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Barmehovda

Date:
16.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:34h
Distance:
1.8km

After my visits of Hovlandsnuten and Etlådnefjellet , and the excellent views from the bike ride along Onarheimsfjorden , I arrived at the tractor road marking the trailhead for Barmehovda expecting a short but perhaps not very interesting hike. Leaving the bike behind, the tractor road made for an easy ascent to the antenna which used to be the highest point. However, after Runemb (Rune Blomberg) 's visit last year the summit had been moved about 100 meters west. The terrain from the tractor road to the new summit was not the most inviting, but thankfully I soon found a deer track that I could more or less follow all the way to the summit. Limited views from the summit, similar to the ones from the antenna, but at least some views to the south could be obtained through the trees. From the summit, I followed the same route back to the tractor road which I then followed back to the main road. While far from the worst summit I've visited, and >>>

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Hovlandsnuten and Etlådnefjellet

Date:
16.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:12h
Distance:
10.6km

Upon arriving at Skaret , I left my bike behind and followed the rough tractor road up to Vasstøltjørna. From there I followed the marked steep trail up Sandlopeskardet, taking me all the way to Hovlandsnuten , which offered the kind of views one often sees in guidebooks trying to attract tourists to visit Norway! In other words: spectacular! I could have enjoyed the views for the rest of the day, but I had other summits to visit and a ferry to catch. After a lunch break, I therefore continued to Etlådnefjellet , first along a trail, but it soon disappeared, and I ended up making my own way, visiting both the eastern 732 hill and the southern 737 hill, before finally heading to the summit itself. On most other hikes, the views from Etlådnefjellet would have been a highlight, but when compared to the spectacular views from Hovlandsnuten >>>

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Rognåsen and Ørneberget

Date:
15.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:41h
Distance:
6.6km

Short local evening hike.

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Café Knatten

Date:
14.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:51h
Distance:
16.0km

As part of the research for locating the cabins and cabins ruins mentioned in Bergensernes Fjellverden II, I also came across a location I had passed many times before but did not know the history of, namely Café Knatten . A new visit was therefore in order to take a closer look. The views are now of course more limited than what can be seen in the old pictures , especially towards Svartediket and Hardbakkedalen, but the views to the south are still pretty much intact. For an overview of the history of Café Knatten please see this excellent article in Årstadposten .

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Knuskedalsfjellet, Sædalshesten and Bjørnsnipa

Date:
13.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
6:49h
Distance:
24.2km

I was lucky to hitch a ride to the parking lot in Ardalen and therefore started my hike on the winding gravel road up to Herfindal. Note that while it is possible to drive further, i.e. all the way up to the parking lot at Herfindal, the narrow winding road with its limited spots for passing cars coming in the opposite direction may not be to everyone's liking. Upon reaching Budalen the wind picked up, and even though the weather was still very warm, I had to put on my jacket in order not to get cold. The snow also started appearing, and soon it was impossible to avoid. At Vardatjørnane the trail was crossing a small stream, which during the summer can probably be done without getting wet. Today that was not an option though due to all the melting snow. After crossing the stream, I left the >>>

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Ørneberget, Rognåsen and Håmanen

Date:
12.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:42h
Distance:
7.2km

Short local evening hike.

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Ørneberget

Date:
10.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
0:48h
Distance:
3.9km

Short local evening hike.

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Håmanen and Ørneberget

Date:
08.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:55h
Distance:
7.6km

Local hike after work.

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Øvredalen and Litlefjellet

Date:
07.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:00h
Distance:
12.3km

My plan for this Sunday afternoon was to take the bus to Matre and from there walk west along the old road called Sognevegen, finally arriving at the trailhead for Nipa . However, when I got to the start of Sognevegen I was welcomed by a sign indicating that the road was closed due to the risk of landslides. Given that this was my only possible route to Nipa , there was nothing to do but to leave Nipa for a future hike. I still had more than 2.5 hours until the next (and final) bus back to Bergen though. After talking to some locals (that could inform me that Sognevegen had been closed just one week earlier - although it had always been prone to landslides), I settled on Øvredalen and a potential visit of Gråsida . Most likely a long shot, but there were really no other options to be found. The gravel road up Øvredalen made >>>

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Ørneberget, Rognåsen and Håmanen

Date:
06.06.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:52h
Distance:
7.2km

Local hike in much better weather than expected.

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