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Saueskardegga and Skorvane

Datum:
26.07.2026
Turtyp:
Fjällvandring
Tidsåtgång:
2:07t
Avstånd:
6,2km

Upon completing the hike to Høgerinden , we drove south to Kringletevatnet and found parking next to the road. First up was Saueskardegga , where we came across an animal track that led us up to the ridge, which could then easily be followed the rest of the way to the summit, making this the shortest and easiest ascent of the day. After returning to the car, we started the ascent to Skorvane . First by following a weak animal track into the valley between the 720.1 and 783.8 hills and then ascending off-trail up to the top of the 783.8 hill. Here we were surprised by the large drop between us and Skorvane. I blame it on the wet conditions making it difficult to interact with the digital map. We had no choice but to detour north to not lose too many vertical meters. From there on it was straightforward to reach the summit, however the wet >>>

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Høgerinden

Datum:
26.07.2026
Turtyp:
Fjällvandring
Tidsåtgång:
1:08t
Avstånd:
3,6km

After the ascent of Blåfjellet and Blyfjellet , we drove the short distance to the end of the gravel along Stølsvatnet. Here we parked next to the dam and followed a marked trail north of the dam where there was a bridge across the currently almost dry riverbed. As soon as we crossed the bridge we lost the trail and did not find it again until spotting a small red gate just east of the dam. From there on there was a marked but quite weak trail that could be followed almost to summit, with only the final less than 300 meters being without a trail. After a couple of pictures of views that are probably much better under different conditions, we returned the same way, although this time taking a shortcut across the dam and skipping the detour via the bridge, which is probably the recommended route when the water level of Stølsvatnet >>>

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Blåfjellet and Blyfjellet

Datum:
26.07.2026
Turtyp:
Fjällvandring
Tidsåtgång:
2:04t
Avstånd:
6,3km

Given the poor weather forecast, I initially did not have any hiking plans for the weekend, but when Petter called and asked if I wanted to go hiking I of course could not resist. We settled on Stordalen as a suitable target area where there were lots of seemingly easy summits that neither of us had visited. After the nearly two-hour drive from Bergen, we parked next to the road at Nystølen and were ready to start hiking shortly before ten. Our first target was Blåfjellet where the map indicated a trail to the summit. The actual trail however did not match the map! We therefore stupidly ignored the start of a marked trail, partly to avoid crossing a small stream, and instead continued along the road to the location indicated on the map. This resulted in a rather wet off-trail start to the ascent before later >>>

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Nord for Torstadnakken from Anestølen

Datum:
21.07.2026
Turtyp:
Fjällvandring
Tidsåtgång:
4:54t
Avstånd:
11,7km

To get to the parking lot at Anestølen one has to pay a 70 kr toll fee . This however removes the need for an extra 3 km walk each way along a gravel road and thus gets you to the real hike faster. From the parking lot I followed a largely unmarked trail, with some occasional small cairns, up Tverrdalen to Tverrdalsvotni. The trail was overall easy to see but also had its weaker sections. At the lake I had planned to cross the river via a bridge , but as the bridge was laying next to the river and not across it, I instead had to find another way to the other side. This was however straightforward and after shortly following an animal track, I made my own way up towards Nord for Torstadnakken . Except for a short steepish section south of the unnamed small lake west of the summit, where a bit of route-finding including some easy scrambling was required, the ascent did >>>

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Slettafjell via Bagne

Datum:
16.07.2026
Turtyp:
Fjällvandring
Tidsåtgång:
2:52t
Avstånd:
6,5km

An ascent of Slettafjell had been on my wish list for a while, however getting there typically requires some sort of transportation across the fjord, as the alternative route from Langevatnet via Onen is rather long and cumbersome. My search for help with getting to the eastern side of Bagnsfjorden resulted in many interesting suggestions. The most unusual was to take advantage of the fact that there was a property for sale at finn.no that just happened to be located right next to the desired trailhead, with boat transportation provided for interested buyers! I however had to conclude that including an ascent of Slettafjell as part of a viewing might be a bit of a stretch. ;) The solution to the problem came through a friend of a colleague. She originated from Osa and was going to be staying there with her family for part of their summer >>>

