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Sandviksbatteriet and Håmanen

Date:
25.12.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:01h
Distance:
7.4km

Local hike on Christmas Day.

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Ørneberget and Furukammen

Date:
20.12.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:04h
Distance:
4.3km

Short local afternoon hike to catch the tail end of the sunset.

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Lauvtonipa from Storevatnet

Date:
19.12.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:16h
Distance:
12.4km

Another return to Masfjorden and Storevatnet (and the bus stop called Nedre Storavatn), but this time walking west along the road towards Haugsdal with the goal being a visit of Lauvtonipa . After about 3.5 km on the road, I arrived at Bjørnekletten where I from previous trip reports knew that there should be a trail that could take me up to the valley between Lauvtonipa and Furhogen. The trailhead was unmarked, but, again thanks to previous trip reports, it could be easily located. The trail started out rather weak and wet, but this soon improved and later on the trail could overall be followed without any real problems. Note that the trail is most likely harder to spot at other times of the year though, i.e. when it is covered tall grasses and ferns, as it is clearly not a very frequently used trail. >>>

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Høyvikåsen and Hetlevikåsen

Date:
18.12.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:59h
Distance:
3.4km

Another gray and foggy Saturday. In other words, perfect for a short hike to two minor summits in Vadmyra/Hetlevik. Thanks to knutsverre (Knut S. Andersen) 's recent trip reports, both summits were relatively easy to access, with Høyvikåsen even having a weak trail that could be followed all the way to the summit. For Hetlevikåsen , I however opted for the minor bush fight from the road/trail to the east to avoid getting too close to the houses to the west. From the summit of Hetlevikåsen, I returned to the same trail/road and followed it down to Gamle Mathopsveien, before heading north to Loddefjord terminal and the bus home. Overall, not the most exciting hike to two minor summits that I expect do not have many visitors.

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Ørneberget and Hellen festning

Date:
16.12.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:55h
Distance:
4.2km

Short local hike before it got dark.

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Svartetjørnfjellet from Storevatnet

Date:
11.12.2021
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
4:12h
Distance:
9.1km

Most of the earlier trip reports for Svartetjørnfjellet also include Lauvtonipa and start from Bjørnekletten southeast of the summit. However, arntfla (Arnt Flatmo) 's external trip report presented an alternative route which instead ascended Svartetjørnfjellet via the ridge from the northeast. This would both reduce the distance I would have to walk along the road and was also more compatible with the buses I had in mind for this Saturday. I therefore started by taking the bus to Storevatnet and got off at the bus stop called "Nedre Storavatn". After crossing under the main road, I followed the smaller road north/northeast along Storevatnet to where Arnt had indicated that the trail was starting, or at least had started almost 20 years ago. That I would be able to spot any traces of this trail was perhaps too optimistic though. I had even hoped that >>>

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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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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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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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