marked trailhead about 150 meters to the northwest. While the trailhead was indicated by a total of three different signs, the start of the trail itself was however much more modest. This would nevertheless soon improve as the trail started winding its way up the steep ascent between the trees. Further up the trail again turned weak at times, especially when crossing wet areas, but there were most >>>

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Høganipa and Skavlabu

Date:
21.07.2022
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:10h
Distance:
8.0km

After ascending Vetlevasseggi and Torrisskarfjellet , me and petter (Petter Bjørstad) drove the short distance to the parking lot at Svartavatnet and from there started on the marked trail to Skavlabu . When getting to the third small lake in between the two larger 868 and 916 lakes we started looking for the trail towards the summit of Høganipa that was indicated on the map. If there were any traces of this trail they were very weak, but we would later come across small cairns that seemed to be heading in the right direction that we partially followed. In any case the terrain was easy to navigate and did not present any challenges. Upon getting closer to the summit we connected with the marked trail to Skavlabu and could follow the red T's for the final few meters. The summit was marked by a small cairn that mainly functioned as a trail marker for the trail to Skavlabu and did not mention that it >>>

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