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Viskjer to Tjelmeland via Viskjerstølen

Datum:
14.07.2026
Turtyp:
Fjällvandring
Tidsåtgång:
10:36t
Avstånd:
24,5km

After yesterday afternoon’s short ascent of Hålandshovda , it was time for a much more ambitious hike: following the mountain ridge on the south side of Åkrafjorden including at least seven peaks along the way. I had only been able to find a single report of a similar hike , but that one started from Langfoss and was thus longer than what the bus schedule would allow. (That there is no bus stop at Langfoss also did not help). I therefore looked into Bjørkestronda as a potential starting point and ascending via Viskjerstølen . The map here indicated a trail, but with its largely straight lines it looked more like a blueprint than a proper trail. It was also going through steep terrain which meant that if I lost the potentially weak trail, finding my own way could be difficult. That I could not find any information about anyone actually using this particular route >>>

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Hålandshovda from Haukelivegen

Datum:
13.07.2026
Turtyp:
Fjällvandring
Tidsåtgång:
2:48t
Avstånd:
9,0km

Based on last summer's successful peak bagging trip to Skånevik , I decided on a repeat this summer. I however moved my starting point slightly further south and booked a hotel room in Etne. After arriving by bus, I checked in to the hotel, left most of my luggage behind, and got on another bus to Håland with the goal to ascend Hålandshovda . I first made a shortcut via a tractor road to connect with Skålevikveien. This felt a tiny bit like trespassing and included going through two gates via an area that may be used for grazing cows, however there were thankfully none today. After a short walk along the paved road I then arrived at the marked trailhead and proceeded to follow the marked trail all the way to the large summit cairn. Spectacular views from the summit, which I enjoyed during a short break before returning the same way, >>>

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Bjørnstølen and Livarden

Datum:
08.07.2026
Turtyp:
Fjällvandring
Tidsåtgång:
2:46t
Avstånd:
8,1km

Before heading home from work I made a detour to Bontveit to visit Bjørnstølen - the first DNT cabin first in Bergen! The cabin can be easily reached from the bus stop/parking lot at Bontveit. First along a gravel road and then less than 500 meters on a good trail. With the main objective out of the way, I had planned to continue to Livarden via Nobbane and Slettegga but with the weather forecast now suddenly indicating heavy rain clouds coming in from the north, I decided to skip the latter two and instead head directly to Livarden. In the end, the intensity of the rain was not too bad and it pretty much stopped all together just as I arrived at the large summit cairn. For my descent I tried the route via Lavrinden. The start was marked but shortly after the trail disappeared. It later reappeared but was largely hidden underneath >>>

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BT-hytten and Vesetfjellet

Datum:
05.07.2026
Turtyp:
Fjällvandring
Tidsåtgång:
4:28t
Avstånd:
12,5km

A return to Mjølfjell to visit BT-hytten . I started from the train station and pretty much followed the marked trail all the way to the cabin, finally getting to use the bridge to Urlandsstølen (it had been taken down for the winter during my previous attempt, resulting in a rather long detour on my ascent of Nordbotnnuten ). After a couple of pictures of BT-hytten, I continued via a weak trail up to south/southeast of Vesetfjellet , with the trail completely disappearing along the way, and then completed the final off-trail distance to the summit. I visited both competing summits, plus a larger cairn further northwest, before returning to attempt to follow the weak trail east to Mjølbotnen .However, besides a single small cairn at the top of the pass, I did not see many traces of the trail, and instead simply found my own way. Except for a rain shower, this did not present any >>>

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Ørneberget and Furukammen

Datum:
30.06.2026
Turtyp:
Fjällvandring
Tidsåtgång:
0:54t
Avstånd:
3,9km

Short local evening hike.

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